BAHASA INGGERIS ( LANGUAGE STUDY )

NAMA PENSYARAH : MADAM SEETHRA

DISEDIAKAN OLEH : TAN SHIN HOOI OO WOEI TIAN PJK ( SJKC ) PPISMP SEM 2 AMBILAN JUN 2011

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simple words, a verb of more than one word is called a verb phrase. It is a phrase consisting of a verb, its auxiliaries (helping verbs), its complements, and other modifiers. Auxiliary verbs always come before the main verb. A verb phrase is a syntactic unit that corresponds to the predicate. There are two types of auxiliary verbs. Inflected auxiliary verbs e.g. be, have, do and Modal auxiliary verbs e.g. will, should, must etc.

The verb phrase has two functional parts, the auxiliary, a grammatical morpheme carrying information about mood, tense, modality, and voice; and the main verb, a lexical morpheme carrying its lexical information and, usually, an inflection.

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indicative mood 'indicates;' that is, it conveys to the listener/reader that the speaker/writer is making a statement, referring to the real world in an honest, direct, relevant way. Example: 1. Make your contribution as informative as is required. 2. Do not say what you believe to be false. 3. Be relevant. 4. Avoid obscurity of expression.

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interrogative mood signals the speakers' desire for information, that they are asking a question, that they are 'interrogating' the listeners. The interrogative is marked by starting a clause with an auxiliary verb or an interrogative pronoun. Example: 1. Can Liz do that? 2. What will Liz do?

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imperative mood express the speakers' sense of a command, request, or exhortation - an imperative. Speakers signal the imperative mood by using a base form of the verb in clause-initial position. Example 1. Do that! 2. Be here by 8:00 pm.

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subjunctive mood express the speakers' sense of the unlikely, a wish, a prayer, a hope. The subjunctive describes the state of affairs as speakers wish or hope them to be. Example: 1. Had I known you were coming, I'd have baked a cake. 2. If I were a millionaire, I'd endow an award in your honor.

verb phrase is a combination of a verb and a particle. The meaning of some verb phrases can be understood by looking at the verb. However, others require a little bit of memorization. In addition to this, some may be separable and others may not.

1. come from 2. come in 3. eat out 4. go on 5. keep on 6. look out 7. pick up*

Meaning origin enter eat outside the home continue continue look outside lift

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1. figure out* 2. hand out* 3. look out 4. make up * 5. take off* 6. turn on*/off*

find a solution to a problem give something to someone be careful create remove something such as clothes start/stop equipment or light

In both groups, those followed by an asterisk(*) can be separated. This means you can place a noun or a pronoun between the verb and article. For example: 1).Sandy picks up the children from school. Or 2).Sandy picks the children up from school. Or 3).Sandy picks them up from school. One thing to keep in mind is that if the noun that follows the verb phrase is changed into a pronoun (see example #3), it must be placed between the verb and the particle never after the particle.

Below are some verb phrase examples with explanation: 1. She has taken the job. (Auxiliary has + main verb taken) 2. Mom is making the room. (auxiliary is + main verb make) 3. He did sing at the party. (auxiliary do + main verb sing) 4. He has been coming late everyday. (auxiliaries has been + main verb take)

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She kept working like a machine. They were being exploited. Life goes on. Has Bob written his essay yet? Don't buy that house. I came across these old books today. Her new dress fell apart in the washing machine. My little brother has always looked up to me. No one gets away with murder. Take off your clothes and jump in the lake. We have to work out a plan to handle this situation. It is difficult to wake up very early every day. I threw the dirty ball away from the bag.

Thank you!