Action Verb
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An Action Verb is a verb where ...
- Example(s):
- “gave”, as in: “X [gave] [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] a Z”; where [math]\displaystyle{ X }[/math] is the Sentence Subject, [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] is the Indirect Object, and a Z is the Direct Object.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- “received”, as in: “Y [received] a Z”; where [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] is the Sentence Subject, and a Z is the Direct Object.
- See: Passive Verb.