Common Verb Problems
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Common Verb Problems
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Poll
Do you agree with the statement: I feel confident about using verbs correctly in English.
Yes
No
I haven't thought about it.
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Incorrect Answers Usually...
Are not a verb
They may be an infinitive, gerund, or participle.
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These sentences all have a verb error. Match what is being used instead of a verb in each sentence.
He knowing a lot of things.
He to know a lot of things.
He known a lot of things.
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Incorrect Answers Usually...
have an active verb that should be passive or a passive verb that should be active
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The building
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Incorrect Answers Usually...
have a have a verb that does not agree with the subject
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She
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Incorrect Answers Usually...
have a have a verb in the wrong tense
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He usually
He
He
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Incorrect Answers Usually...
have an unnecessary element before the verb
Sarah she is here.
Robert who is here.
They and are here.
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Multiple Choice
R. M. Bartlett of Philadelphia _______ the first private business college in the United States in 1843.
founding
founded
was founded
founds
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Multiple Choice
In 1989 the space probe Voyager 2 _______ by the planet Neptune.
fly
having flown
flying
flew
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Multiple Choice
A cupful of stagnant water may _______ millions of microorganisms,
contains
to contain
contain
containing
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Multiple Choice
Computers and new methods of communication _______ revolutionized the modern office.
have
to have
that have
has
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Multiple Choice
Sarah Knight _______ a fascinating account of a journey she made from Boston to New York in 1704.
written
write
wrote
writing
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Multiple Choice
All animals _______ on other animals or plants.
feed
feeds
fed
feeding
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Multiple Choice
Chromium _______in the manufacture of stainless steel.
using
is used
uses
is using
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Multiple Choice
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad _______ the first air conditioning system for trains in 1931.
has installed
installed
to have installed
installing
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Multiple Choice
Porous rocks such as chalk and sandstone allow water _______ through them.
soaks
is soaked
to soak
can soak
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Multiple Choice
By 1790, rice _______ an important crop in the South.
being
has been
was
was being
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Multiple Choice
Weavers are social birds that _______complex nests housing hundreds of families.
build
are built
are building
built
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Multiple Choice
The American dancer Maria Tallchief first _______ prominent in Europe.
to become
become
has become
became
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
A sentence with two subjects joined by and takes a plural verb.
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Some words end in -s but are singular.
Many of these are fields of study (economics' physics, etc.)
Another example is news.
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Remember irregular plurals like children, feet, mice, etc.
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
When a clause begins with there, look at the noun after the verb.
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There
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Subjects with each and every take singular verbs.
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
The verb in a relative clause depends on the noun that the relative clause refers to.
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The students who
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
The number of + plural noun takes a singular verb
A number of + plural noun takes a plural verb
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A number of important matters
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Singular subjects with phrases like along with, accompanied by, together with, as well as, and in addition to take singular verbs.
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Together with his friends, Mark
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Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Quantities of time, money, distance, etc. usually take a singular verb.
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Errors Involving Tense
The simple present is a general time tense.
The simple past tense is used for a specific time.
The present perfect tense is used when an event started in the past and continues into the present. It is also used for an unspecified time.
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Incorrect Verb Forms
The simple form follows all modal auxiliaries (helping verbs).
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Incorrect Verb Forms
The past participle is used after a form of have in all perfect forms of the verb.
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Incorrect Verb Forms
The -ing form is used after a form of be in all progressive forms of the verb.
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Incorrect Verb Forms
The past participle is used after a form of be in all passive forms of the verb.
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In your book: exercise 34.3
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HW: do page 262
read pages 159 and 209
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You have a quiz on pages 261&2 next week
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