Verbs vs. Verbals
What is the difference between a verb and a verbal?
A verb is an action, and a verbal is not.
What is the structure of an active voice sentence?
S + V + O (or "predicate")
What is the purpose of an auxiliar verb?
To determine the time in which an action takes place
What are the different categories of action verbs?
Intransitive, transitive and ambitransitive
Spell the name of the school's street.
Te(t)zo(t)zomolco
What is the use of the verbal in the following sentence:
"My favorite hobby is cooking"
Predicate Nominative
What is the basic structure of a passive voice sentence?
O + (Vaux) + TO BE + Vpast part.
NAME at least THREE (3) verb tenses
Present (Simple) (Perfect) (Continuous) (Perfect Continuous)
Past (Simple) (Perfect) (Continuous) (Perfect Continuous)
Future (Simple) (Perfect) (Continuous) (Perfect Continuous)
What is the structure of a sentence with an ambitransitive verb?
S + V + IO + DO
Antoine + Yesmine
Nati + Isa
Identify the verb(s) and verbal(s) in the following sentence:
To identify carbon monoxide is difficult due to its odorless property.
DOUBLE POINTS: Specify the use of the verbal
Verbal: To identify (S)
Verb: Is
What is the purpose/when do we use passive voice?
When we don't know who the subject is, or we don't care. Can be used for news broadcasts.
Identify the verb tense of the following:
"I do eat all of my vegetables for dinner!"
Present emphatic
Identify the category of action verb in the following sentence:
"I jumped the highest out of my classmates"
Intransitive
What is Teacher Mike's least favorite grammar unit?
Punctuation/Manuscript Form
CREATE a sentence using the following word as a VERBAL (and identify its usage):
"Cook"
(Answers will vary)
Consider: "Cooking is fun" (S); "I don't like to use cooking oil" (Adj.); "My favorite hobby is cooking" (PN), etc...
In what instance can we NOT use passive voice?
When there is an intransitive verb present. (Ex.: "He jumped")
When do we use the past perfect tense?
To express an action that happened BEFORE another past action
Identify the category of the verb in the following sentence:
"The cookies smell delicious!"
Linking verb; no object
What is the difference betwen "lay" and "lie"?
Lie = Acostarse; intransitive
Lay = Acostar; transitive
What can a verbal NOT be used as?
An Indirect Object
CATEGORIZE the following sentence as active or passive AND CHANGE it to the OPPOSITE.
"Eight students are giving their speeches today."
Active; "The speeches are going to be given / will be given by eight students today"
Construct a sentence using the following verb AND verb tense:
Teach // Future perfect continuous
Identify the category of the verb in the following sentence:
"I wrote a letter to my mom while I was at camp."
Transitive ("to my mom" becomes OP)
Construct (Mike's) grammar tree of the following sentence:
"The family members enjoyed their vacation in Alaska"
Answers will vary.