VERB PHRASE 1 The structure of the verb phrase * In the verb phrase there is always an ordinary verb. There may be one or more auxiliaries in front of it. * Examples : * will steal * should have worked * must have been dreaming 2 Meaning in the verb phrase a) Tense - Past or Present? Examples : * Past tense * She had seen a doctor. * She would have seen a doctor. * Present tense * She has seen a doctor. * She will have seen a doctor.
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as receiving the action of the verb. Not every sentence will have a direct object. In order to have a direct object you must have three things: • • • An action verb The direct object must be a NOUN. You can answer the question‚ “what?” or “whom?”* Be sure to ask the correct question. Otherwise‚ you might find the subject. The correct question will follow this form: subject + verb+ WHAT? subject + verb+ WHOM? Check out the example below. action verb Those countries export coffee
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• note details scan for specific information distinguish fact from fiction‚ opinion‚ and propaganda give the synonyms of words use expressions that signal opinion use S-LV-C and S-TV-DO patterns of sentences state facts and opinions use two-word verbs with “put” write a reflective journal based on learning experiences Instructions 1. Do not write anything on this module as several students will be using it. Do all your work in your notebook. Be sure to label your work by the module number and title
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................5 Advantages & Disadvantages ...................................................................................6 1. Writing about advantages........................................................................................6 2. Writing about disadvantages ........................................................................
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Verb Tenses Simple Past FORM [VERB + ed] USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes‚ the speaker may not actually mention the specific time‚ but they do have one specific time in mind. Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd‚
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Reality: Factive verb‚ that requires what is known to be true Unit 2: First part of Pinker Chapter 2 How children learn a language: Chomsky’s Universal Grammar - If children just imitate their parents they should not be able to say things that they have never heard. Children imitate but they also generalize‚ however children never overgeneralize - Noam Chomsky: Children are born with some type of genetically coded grammar Locative Verbs: Container vs. Content-locative verbs - Verbs: Intransitive:
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Book Review Worship is a Verb: Eight Principles for Transforming Worship by Robert E. Webber The title of this book‚ Worship is a Verb‚ might suggest that it is the major premise of the book. Indeed‚ in the first chapter Webber lays out his contention that worship is a verb – something we are to be doing. He continues to come back to this thought throughout the book. Description of the Book Chapter 1‚ Winds of Change The author begins the book with his personal frustration with worship and
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referring to a person or thing that has been mentioned earlier. Ex. You speak French very fluently. The teacher watched us playing basketball. He asked me to work with him. Susan likes this car. She bought it from Japan. 3. Verb A verb is a word or phrase that shows an action or a state of being. Ex. Mr. Brown is about to be here soon. These tourists are from the United Kingdom. John had a good time at Paris last week. The teacher gets me to read a book every
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Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com Business English Page 1 Charts‚ graphs and diagrams Business English English Writing about Graphs Before you Begin Underline key words. Write related words - turn nouns into verbs‚ verbs into nouns‚ adjectives into adverbs‚ etc. Write opposite words‚ similar words‚ synonyms‚ etc. Circle and highlight the graph. Use arrows. Make notes. Circle the biggest‚ the smallest. stable or unchanging parts‚ sudden increases‚ etc. Identify
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Table ……………………………………………………………..Part of Speech ……………………………………………………………………..Noun ……………………………………………………………………………….Types of Noun …………………………………………………………….Pronouns …………………………………………………………………………..Types of Pronoun ………………………………………………………….Verbs ………………………………………………………………………………Types of Verbs …………………………………………………………….Adjective …………………………………………………………………………..List of Descriptive Adjectives ……………………………………………..Types of Adjective ………………………………………………………...Adverbs ……………………………………………………………………………Prepositions ……………………………………………………………………
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