Myverbs 100501025717-phpapp02
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This document provides an overview of different types of verbs and pronouns. It discusses action verbs, helping/linking verbs, present and past tense verbs. It also covers indefinite pronouns like anyone and everyone, and how they can be singular or plural. Reflexive pronouns like myself are defined, as well as intensive pronouns like himself which add emphasis.
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- 1. English lesson presentation By Miss M.L Makhubele
- 2. Action Three Forms ofVerbs Verbs • Linking Verbs Helping Verbs
- 3. Another Name… Auxiliary is another name for Helping/Linking Verbs!
- 4. ran An action verb is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity sang coughed ride jump swallowed awake
- 5. Locate the subject Then ask yourself, “What is it doing?” The dog barked. Who? dog “What did the dog do?” barked The verb is barked, it’s what the dog is doing.
- 6. Can you find the action verb in each sentence? The girls danced in the recital. 2. Our mailman drove a funny car last week. 3. His teacher wrote the answers on the board. 4. Alice worked on her homework last night. 1.
- 8. Present verbs An action verb that describes an action that is happening now is called a present tense verb. verb flies The bird through the sky. Flies is a present tense verb because it is happening right now.
- 9. Present tense verbs Many present tense verbs end with s, but some end with es, or es ies. ies sleeps cries splashes
- 10. Past Verbs • Verbs which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past tense verbs. The dog desired a bone. Desired is a past tense verb because the action has already happened.
- 13. An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Does anyone know the story of Midas? Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. Continue
- 14. Some Indefinite Pronouns Singular another anybody anyone anything each either everybody everyone everything much neither nobody Plural no one nothing one somebody someone something both few many others several All, any, most, none and some can be singular or plural, depending on the phrase that follows them. Continue
- 15. When an indefinite pronoun is used as the subject, the verb must agree with it in number. Everyone discusses the plot. (singular) Both talk about King Minos. (plural) All of mythology is about beliefs and ideals. (singular) All of the myths are about beliefs and ideals. (plural) Continue
- 16. Possessive pronouns often have indefinite pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases, the pronouns must agree in number. Note that in the first example the intervening prepositional phrase does not affect the agreement. Each of the characters has his or her motive. Several have conflict with their rivals. Continue
- 17. Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved. Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding –self or –selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns The woman found herself a book of folktales. Reflexive Pronoun Continue
- 18. Reflexive Pronouns Singular myself yourself himself, herself, itself Plural ourselves yourselves themselves Sometimes hisself is mistakenly used for himself and theirselves for themselves. Avoid using hisself and theirselves. Continue
- 19. Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named. George himself bought a copy of American Tall Tales. He himself paid for the book.