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Grammar 101Spring 2012
National Taipei University
Instructor:Jully Yin
Meeting Room: Room 209
Office Hours
• Currently, the instructor does not have the office hours open on campus. However, the students of this workshop can still reach the instructor if there is any questions need to be answered.
• How to reach the instructor: [email protected]
Course Outline1.Parts of Speech (overview and works specifically on Noun, Verb, and Adj.)2.Parts of Speech (works specifically on Adv., Int.,Prep., Conj. and Pron.)3.Sentence Functions (Declarative , Exclamatory , Interrogative, and Imperative )4.Sentence Structures (Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-complex)5.PUNCTUATION & BASIC MECHANICS6.modal and Auxiliary7.subject-verb agreement8.Time and Tenses9. Time and Tenses10. Time and Tenses11. Vocabulary Bank (stem, prefix, infix, and suffix)12.common mistakes in English writing
Meeting Seven: Subject-Verb Agreement
Open discussion:What is Subject-Verb Agreement?Can you name 2 examples?
Is this ok?
I have two pen.Dad work hard every day.The news are surprising.
It is ok.
I have two pens.Dad works hard every day.The news is surprising.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Basic Principle: Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.
Indefinite Pronouns
The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs.
All ,some
Some indefinite pronouns — such as all, some — are singular or plural depending on what they're referring to.
None is? Or None are?
None can be either singular or plural; it often doesn't matter whether you use a singular or a plural verb — unless something else in the sentence determines its number.
None
None of the engines ? working.None of the food ? fresh.
None
None of the engines are working.None of the food is fresh.
Everyone, Everybody, and Each
always singular requires a singular verb
Each of the students is responsible for doing his or her work in the library.
together with, as well as, and along with
The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison. The mayor and his brothers are going to jail.
Neither and Either
always singular requires a singular verb
Neither of the two traffic lights is working. Either is fine with me.
There and Here
There are two reasons for this. There is no reason for this. Here are two apples.
Nor or Or
when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb
Try It!
Either my father or my brothers ? going to sell the house. Neither my brothers nor my father ? going to sell the house. ? either my brothers or my father responsible? ? either my father or my brothers responsible?
Answer Key
Either my father or my brothers are going to sell the house. Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house. Are either my brothers or my father responsible? Is either my father or my brothers responsible?
Collective Nouns
audiencebandclasscommitteecrowddozen
familyflockgroupheapherdjury
kindlot[the] numberpublicstaffteam
half of, a part of, a percentage of, and a
majority of
Fractional expressions such as half of, a part of, a percentage of, a majority of are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on the meaning.
all, any, more, most and some
are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on the meaning
Try It!
Some of the voters ? still angry. A large percentage of the older population ? voting against her. Two-fifths of the troops ? lost in the battle. Two-fifths of the vineyard ? destroyed by fire. Forty percent of the students ? in favor of changing the policy. Forty percent of the student body ? in favor of changing the policy. Two and two ? four. Four times four divided by two ? eight.
Some of the voters are still angry. A large percentage of the older population is voting against her. Two-fifths of the troops were lost in the battle. Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed by fire. Forty percent of the students are in favor of changing the policy. Forty percent of the student body is in favor of changing the policy. Two and two is four. Four times four divided by two is eight.
Positive or Negative?
If your sentence compounds a positive and a negative subject and one is plural, the other singular, the verb should agree with the positive subject.
QUIZ
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr2.htm
Subject-Verb Agreement
Number agreementPronunciation of 3rd person [S]
/s/ after a voiceless sound, except /s/, /sh/, and /ch/. /z/ after a voiced sound, except /z/, /zh/, and /j/. /Is/ When a word ends in /s/, /∫/ , /t∫/ , /z/, /dƷ /
Try it!!
fix seekiss wash play blurstop hangwatch goram
learn clothreceive talkdamage memorizecalllaugh, robexercise
Let’s hear it!
fixes seeskisses
washes plays stops hangswatchesgoes
clothesreceives talksdamages callslaughs exercises
Answer Key
/z/ plays, sees, goes, robs, hangs, calls, rams, learns, blurs, clothes, receives /s/ laughs, talks, stops /ɪz/ fixes, kisses, washes, watches, damages, memorizes, exercises
Be
Copula Be verbsJully is a movie-lover.
AuxiliaryJully is lecturing in Taipei University.(Present Progressive Aspect)
Do you still remember?
Auxiliary is used in the following cases:To form Passive VoiceTo form Progressive AspectTo form Perfect AspectTo emphasize
Be
Copula (linguistics), a word used to link subject and predicate.
Formationsubject + linking verb + information about the subject
Copula Be vs. other verbs
Copula Be has its special forms.Copula Be may be followed by adjective phrases. (copular verbs, AKA linking verbs, will do the same.)Copula Be behaves like auxiliary in question formation, negation, and construction. Not all languages have Copula Be.
Distinctive FormsPresent Tense
Am (1st person)Is (3rd person)Are (everything else)
Past TenseWas (1st person & 3rd person)Were (everything else)
Summary
Copula be can be followed by:
Adjective phrasesNoun phrasesAdverbial prepositional phrases
Write your own examples!
Answer Key
I am beautiful.I am a student.I am in Disneyland.
Copular Verbs
BeLookFeelTaste Smell Sound
SeemAppear GetBecomeGrowStay Keep
TurnProveGoRemainResembleRunLie
Other Classification
Perception Copulas
State Copulas
Change-of-state copulas
Perception CopulasAppearSeemFeelLookSmellSoundTaste
State CopulasLieRemainReststand
Change-of-state copulas
BecomeComeFall Get
GoGrowRunturn
Verbs that can be both Action and Linking verbs
looksmellappearprovesoundfeelremaintastegrow
Verbs that are ALWAYS Linking verbs
to be (is, am, are, was, were, has been, have been, had been, is being, are being, was being, will have been, etc.) to become (become, becomes, became, has become, have become, had become, will become, will have become, etc.)to seem (seemed, seeming, seems, has seemed, have seemed, had seemed, is seeming, are seeming, was seeming, were seeming, will seem)
Action Verbs
http://www.quintcareers.com/action_alpha.html
Explode! Scream! Sneeze! Type! Kick!
What are these words doing? They are expressing action, something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do.
Basic rule to define an Action Verb
Can a person or thing do this?
Ex:During biology class, Omesh napped at his desk.