Intransitive Verbs Session 2

Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs

Lecturer by Mr. Hendi

November 14, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Lesson 2

Sentence Pattern:

Noun + Verb + Adverbial <1>

Noun Phrase	Verb Phrase
Noun	Verb	Adverb
Ilham	Worked	hard
He	has been working	all day
He	will stop	soon
He	will drive	home,fast.,quietly

Adverb

Three basic types:

1. Adverb of Manner

Example:

Ms Meta studies hard.

Other example:

Slowly,lodly,well,quietly,calmly,happily,quickly,glady,suddenly,strongly,angrily,etc.

If the adjective ends –y is change to –I before ly added. Example noisy-à noisily.

2. Adverb of Place

Example:

Febry went home.

Other example:

Away, up, here, down, there, far, near, over there, far away, outside, inside, upstairs, downstairs, etc.

3. Adverb of Time

Example:

Nur is studying now.

        Other example:

        Soon, then, next, late, early,

          Nouns are also used as adverb of time: Saturday, today, last night, every day, next week, the week before last, the day after tomorrow, this afternoon, tomorrow morning, etc.

Order of Adverb

	Place	Manner	Time
Marista went	there
Marista went		gladly
Marista went			yesterday
Marista went	there	gladly
Marista went		gladly	yesterday
Marista went	there	gladly	yesterday

Acceptable Combinations:

1. Marista went gladly there yesterday.

2. Marista went there today gladly.

3. Yesterday Marista went there gladly.

Intransitive Verbs Session 1

Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs

Lecturer by Mr. Hendi

November 14, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Lesson 1

Sentence Pattern:

Noun + Verb.

Noun Phrase	Verb Phrase
Noun	Verb
Clouds	gathered
The sun	dimmed
Noun + Noun (Compound subjects)	Verb + Verb (Compound predicates)
The professor and his colleagues	read and study
He and his colleagues	Lecture and teach
Neither hellene nor her friends	read or study
Neither they nor she	reads or studies

 * And,neither..... nor, or -à modifiers and connectors.

Agreement and compound subjects

1. If the part of the compound subject are joined by AND,wheather they are singular or plural form of the verb is used

Example:

The boys and the girl are playing

Mark and Helene approve.

2. If the part of the compound subject are singular and joined by such connectives as or, nor, either......or, neither.......nor, not only.....but also, the singular form of the verb is used.

Example:

Either Ilham or his friend is expected.

Neither Selly nor Ayu works.

3. If the part of the compound subject joined by or, nor, either.....or, neither....nor, not only....but also are different in number of person, the part nearest the verb determines the number of the verb.

Example:

Neither Helene nor her sisters work.

Not only the students but also Prof. Ober is waiting.

Agreement and Collective Nouns

          Occasionally a noun that singular in form may be used in a plural sense.

          The crowed were waving their arms and shouting.

          The committee were arguing.

Usually, however, nouns like class, group, committee, and jury and so on called collectives are considered singular and the-s form of the verb is used with them.

          The committee is meeting.

          The jury has been dismissed.

Verb form and auxiliaries that do not change form for agreement.

What does it look like?

Conversation session 5

What does it look like?

Mr. Syahyuri

December 3, 2012

Written By Sutriono

The condition of things 

Ways to say it.

1. A. What sort is it?

    What make is it?

B  It’s a Timex automatic man’s watch.

    It’s a Seiko digital lady’s watch.

2. A. What does it look like?

    What’s it like?

B. It’s quite new.

    It’s about two years old.

    It’s rather old.

    It’s quite small watch with a metal strap.

3.  A. What condition is it in?

         B. It’s in excellent condition.

        It’s in good condition.

        It’s in poor condition.

        It’s not in very good condition.

        It’s slightly damaged.

        It’s slightly scratched.

        The strap is ripped.

        The strap is torn.

        The strap is very old.

        The strap is nearly worn out.

        The strap is needs repairing.

Describing and comparing 

Ways to say it.

Describing and Comparing more than two things

3. A. Which of these saucepans are made of aluminum?

    Which of these saucepans is made of alumunium?

B  They all are.

    All of them are.

    None of them are.

4. A. Are any of these made of alumunium?

    Are all of these made of alumunium?

B. These ones are but this one isn’t.

Describing and Comparing two things

1.  A. Which of the children are married?

    Are either of them married?

    Are both of them married?

          B. They both are.

         Both of them are.

         Neither of them are.

         John is, but Marie isn’t.

What’s the different?

Conversation session 4

What’s the different?

Mr. Syahyuri

November 26, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Comparing object 

Ways to say it.

1. This one is too big, have you got a smaller one?

This one is too small, have you got a bigger one?

This one is too heavy, have you got a lighter one?

This one is too expensive, have you got a cheaper one?

2. Those ones are not big enough. Have you got any bigger ones?

     Those ones are not small enough. Have you got any smaller ones?

     Those ones are not strong enough. Have you got any stronger ones?

3. A. Are these the same size?

       Are these the same price?

  Are these the same weight?

        B. No, this one’s bigger?

            No, this one’s cheaper?

            No, this one’s lighter?

     4. A. Which one is the cheapest?

             Which one is the strongest?

             Which one is the most expensive?

         B. This is the cheapest

             This is the strongest.

             This is the most expensive.

Comparing people (age) 

Ways to say it.

1.  A. Who’s the oldest in your family?

        Who’s the youngest in your family?

         B. Penny’s the oldest. She’s twenty two.

             Don’s the youngest. He’s seven.

