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Week 2: Identifying Function and Verbs

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. A verb indicates the time of an action, event or condition by changing its form.

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Through the use of a sequence of tenses in a sentence or in a paragraph, it is possible to indicate the complex temporal relationship of actions, events, and conditions There are many ways of categorising the twelve possible verb tenses. The verb tenses may be categorised according to the time frame: past tenses, present tenses, and future tenses. The Subject Complement. Exercise 1.7 Direct object and object complement (1.12) Objects and Complements. Objects A verb may be followed by an object that completes the verb's meaning.

Objects and Complements

Two kinds of objects follow verbs: direct objects and indirect objects. To determine if a verb has a direct object, isolate the verb and make it into a question by placing "whom? " Objects_direct_indirect_and_subject_complements2.pdf (application/pdf Object) Objects_direct_indirect_and_subject_complements1.pdf (application/pdf Object) Verb Practice. Identify the underlined part of speech.

Verb Practice

Choose an answer for each question. After completing the entire exercise, click on the "Are You Prepared? " button at the bottom of this page to see the answers. The Verb.