VERB
The verb indicates:
existence: to be.
state or condition: nominal predicate (copular): e.g., She is beautiful.
action: verbal predicate: e.g., I run.
| Transitive (action upon an object different from subject) | lay, throw, toss, hurl, roll, raise, lower, attach, touch, tie, cover, uncover, undo, invert, rub, spread, collect, scatter, sprinkle, stir, beat, mix, dissolve, flavor, arrange, clean, dust, sweep, button, lace, hook, brush, wash, wipe, embrace, etc., etc. | |
| Intransitive (action remains in subject) | grow, die, smile, laugh, stare, walk, stagger, march, sing, whistle, speak, hum, dance, shout, dine, bark, think, burst, blossom, remain, stand, rise, go, run, breathe, sigh, hesitate, weep, sleep, etc., etc. |
Note: Certain verbs may be by nature both transitive and intransitive (incomplete predication).
| Impersonals (the subject is it without reference to a specific object): | rain, snow, hail, dawn, lighten, thunder, etc. |
ADVERBS
| of Manner: | slowly, rapidly, silently, noisily, abruptly, loudly, strongly, weakly, moderately, well, ill, better, worse, otherwise, differently, thus, so, lightly, heavily, etc., etc. | |
| of Place: | here, there, elsewhere, up, down, forward, backward, upstairs, downstairs, etc., etc. | |
| of Time: | always, ever, never, again, still, yesterday, tomorrow,today, now, occasionally, before, afterwards, soon, etc., etc. | |
| of Quantity: | much, little, enough, nothing, more, less, least, most, about, only, too, very, etc. | |
| of Comparison: | more, less, than, etc. | |
| of Affirmation: | yes, certainly, precisely, indeed, surely, assuredly, truly, even, etc. | |
| of Negation: | no, never, not, at all, etc. | |
| of Doubt: | perhaps, perchance, almost, probably, etc. |