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State verbs:
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* verbs of emotion/cognition/attitude: ''love'', ''like'', ''worry'', ''fear'', ''know'', ''think'', ''believe'', ''hope''
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* verbs of perception: ''see, hear, feel''
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* verbs of existence: ''be, live, exist ''
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* verbs of location: ''sit, stand, lie, rest''
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* verbs of relation: ''contain, include, consist of''
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Example sentences:
 
* ''He '''lives''' in New York''
 
* ''He '''lives''' in New York''
 
* ''He '''knows''' the answer''.
 
* ''He '''knows''' the answer''.

Latest revision as of 17:12, 9 September 2009

Definition

A state is a type of situation (or state of affairs). States are non-dynamic, i.e. they are not associated with change in the in (physical, temporal etc.) conditions.

Examples

English

State verbs:

  • verbs of emotion/cognition/attitude: love, like, worry, fear, know, think, believe, hope
  • verbs of perception: see, hear, feel
  • verbs of existence: be, live, exist
  • verbs of location: sit, stand, lie, rest
  • verbs of relation: contain, include, consist of

Example sentences:

  • He lives in New York
  • He knows the answer.

See also