Book Lesson 3 - Summary English Fundamentals 1 PDF

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Book Lesson 3 

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Two types of verbs: Transitive – the verb does transfer its action to an object Intransitive – the verb does not transfer its action to an object

Sentence Pattern 1:  Contains an intransitive verb  Does not require a word to complete the sense of the action  Examples o The child runs o The tree fell o The customer complained loudly o The professor walked into the room unexpectedly  The purpose is to simply state that the subject exists o Ask questions like how, where, when Sentence Pattern 2:  Purpose is to rename the subject and to say that the subject is the same as something else  Subjective complement – completes the verb and renames the subject  The intransitive linking verb is often a form of be  Examples o John is a talented musician o The performer seemed nervous o His words proved meaningless o The fabric wore thin o The roses look beautiful in that vase...