The function of a stative verb is to describe a state of being that lasts for some time. In other words, stative verbs provide more information about the subject of the sentence, rather than describe what the subject is doing.
For example, in the sentence “The flowers smell good,” the stative verb “smell” describes a characteristic of the subject (“the flowers”).
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