Plan: The verb. Characteristics of the verb according to the suggested criteria

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According to the semantic classification English verbs
 are divided into 
the following groups: 
 
Notional
Seminotional
Impersonal 
to see, to write
can, may
to rain 
to go, to open
must, shall
to snow 
to read
will, ought to
 
to paint
need, should
 
to love, to hope
could, would
 
 
might, be, have 
 
 
 
1) Notional verbs have their full meaning.They can form the predicate without the 
help of the auxiliary or semi-notional verbs: She speaks English well. My sister 
lives 
in 
London. 
 
2) Semi notional verbs are functional verbs which with the help of the notional 
verbs form the predicate of the sentence, expressing the attitude of the speaker 
towards his(her) action, state or to the reality. They are modal verbs, auxiliary 
verbs, link verbs. 2.1. Modal verbs express the attitude of the speaker towards 
his/her action or state : She may come tonight ; You must keep your promise (these 
modal verbs form compound verbal modal predicate) ; 2.2. Modal verbs should, 
would, may, might, could are used for the formation of the subjunctive mood 
expressing the attitude of the speaker towards the reality : I crouched against the 
wall of the gallery so that I should not be seen.(Du Maurier) ; If any of your family 
should come to my house, I should be delighted to welcome them.(Trollope) ; I 
could have done very well if I had been without the Murdstones.(Dickens) ; Of 
course, I shall come for your marriage, whenever that may be fixed.(Trollope) ; 
However tired he might (may) be he will go to the concert. 2.3. There are verbs 
which have lost their lexical meaning at all or preserved them at some extent , in 

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these cases they are used in the function of link verbs in combination with the 
nominal part ( predicative) and form the compound nominal predicate : be , seem 
, look, grow ,etc. : She looks young ; He seems old ; He grew pale when he heard 
this 
sad 
news 
; 
She 
is 
a 
student 
 
 3) Impersonal verbs don’t have determinate subject. In the example “It rains”, 
rain is an impersonal verb and the pronoun “it” does not refer to anything. 
Impersonal verbs are used to express operation of nature, mental distress and acts 
with no reference to the doer: It snows ; It lightenes.