These words can be (*) copular, and they can be used as other parts of speech when gerunds.
In X-Bar theory, the "phrases" for these entities usually form the complements to the I-bar. Japanese notably differs from English in that these entities usually occur last, and the valency of these words describes how many arguments they take. These words can be (*) copular, and they can be used as other parts of speech when gerunds. These words can have subjunctive or indicative moods, and they're usually defined using the infinitive form and the word "to." You conjugate these parts of speech, and they might be transitive or intransitive. For 10 points, name these parts of speech that might describe actions using the future or present tenses.
In X-Bar theory, the "phrases" for these entities usually form the complements to the I-bar.
verbs (accept verb phrases; prompt on V; prompt on (only) SOV after “Japanese” is read)