一.定义:能够充当句子谓语的动词就是主动词(main verb)
eg. Reading makes a full man. (make在这句话里为主动词)
二.类别:
① 连系动词:用来表示身份,状态,性质,特征,无法单独使用,和表语一起构成系表结构
A 状态系动词:包括be动词,continue,keep,stay,remain,stand等
eg. The girl keeps crying.(持续的哭的状态)
B 表象系动词:表示“看起来像”, 包括 look,seem,appear等
eg. She looks like her mother.
C 感官系动词:与人的五感有关,嗅觉,听觉,视觉,味觉,触觉,包括feel,look,sound,smell,taste
eg. It taste good.
D 变化系动词:表示从一种状态变化至另一种状态,包括get,become,turn,dome,grow,fall等
eg. Yesterday's little girl becomes today's beautiful woman.
② 实义动词:及物动词和不及物动词
eg. I agree with you.(及物)
The game begins.(不及物)
* 实义动词又分为短暂性动词和持续性动词,短暂性动词一般不用while引导,可做状语表示一段时间,但持续性动词不可以。
eg. 短暂:arrive buy borrow
持续:stay have keep
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