Dear teachers,
1) Is intensive verb the same as a stative verb?
2) Are the following verbs intensive / stative verbs?
a) appall(ed)
b) surpris(ed)
c) disappoint(ed)
Many thanks,
Hela
intensive = stative ?
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Dear Alan,
Would you please tell me the difference between a copular/intensive verb and a stative verb?
Don't they both describe:
a) a state: be, look, seem, appear, sound, smell, taste, feel, consider; (love, like, dislike, loathe... ?)
b) a change: become, get or grow, turn;
c) an attitude: stay, remain, stand, keep ?
And what about the following verbs, are they intensive / stative verbs?
a) appall(ed)
b) surpris(ed)
c) disappoint(ed)
Thanks a lot,
Hela
Would you please tell me the difference between a copular/intensive verb and a stative verb?
Don't they both describe:
a) a state: be, look, seem, appear, sound, smell, taste, feel, consider; (love, like, dislike, loathe... ?)
b) a change: become, get or grow, turn;
c) an attitude: stay, remain, stand, keep ?
And what about the following verbs, are they intensive / stative verbs?
a) appall(ed)
b) surpris(ed)
c) disappoint(ed)
Thanks a lot,
Hela
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A copular verb is one that links a subject to a complement rather than to an object (as does a transitive verb).
A stative verb is one which lacks progressive forms. 'Believe' is a stative verb (since we may not say '*I am believing') but not copular. 'Become', on the other hand, is copular but not stative (since we may say 'it is becoming...').
A stative verb is one which lacks progressive forms. 'Believe' is a stative verb (since we may not say '*I am believing') but not copular. 'Become', on the other hand, is copular but not stative (since we may say 'it is becoming...').