Verbs

A verb is an action word.

It says something about the person or thing in a sentence, that is, it tells us what is happening to the subject.

In the predicate of every sentence, one word (or group of words) plays the essential part in telling us something about the subject of the sentence.

The word "Verb" comes from the Latin word "Verbuny" meaning

"The word".

So

The verb is "the word" in the predicate.

A predicate of a sentence can be solely one word "a verb".

Action Words and being words 

A verb denotes action or beings. Its function in a sentence is to tell us what the subject does or is.

Action words : Eat, swim…

Being words : Is, were, because

Multiple word verbs :

Verbs may consist of more than one word.

We shall accept their offer.

I may go to the school.

The car has been broken.

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