LING 2P10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ditransitive Verb, Phrasal Verb, Adverb
15 Jan 2016
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Ling 2p10 chapter 5: verbs and verb phrases. In past tense, all regular verbs take an ed ending. The verb: be only verb that has more than 1 inflectional form in. Many verbs consist of an auxiliary verb and a normal verb ex. Structural clues: in affirmative sentences, the verb comes after the subject. Derivational- common verb suffixes include ate, -fy, -ize. Inflectional- in present tense 3rd personal singular, verbs require an s ending present (am, are, is) watching. Main verbs: can stand alone and don"t need to be accompanied by another verb; have semantic meaning. Auxiliary verbs: accompany main verbs; are there to help the main verb but have. Difference between main verbs: have, be, do verb liked . Do" is used to form questions and negatives in simple present and simple past tense of all verbs except be". Transitive verbs: must be followed by an object ex. Intransitive verbs: don"t need to be followed by an object ex.
