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# Verb
A verb is a category of words.
A verb can be an action.
A verb can describe a situation or how something is. However, it is not an action.
A participle is a form of a verb.
* It can function as an adjective, noun, or adverb.
An infinitive is a form of a verb.
* It functions as a noun or adverb.
## More Information about this topic
*What information is included in the form of a verb that is not a participle or infinitive?*
* **Tense**- Tense helps the reader to know what kind of action something is.
* **Voice**- Voice is the form of a verb that helps someone to know how other words relate to the verb.
* **Mood**- Mood is the form of a verb that helps someone to know whether the speaker or writer thinks something is, can be, or should be.
* **Person**- Person is a category used to indicate whether a word refers to a speaker, the person being addressed, or someone else.
* **Number**- Number is the form of a word that helps someone to know how many people or things.
### What information is included in the form of a participle?
* **Tense**- Tense helps the reader to know what kind of action something is.
* **Voice**- Voice is the form of a verb that helps someone to know how other words relate to the verb.
* **Case**- Case is the form of a word that helps someone to know the function of the word in a sentence. Case helps the reader to know what the word is doing in a sentence.
* **Person**- Person is a category used to indicate whether a word refers to a speaker, the person being addressed, or someone else.
* **Number**- Number is the form of a word that helps someone to know how many people or things.
### What information is included in the form of an infinitive verb?
* **Tense**- Tense helps the reader to know what kind of action something is.
* **Voice**- Voice is the form of a verb that helps someone to know how other words relate to the verb.
See: Noun; Participle; Adjective; Adverb; Infinitive