A word that shows action being or links a subject to a subject complement A math metaphor Most verbs SHOW action or make EQUATIONS He is ugly heugly I jumped up The verb is ABOUT the noun ID: 375279
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Verb
A word that shows action, being or links a subject to a subject complement.Slide2
A math metaphor
Most verbs SHOW action or make EQUATIONS
He is ugly (he=ugly)
I jumped up.
The verb is ABOUT the noun.Slide3
Principal parts of Verbs
Types:
The infinitive: to do, to think, to go
Present Participle: doing, going, thinking
Past: did, thought, went
Past participle: done, gone thoughtSlide4
More verbs
Auxhillary
/ helping
I
will have
read the book
Transitive- shows action
The harpoon
hit
the whale.
Intransitive- action verb that does NOT act on a noun.
The harpoon flew.Slide5
Active vs. Passive
ACTIVE:
John discussed the problem.
PASSIVE:
The problem was discussed by John.
ACTIVE VOICE SHOULD BE USED IN FORMAL WRITING! (Exceptions for scientific writing)Slide6
Verb Tenses (First person)
Present: I protest.
Past: I protested.
Future: I will protest.
(prefect: finished)
Present Perfect: I have protested.
Past Perfect: I had protested.
Future Perfect: I will have protested.Slide7
Verb tenses (Progressive)
Present Progressive: I am protesting.
Past Progressive: I was protesting.
Future Progressive: I
will be protesting.
Present Perfect Progressive: I have been protesting.
Past Prefect Progressive: I had been protesting.
Future Perfect Progressive: I will have been protesting.Slide8
The three Moods
Indicative: I am he.
Imperative: Be he.
Subjunctive: If I were he…Slide9
Dos and Don’ts
DON’T
Use contractions in formal writing!
DO
Write
a
ctively!
Stick to the same tense unless there is a reason
to change.