boy is a noun
A direct object tells what the verb did. She gave him the book. The verb is gave. What did the verb gave actually do. Did she give the boy? Did she give the boy to Sally? No. She gave the book. So the direct object describes what the verb actually did. The verb give involved the book. The book is the direct object. What happened to the book? She gave the direct object, the book, to the indirect object, the boy.
There is no passive form of a copula verb. We do not say "A boy is being been by him."
No. Very is the adverb modifying the adjective smart.
"Lad" can be both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a young man or boy. As a verb, it can mean to go out in a leisurely way or to frolic.
This sentence is not correct. You don't need the 'be' verb was. The dirty boy took a bath. This sentence is past simple. The dirty boy = subject took = verb - past tense of take bath = object
"The boy chased the dog" is a complete sentence. The verb, chased, is transitive. The object is "dog".
Yes subject and verb should always agree. Look at these examples: The boy likes ice cream. = subject (boy) and verb (likes) agree. The boy next door like ice cream = subject (boy) and verb (like) do not agree. The boy next door likes ice cream = subject (boy) and verb (likes) agree.
Boy is a noun. I think.
A sentence simply had a verb? Oh boy!
A verb phrase is the action, identity, or linking verb in a sentence, which may have a tense that includes a form of to be, to have, or to do. It may also include auxiliary verbs such as could, would, or might. Example: The boy goes to school. (verb - goes) The boy will be going to school. (verb phrase - will be going) The boy should have been going to school. (verb phrase - should have been going)
A verb is an action word; it propels the sentence; The boy runs down the hill. "runs" is the verb.
In this sentence the word run the is verb. A verb is a word that tells something that has or is doing.
A direct object tells what the verb did. She gave him the book. The verb is gave. What did the verb gave actually do. Did she give the boy? Did she give the boy to Sally? No. She gave the book. So the direct object describes what the verb actually did. The verb give involved the book. The book is the direct object. What happened to the book? She gave the direct object, the book, to the indirect object, the boy.
Varb
Here "Played" is transitive verb and "Board" is intransitive verb. As Transitive verb means actions pass through, and intrasitive means actions do not pass, stop with it or other words. The following example will clear it. The boy kicks football. Kicks is a transitive verb, because action is passing from boy to football. The boy loughs loudly. Loughs is an intrasitive verb, as action stops with it, it doesnot pass from the boy to any other word.
In the term, "laughing boy", the word "laughing" is an adjective describing the noun"boy".
There is no passive form of a copula verb. We do not say "A boy is being been by him."