original: in syntax , a verb is a word -lrb- part of speech -rrb- that usually denotes an action -lrb- bring , read -rrb- , an occurrence -lrb- decompose , glitter -rrb- , or a state of being -lrb- exist , stand -rrb- .
simplifications: in syntax , a verb is a word -lrb- part of speech -rrb- that usually denotes an action -lrb- bring , read -rrb- , an occurrence -lrb- decompose , glitter -rrb- , or a state of being -lrb- exist , stand -rrb- . 1 . in syntax , a verb is a word -lrb- part of speech -rrb- that usually denotes an action -lrb- bring , read -rrb- , an occurrence -lrb- decompose , glitter -rrb- , or a state of being -lrb- exist , stand -rrb- . in linguistics syntax a verb is an action word that denotes an occurrence or a state of being . a verb usually denotes an action , an occurrence or a state of being . in syntax , a verb is a word that usually denotes an action , occurrence , or a state of being . in syntax , a verb is a part of speech that denotes an action -lrb- bring , read -rrb- , an occurrence -lrb- decompose , glitter -rrb- , or a state of being -lrb- exist , stand -rrb- . in syntax , a verb is a word -lrb- part of speech -rrb- that usually means an action -lrb- bring , read -rrb- , an event -lrb- decompose , glitter -rrb- , or a state of being -lrb- exist , stand -rrb- . in syntax a verb is a word that usually denotes an action or a state of being .