Advice vs Advise
Advice is a noun meaning suggestion or guidance about what could or should be done; whereas Advise is only a verb. It means to give advice.
Advise is usually a verb.
Advice is usually a noun.
But what is verb?
A verb is one of the eight different categories into which all the words in the English language are grammatically divisible, popularly known as part of speech. These eight categories are:
Noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
Verb is derived from Latin Verbum means word.
That a verb is simply called a word attests to its importance. An important part of every idea is the verb. It is the verb that delivers the Bhabhi Ji's message to Tillu k Bhaiya. It is the verb that gets Bhabhi Ji's idea across.
You can best appreciate the importance of the verb by examining the front page of your daily news paper. The headlines are designed to get message to you in the quickest, most economical, most dynamic form. And every headline is built around the magic of a verb.
Let us look at some headlines from an issue of The Hindu.
P.V. Sindhu accorded grand welcome on arrival.
Najma Heptullah sworn in as Manipur Governor.
Rupee slumps 16 paise against dollar.
In each headline, the bold word is the verb. Accorded, sworn, slumps - these are the pivots on which the headlines swing.
The verb is the pivotal word of the sentence.
An old proverb claims, actions speak louder than words. And of the eight different kinds of words in the English language, verbs speak the loudest - because Verbs are words of action.
Can You spot verb in these sentences?
Rio bids farewell to athletes in colourful closing.
Shinzo Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario.
Improving access to DOTS is crucial.
In above headlines of The Hindu, look for the word of action.
Attributes of Verb
Action, Completion, movement, fulfillment - these are the attributes of the verb. If you look for these qualities, you will successfully spot verb in each of the following headlines. Can You?
EPFO investments in ETFs.
Sports injuries can be prevented through awareness.
Check the single verb in each of the following sentences.
The people of Kolkata elected him to that office.
With his death, Parle-G may now forgotten.
EPFO had started investing up to five per cent of its investible deposits in ETFs.
In second sentence, the verb is made up of several words may be and forgotten. Such an instance is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase is made up of one or more auxiliaries or helping verbs, and the main verb.
Get Back to Advice and Advise
Advise is usually a verb.
Note its verbal magic in following sentences.
I advised him to go home.
We advise against sending cash by post.
Sleeping pills are not advised.
The lawyer advised the court that his client wished to give evidence.
If you now have a feeling for verb, you are ready to go on to an understanding of Advice, the noun. Click Here to read about advice.
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