PART 2. SEMINARS ON COMPARATIVE TYPOLOGY OF THE ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES 1. THE VERB AND ITS GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES IN THE ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES Plan: 1. The verb. Characteristics of the verb according to the suggested
criteria
2. Classification of the verb according to the structure and semantic
peculiarities in the English and native languages
3. Grammatical categories of the verb in the English and native
languages
Basic concepts of the subject Conversion, back –formation, composition, compound verbs, regular verbs, irregular verbs, notional verbs, functional verbs, weakened lexical meaning, the category of voice, the category of mood, reflexive voice, middle voice, active voice, passive voice, disputable problem, transitive verbs, intransitive verbs At the previous items of the manual we noted that grammatical
categories are divided into primary and secondary. Primary
grammatical categories consist of parts of speech. Secondary
grammatical categories are those which exist in each part of speech. As
every grammatical category is the expression of some general idea, the
verb, as a primary grammatical category, expresses some action, state
or the description of an action or state: walk, work, live, love, like, wish,
want intend, try.
The term verb comes from Latin: “Verbium” which means “a
word”. The verb is the most complex part of speech and it is the heart
of the sentence. Recognizing the verb is the most important step in
understanding the meaning of the sentence.
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. According to combinability in English verbs can be
combined
with
nouns,
pronouns,
prepositions,
adverbs:
Dilbar speaks English
↓ ↓ ↓
noun verb noun
Dilbar speaks fast
↓ ↓ ↓
noun verb adverb
She goes to school
↓ ↓ ↓
pronoun verb preposition
