Multi-word verbs Phrasal verbs Prepositional verbs Phrasal-prepositional verbs Multi-word verbs compared to verb + PP combinations Intransitive verbs Intransitive vs. causative verbs Copula constructions Different phrase types used as complement Refrences Verb complementation types A clause consists basically of the predicate verb and its complements (additional expressions needed to ‘complete’ the sense of the main verb). The relationship between the main verb and its
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Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs English verbs are tricky. Even the regular verbs are not always so regular‚ but what makes a verb regular exactly? Regular verbs can be written in the past tense by adding either -d or -ed to the base verb form (jump‚ jumped). Irregular verbs‚ however‚ have different spellings to change a verb to the past tense. Sometimes the change is as simple as one letter (know‚ knew)‚ and other times the change is more complicated (go‚ went). Most irregular verb forms come
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Stative Verb & Action Verb All verbs in English are classified as either stative or action verbs (also referred to as ’dynamic verbs’). Action verbs describe actions we take (things we do) or things that happen. Stative verbs refer to the way things ’are’ - their appearance‚ state of being‚ smell‚ etc. The most important difference between stative and action verbs is that action verbs can be used in continuous tenses and stative verbs can not be used in continuous tenses. Action Verbs She’s studying
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Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness‚ arrival Verb A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something). Examples: walk‚ talk‚ think‚ believe‚ live‚ like‚ want Adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples: big‚ yellow‚ thin‚ amazing‚ beautiful‚ quick‚ important Adverb An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 1.When a singular and plural subject are connected by either/or or neither/nor‚ put the plural subject last and use a plural verb. Example: Neither Jenny nor the others are available. 2.Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by words such as along with‚ as well as‚ besides‚ or not. Ignore these expressions when determining whether to use a singular or plural verb. Examples: The politician‚ along with the newsmen‚ is expected shortly. Excitement‚ as well
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Communication is the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. Derived from the Latin word "communis"‚ meaning to share. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender’s intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative
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• avoid sexist language. Don’t refer to “the doctor” as he; instead‚ make the subject herself/himself etc. plural and refer to them as they. Avoid he/she‚ • use nominalisation; that is‚ try to write noun-based phrases rather that verb-based ones. For example‚ instead of Crime was increasing rapidly and the police were becoming concerned. Write: The rapid increase in crime was causing concern among the police.
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Phrasal Verbs QuizPhrasal Verbs ListPhrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. Think of them as you would any other English vocabulary. Study them as you come across them‚ rather than trying to memorize many at once. Use the list below as a reference guide when you find an expression that you don’t recognize. The examples will help you understand the meanings. If you think of each phrasal verb as a separate verb with a specific meaning‚ you will
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VERB TENSE CHART SIMPLE PAST Portrays an action or state of being that took place before the time when the sentence is written. I WAS I RAN I ATE HE SMILED PAST PERFECT Shows that the verb’s action was completed at some time before another past event. It consists of the word had plus the past participle of the verb. I HAD BEEN I HAD RUN I HAD EATEN HE HAD SMILED SIMPLE PAST PROGRESSIVE The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point of time in the
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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT The subject and the verb must agree in number: both must be singular or both must be plural. Students have problems with subject verb agreement when the verb is a form of be or have‚ or when the verb is in present tense. Rules for subject verb agreement 1. When words like the following are used as subjects‚ they take singular verb. Everybody | Anybody | Somebody | Nobody | Each | Everyone | Anyone | Someone | No one | Either | Everything | Anything | Something
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