grammar course assignment

PART A: PRACTICE11 F 12 T 13 F 14 F 15 F 16 T17 T 18 F19 T20 F21 SVOiOd22 SVA23 SVOiA24 SVCs25 SVOiOd26 SVOdA 27 SVOdA 28 SVA 29 SVOdA30 SVOiA31 Complex sentenceThe boy he became sudden

THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

ASSIGNMENT

Lecturer: Trần Thị Hải Bình

Student’s Name: Vũ Thị Hồng Ngọc Student’s Code: A33346

HA NOI – 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY 3

PART A: PRACTICE 4

PART B: THEORARY 7

I, Verb 7

1 Action Verbs 7

2 Transitive Verbs 7

3 Intransitive Verbs 8

4 Linking Verbs 8

5 Helping Verbs 8

6 Stative Verbs 9

II, Verb phrases 9

REFERENCES 11

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY

Grammar course provides a lot of grammar knowledge, I learned about sentence structure, sentence structure, the role of sentence components and a lot of in-depth knowledge about English

This course helps me better understand sentences, structure, and grammar I am more fluent in English This assignment shows what I have learned this semester, it consists of 2 parts, part I is

an exercise, and part 2 is VERB and VERB PHRASE

PART A: PRACTICE

11 F 12 T 13 F 14 F 15 F 16 T 17 T 18 F 19 T 20 F

21 SVOiOd 22 SVA 23 SVOiA 24 SVCs 25 SVOiOd

26 SVOdA 27 SVOdA 28 SVA 29 SVOdA 30 SVOiA

31 Complex sentence

The boy he became suddenly aggressive: main clause

Bullied by his classmates: subordinate clause/ functioning as an adverbial of reason

32 Compound sentence

She’d like me to come back: independent clause

I don’t want that: independent clause

33 Complex sentence

The train had left: main clause

Before we arrived at the station: subordinate clause/ functioning as adverbial of time

34 Complex sentence

Having a good motorbike is better than having a bad car: main clause

Having a good motorbike: subordinate clause/ functioning as subject

Better than having a bad car: subordinate clause/ functioning as complement

35 Complex sentence

The man standing over there is my brother: main clause.

The man standing over there: subordinate clause/ functioning as subject

My brother: subordinate clause/ functioning as complement

36 I don’t know much about him.

Forms: Noun phrase

Functions: Direct object (dO)

37 The story that you told me made me touched.

Forms: Relative clause

Functions: Post modifier of NP “The story”

38 The story that Romeo and Juliette loved fatally made me touched.

Forms: Appositive clause

Functions: Apposition of NP “The story”

39 The mother was putting her baby into the cradle tenderly.

Forms: Prepositional phrase

Functions: Adverbial

40 My boyfriend, who I love crazily, doesn’t seem to love me much.

Forms: Non-defining relative clause

Functions: Post-modifier of “my boyfriend”

41 I heard her play the piano in evenings.

Forms: Verb phrase

Functions: Object complement

42 My brother that is already married is a doctor.

Forms: Relative clause

Functions: Post modifier of NP “My brother”

43 The fact that she’s getting married has made a lot of boy disappointed.

Forms: Appositive clause.

Functions: Apposition of NP “the fact”

44 Going home from work, Tom saw an accident.

Forms: Non-finite clause

Functions: Adverbial

45 To work for 10 hours a day is a sign of pressure.

Forms: Prepositional phrase

Functions: Post-modifier

PART B: THEORARY

Present briefly what you know about VERB and VERB PHRASE.

I, Verb

Verbs are an important part of the English language Without them, sentences wouldn’t have any action Develop an understanding of what verbs really are and explore the various types of verbs used in the English language along with sample sentences

While all verbs express action or describe a state of being, there are not just two types of verbs Explore six key verb types to further expand your knowledge of this all-important part of speech

1 Action Verbs

Most verbs are action verbs As the name indicates, these verbs describe actions They describe things a person can do or demonstrate For example, when you're playing Simon Says, Simon can ask you to do things like hop, skip, pat your head, or make a pair of moccasins There are many examples of action verbs

to accept – The request is accepted

to ask – He asked to lend money

Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive

2 Transitive Verbs

Sounds technical and tricky, right? Fear not Transitive verbs simply express an action Seems on par with what a verb is, right? The only thing to note with this category of verbs is that they're always followed by a direct object, which is someone or something that's receiving the action of the verb With transitive verbs, an object is required

Sentences with transitive verbs follow the pattern subject, verb, direct object In the examples below, the subject is underlined, the transitive verb is bold, and the direct object is italicized Ex:

Jean bought a beautiful dress

Harry want to be hero

Intransitive verbs are also verbs that show action Unlike transitive verbs, they are ones that are not followed by a direct object Nothing is receiving the action of the verb Instead, the action is being performed by the subject of the sentence

The plane lands at 5 o'clock

I arrived at the coffee shop

My dog lies by the couch

Together, we sat on the stone wall

We went to the coffee shop

Some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive; the type depends on how the verb is used in a sentence

4 Linking Verbs

Linking verbs do not express action Rather, they connect the subject to the additional information that's about to come In other words, they link the subject to details about the subject Various forms of the verb "to be" are linking verbs, including verbs like "am," "is,"

"are," and "were." There are many additional examples of linking verbs

Damien is an expert craftsman

I am Jennifer

The car was here

We were exhausted after the trip

Some words (such as smell, look or appear) can be used as linking verbs or action verbs With these words, it's important to consider the function the verb is performing in the sentence in order

to identify the type

5 Helping Verbs

Helping verbs do exactly what it seems like they should do They help That is, they help the main verb of the sentence by extending its meaning They are used in cases where the linking

the helping verb is bold and italicized, while the linking verb is bold only.

I have been there before

I am walking to the store

We are reading the book together

He will run for president

6 Stative Verbs

Stative verbs are more difficult to identify as verbs They describe a position or state of being; they have no duration, no beginning and no end They're more intangible than action verbs While they don't perform any action, notice that they're typically followed by a direct object, which is italicized in the examples below

You deserve a prize

Jane dislikes humidity

She hates eating contests

Henry loves billiards

II, Verb phrases

In traditional grammar, a verb phrase (often abbreviated as VP) is a word group that includes

a main verb and its auxiliaries helping verbs ( ) Also called a verbal phrase If there is only an auxiliary verb, it is VP deletion

In generative grammar, a verb phrase is a complete predicate: that is, a lexical verb and all the words governed by that verb except a subject

Verbal phrases include infinitive phrases participial phrases, and gerund phrases Definitions and examples of these verbal phrases include:

infinitive phrases – These phrases start with an infinitive plus a simple form of a verb They can act like a noun, adjective or adverb

“wanted,” so it is acting like a noun.)

participial phrases – This phrase will act as an adjective and begins with a participle A

participle is an adjective that has been made from a verb, like “talked” or “swimming.” Example: We have to replace the window broken by the hail (The phrase modifies the noun

"window", so it is functioning like an adjective “Have to replace” is the verb phrase.)

gerund phrases – These phrases act like a noun and start with a verb ending with an "ing" They

can be subjects or objects

Example:

Lying to the IRS is never a good idea (The phrase acts as the subject in this sentence) Other example of verb phrases:

The author is writing a new book

The dog might eat the cake

He was walking to work today

We got married after college

Like all phrases, verb phrases express an idea but cannot stand alone as a sentence They can also include modifiers, complements, and direct or indirect objects as complete verb phrases

1 https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/what-is-a-verb.html