Shokhida Khujamova
Semantically verbs divide into notional and semi-notional. Some linguists speak also of a third group, auxiliary verbs, completely
devoid of lexical meaning, as, for instance, has in has written. As shown, they are words in form only. As to their meaning and function they are grammatical morphemes, pans of analytical words. Hence the name grammatical word- morphemes. The class of verbs falls into a number of subclasses distinguished by different semantic lexico-grammatical features[1]. The majority of English verbs are notional., i. e. possessing full lexical meaning. Connected with it is their isolatability, i.e. the ability to make a sentence alone (Come! Read!).Their combinability is variable.Semi-notional verbs have vary general, 'faded' lexical meanings, as in be, have, become,
seem, can, may, must, etc., where the meaning of action is almost obliterated. Semi-notional verbs are hardly isolatable. Their combinability is usually bilateral as they serve to connect words in speech. They are comparatively few in number, but of very frequent occurrence, and include two peculiar groups: link-verbs and modal verbs
