Quick Summary. The Latin root act means “do.” This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of English vocabulary words, including actor, action, and active.

noun. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now. something done or performed; act; deed.

Action-Prefix. Action Prefix “->” (a -> P) describes a process which engages in the action a and then behaves as described by P. More operationally, action prefix defines a transition between states.

An action verb can express something that a person, animal or even object can do. If it is something they can do, then it is an action verb (if it is something they can be or feel, it is a non-action, or stative, verb).

An action verb is a verb that describes an action, like run, jump, kick, eat, break, cry, smile, or think.

An action verb is a verb that expresses physical or mental action. The action verb tells us what the subject of our clause or sentence is doing-physically or mentally. Examples of action verbs in a sentence: Marie walked to school. Walked tells us what Marie was doing.

Here is a list of adverbs that don’t end in -ly:

• afterward.
• already.
• almost.
• back.
• better.
• best.
• even.
• far.

Examples of Noun It could be a name of any person, for example: John, Fatima, Singh, Michael, Tom and so on. It could be a name of any place, for example: America, China, Church, Taj Mahal, Paris and so on. Naming things are like Car, Hat, Bottle, Table, Chair, Ball and so on. Dog, Rabbit, Elephant, Chicken, Horse.

The word “my” is considered as an adjective that modifies the noun “throat.” Definition: a. relating to or belonging to me; made or done by me.

Difference Between Nouns and Verbs

• A noun is a part of speech which refers to a person, place or thing, while a verb is a part of speech which indicates action.
• A noun has several types, like proper, common, collective, etc.; while verbs can be classified as transitive and intransitive.

love (noun) love (verb) love–hate (adjective)

Yes, it’s true. A word can be both a noun and a verb. In fact, there are many words that can be used to name a person, place, or thing and also describe an action.

Some more words that can be used both as noun and verb are ‘shelter’, ‘escape’ and ‘cheat’. Why not try making some sentences using them once as a noun and once as a verb? “He could not keep the PROMISE he had given to his mother.” – In this sentence PROMISE is a NOUN.

Verbing, or what grammarians refer to as denominalization, is the act of converting a noun into a verb. For example, English can use the noun action as a verb simply by using it in a verb position within a sentence.

Verbs – Vocabulary Word List

• accept. ache. acknowledge. act. add. admire. admit.
• babble. back. bake. balance. balk. ban.
• cajole. calculate. call. camp. care. carry.
• dam. damage. dance. dare. deal. debate.
• earn. eat. echo. edit. educate. elope.
• face. fade. fail. fall. falter. fasten.
• garden. gasp. gather. gaze. gel. get.
• hail. hammer. hand. handle. hang. happen.