Sunday, March 22, 2015

RECOGNIZING VERBS (OCTOBER 17, 2015)

Good day, Grade 10 Rizal!

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RECOGNIZING VERBS
(Miguel, Revilla, & Barraquio, 2010)

KEY CONCEPTS

A verb shows action, links another word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates existence.

Sometimes the verb is a single word; other times, the verb is made up of two or more words called a verb phrase.

A verb phrase consists of a main verb plus one or more helping verbs. Sometimes a verb phrase is interrupted by other words. Be careful to locate all the helping verbs that go with the main verb.

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Check out this funny video about verbs!


KINDS OF VERBS ACCORDING TO USE

 Action verbs are either transitive or intransitive. Non-action verbs are called linking (copulative) verbs or helping (auxiliary) verbs according to their use in sentences.

  •  A transitive verb expresses an action which passes from the subject to a direct object of when the subject is acted upon. It needs a receiver of the action or a direct object.


A gland produces a fluid that the body needs to work properly. (The direct object is fluid receives the action of the verb produces)

·         An intransitive verb does not need an object or receiver of its action.

People snore when soft tissues in the throat collapse during deep sleep. (The verb snore does not pass its action to any word in the sentence.)

·         A linking verb is a non-action word that connects the subject to a word in the predicate. The word linked to the subject may be a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that identifies or describes the subject.

Most metals are chemically reactive. (The verb are links the adjective reactive to the subject metals. The word reactive describes the subject metals and is a predicative adjective).

Many iron ores such as magnetic are oxides. (The verb are links the noun oxides to the subject ores. The word oxides identifies ores and is a predicative nominative.)

·         Below are the most commonly used linking verbs.

am                  were                taste                 look                 grow
is                     be                    feel                  appear              remain
are                  being               smell                become            stay
was                 been                 sound              seem


Reference:

 Miguel, S., Revilla, & Barraquio. (2010). Smart English (Second Edition). Quezon City: C & E Publishing.

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