2. Lets Talk about VERBS… Bridget Green Grammar MFWI 2007

3. We enjoy singing. She admitted her mistake. Bring your homework. He found it. Take a look… They laughed. She coughed. The bus has arrived. Im working.

4. S V O We enjoy singing. She admitted her mistake. Bring your homework. He found it. Subject, Verb, and Object? They laughed. She coughed. The bus has arrived. Im working.

5. We enjoy singing. She admitted her mistake. Bring your homework. He found it. Whats the difference? They laughed. She coughed. The bus has arrived. Im working.

6. We enjoy singing. She admitted her mistake. Bring your homework. He found it. Transitive Verbs They laughed. She coughed. The bus has arrived. Im working. Intransitive Verbs

7. They laughed.She coughed. The bus has arrived.Im working. Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs are verbs that are not followed by an object.

8. Intransitive Verbs However, they can be followed by other things, like prepositions or adverbs. They laughed at the joke. The bus has arrived late.

9. Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs are verbs that are followed by an object. We enjoy singing.She admitted her mistake. Bring your homework.He found it.

10. Transitive Verbs The object is usually a noun phrase. She admitted her mistake. But it can be a noun clause. She admitted that she was wrong. Or a gerund… She admitted making a mistake.

11. Transitive Verbs Sometimes there are two objects! Bring me your homework.

12. Transitive Verbs But it is wrong to have NO OBJECT. We enjoy. She admitted. Bring. He found. X X X X

14. Which is it? I love that song! The train is leaving. Who cut your hair? We were sitting by the fire. I want to go to New Zealand. Will you give me a hand? My son is waiting for his test results. I have to make my son an appointment. It doesnt matter.

15. Which is it? 1.I love that song! 2.The train is leaving. 3.Who cut your hair? 4.We were sitting by the fire. 5.I want to go to New Zealand. 6.Will you give me a hand? 7.My son is waiting for his results. 8.I have to make my son an appointment. 9.It doesnt matter. Transitive Transitive Transitive T r a n s i t i v e

16. Which is it? 1.I love that song! 2.The train is leaving. 3.Who cut your hair? 4.We were sitting by the fire. 5.I want to go to New Zealand. 6.Will you give me a hand? 7.My son is waiting for his test results. 8.I have to make my son an appointment. 9.It doesnt matter. Intransitive Intransitive Intransitive Intransitive Intransitive

17. Which is it? IntransitiveTransitive talkenjoy talk enjoy

18. Transitive Verbs Intransitive Verbs How do you know? Look in a dictionary!

19. But… Some verbs can be EITHER Intransitive OR Transitive.

20. INTRANSITIVE EITHER TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE TRANSITIVE disagreechoosebeat listengraduateenjoy lookagreediscuss improveenvy feelintroduce knowrecognize loseadmire meetrecommend winrespect movechallenge relaxteachimagine thinklearn

21. Which is the verb? Label the sentence [I] or [T]. 1.She drinks every day after work. 2.He drinks a lot of water when hes sick. 3.My teacher drove the van downtown. 4.He drove to Seattle in about five hours. 5.Write a paragraph about your family. 6.Ill write to you when you go back to Japan. 7.When the bell rings, you can begin. 8.You can begin the test when the bell rings. Which is it?

22. 1.She drinks every day after work. I 2.He drinks a lot of water when hes sick. T 3.My teacher drove the van downtown. T 4.He drove to Seattle in about five hours. I 5.Write a paragraph about your family. T 6.Ill write to you when you go back to Japan. I 7.When the bell rings, you can begin. I/I 8.You can begin the test when the bell rings. T/I

23. Intransitive OR Transitive How do you know? Look in a dictionary!

26. Were finished! Homework Be sure to check your homework before noon on the day of your class. Grammar Study Card Its up to you!

27. Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs can be made passive. The cat chased the mouse. The mousewas chasedby the cat. by = the agent = who

28. Transitive Verbs Passives… People make cars in Japan. Cars are made in Japan. by people. be + pp pp = past participle

29. Transitive Verbs Passives… 1. In the passive, the ________ becomes the subject. 2. The verb is formed by the verb ______ + _______. 3. The verb is always [T] / [I]. (Which one? ) Can you remember?

30. Transitive Verbs Passives… 1. In the passive, the OBJECT becomes the subject. 2. The verb is formed by the verb BE + PAST PARTICIPLE. 3. The verb is always [T] / [I]. (Which one? ) Answers… Transitive!

31. Transitive Verbs Passives… WHY? *We use the passive when we dont know or we dont really care who does the action. Cars are made in Japan. by people.

32. Transitive Verbs Passives… Cars are made in Japan. by people. Usually we dont use by someone in the passive because we dont know or we dont care who does the action. *If we want to focus more attention on the object, then we use the passive. If we know who, then we add by someone.

33. 1. We dont know who. 2. We dont care who. 3. We dont want to say who. 4.We want to focus on the object and not the subject.

34. Make these sentences active! Active Workers built the hotel. Tom builds houses. She makes wedding cakes. Passive The hotel was built by the workers. Houses are built by Tom. Wedding cakes are made by her.

36. Homework Two grammar cards ([T] & [I], Passive) Check your homework before noon on the day of your class