2.  A. Who’s the next oldest?

        Who’s the next youngest?

      B. Pat. She’s the second oldest. She’s twenty.

    Fred. He’s the second youngest. He’s nine.

3. A. Is Charles older than Dick?

B. No, They are about the same age, I think

    Yes, he is  a little older.

4. A. Are you and peter  the same age?

B. Yes we are

    No, he is a little older than me.

What are you going to do?

Conversation session 6

What are you going to do?

Mr. Syahyuri

December 10, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Ongoing Activities

Describing ongoing or incomplete activities 

Ways to say it.

1. A. What are you doing at the moment?

    Are you doing anything tonight?

B  Not much

    I’m doing my homework.

    I’m studying for an exam.

    I’m finishing a term paper.

    I’m working on my stamp collection.

2. A. How have you been?

    What have you been lately?

B. Fine.

    I’m still going to collage.

    I’m still working for general foods..

    I’m still studying at city college.

   Oh,working hard,as usual.

   Oh,just studying,as usual.

3. A. What subject are you studying this year?

    What courses are you studying this year?

B. I’m studying mostly business subject.

    I’m taking mostly business courses.

4.   A. Where are you working at the moment?

B. I’m working in a law office.

Talking about the future plans and intentions

Ways to say it.

1. A. What are tou doing at the weekend?

    What are tou going to do at the weekend?

    Are you doing anything at the weekend?

B. Not much.

    I’m going  to stay home and study.

    I’m going to visit some friends in the countryside.

2. A. When are you going to hong kong?

    When are you going to leave for hong kong?

B. On the sixteenth.

    I’m leaving on the sixteenth.

    I’m going to leave on the sixteenth.

3. A. How long are you going to be away?

B. for about a month.

    For a couple of weeks.

    For a few day.

    From the tenth to the sixteenth.

Tell me about it

Conversation session 3

Tell me about it

Mr. Syahyuri

November 19, 2012

Written By Sutriono

Describing a house 

Ways to say it.

1. A. How big is the house?

    How big is your house?

    Is it very big house?

B  It’s very big.

    It’s quite big.

    Yes, it is.

    No, it’s quite small.

2. A. How many rooms has it got?

    How many rooms are there altogether?

B. It’s got eight rooms altogether.

    There are eight rooms altogether.

    There are three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and bathroom.

    There are three bedrooms upstairs and a kitchen and a dining room     downstairs,

3. A. Has it got a garage?

    Does it have abasement?

    Is there a dining-room?

              Is there a balcony?

     B. Yes, it has/No, it hasn’t.

         Yes it does/no, it doesn’t.

         No, there is no (basement).

         No there isn’t.

Describing a room

Ways to say it.

1. A. What’s the living room got in it?

    What furniture is there in the living room?

    What’s in the living-room?

B. It’s got two chairs and small table.

   There is a sofa, three chairs, and bookshelf.

2. A. Is there a television?

    Has it got?

B. yes, there is/No, there isn’t.

    Yes it has/No it hasn’t...

3. A. Are there any curtains?

    Has it got?

     B. yes there are. /No, there aren’t.

         Yes, it has. /No, it hasn’t.

4. A. where are the plates?

B. They’re in the cupboard above the stove.

              They’re in the cupboard next to the stove.

         They’re in the cupboard near the stove.

         They’re under the sink.

5. A. Where is the telephone?

B. It’s on the wall near the door.

   It’s on the shelf near the window.

The neighborhood

Ways to say it.

1. A. What sort of house do you live in?

B. A single storey wooden house.

   A two storey concrete house.

   A terrace house.

   I live in a ten-storey block of apartment/flats.

2. A. do you have a garden in front of your house?

    Is there a garden around your apartment building?

    Are there any grounds around your apartment building?

    Are there any trees around your apartment building?

B. Yes, we do. /No, we don’t

    Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.

    Yes, there are. /No, there aren’t.

3. A. Do you live close to a bus route?

B. Yes, our place is close to the bus route.

    No, not very close.

4. A. Are there any shop near by?

B. Yes there are quite a lot.

    Yes there are some about ten minutes away.

    No, there isn’t any shop near by.

5. A. How far is your house from the airport?

         How far is your house from the bus station?

         How far is your house from town?

     B. About half an hour away.

         About ten minutes away.

         It’s in the middle of town.

Simple past

Grammar

Session 3, Nov 20.2012

Mr Roheli

Written by Sutriono

Simple Past

Main format:

+  à Subject + infinitive+ -ed/2^nd coloum of table irregular verb.

-  à  Subject + did + not + infinitive+ /2^nd coloum of table irregular verb

?  à Did + subject + infinitive/2^nd coloum of table irregular verb

Example:

	Subject	Auxiliary verb		Verb	Object
+	I,You,They,We			ate	a sandwich
	It,He,She			ate	a sandwich
-	I,You,They,We	did	not	ate	a sandwich
	It,He,She	did	not	ate	a sandwich
?	Did	I,You,They,We		eat	a sandwich
	Did	It,He,She		eat	a sandwich

Simple Past - Diagram

We use the Simple Past when we talk about something which started and finished in the past.

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We use the Simple Past to describe a series of actions in the past.

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We use the Simple Past (red) together with the Past Progressive (grey). The action in the Simple Past interrupted the action in the Past Progressive (the one which was in progress).

                                  

                                     

No	It is used for	Example	Signal Word
1	about something which started and finished in the past	Nur walked to college yesterday	yesterday last week a month ago in 2002
2	describe a series of actions in the past.	Selly stood under a tree when it began to rain