ELS106 Verbs

ELS106 Verbs

and adverbs

Learning Objectives

• To identify types of verbs

• To identify forms of verbs

POLL

Poll

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• are

• can

• has

• eat

Poll

Which of the following is an action verb?

• are

• can

• has

• eat

Poll

Which of the following is an auxiliary verb?

• are

• can

• has

• eat

Poll

Which of the following is an modal verb?

• are

• can

• has

• eat

1. Identifying Types of Verbs

• Lexical (main) Verbs - Action & Linking Verbs

• Auxiliary (helping) Verbs - Auxiliary & Modal auxiliary verbs

Action Verbs

• Physical activities e.g. drink, jump, hit

• Mental activities e.g. love, hate, wonder

Linking Verbs

• A linking verb is used to introduce a fact, to re-identify or to describe its subject.

  
  

• Be-verbs e.g. The boy is sick.

• Non-action verbs e.g. The food smells bad.

Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs

• An auxiliary verb is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning.

  
  

• Verb to-be e.g. is, are, am, was, were

• Verb to-have i.e. has, have, had

• Verb to-do i.e. do, does, did

• Modal auxiliary e.g. can, could, must

Quiz 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an action verb?

• was

• can

• had

• ate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• was

• can

• had

• ate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a be-verb?

• was

• can

• had

• ate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an auxiliary verb?

• was

• can

• had

• ate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a modal verb?

• was

• can

• had

• ate

Distinguishing Modal Verbs

• Shall VS Will

• Can VS Could

• Will VS Would

• Should VS Ought to

• May VS Might

More Verbs types

• Finite VS Non-finite

• Infinitive VS To-infinitive

• Transitive VS Intransitive

2. Forming & Using Verbs

• Base forms & participles

• Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative

• Subject-verb Agreement

Quiz 2

Open Ended

Write the negative form of this statement:

These are mine.

Answer

These are not mine.

Open Ended

Write the interrogative form of this statement:

She did the job perfectly.

Answer

Did she do the job perfectly? OR How did she do the job?

Open Ended

Write the interrogative form of this statement:

They have moved to a new house.

Answer

Have they moved to a new house?

Open Ended

Write the negative form of this statement:

She baked a cake.

Answer

She did not bake a cake.

Open Ended

Write the interrogative form of this statement:

She baked a cake.

Answer

Did she bake a cake? OR What did she bake?

Subject-Verb Agreement

• Singular Subject + Singular Verb (+s)

• Plural Subject + Plural Verb (-s)

• Anomalies: Uncountable nouns / Collective nouns / Noun phrases

Quiz 3

Fill in the Blanks

the children in the playground (play/plays) well together?

Fill in the Blanks

Neither of the students

(has/have) turned in their assignment yet.

Fill in the Blanks

Each of the cookies

(tastes/taste) delicious.

Fill in the Blanks

My sister and I

(enjoy/enjoys) playing tennis on the weekends.

Fill in the Blanks

The team of scientists (is/are) conducting research on climate change.

Fill in the Blanks

One of the dogs in the neighborhood (barks/bark) loudly every morning.

Fill in the Blanks

Neither the teacher nor the students (know/knows) the answer to the difficult question.

Verb Anomalies

Gerunds VS To-infinitives

The use of gerunds & to-infinitive

• Can take the place of a noun in a sentence.

• Its usage can affect meaning e.g.

• I stopped to listen to Kara's ideas. VS I stopped listening to Kara's ideas.

• Read more: https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/english-language/gerunds/

ADVERBS

Types & Functions of Adverbs