verb and adjectives

Today, Malin's group presents about verb.

Verb

What is a verb ?

žWord that expresses what someone or something does, what they are or what happens to them. 

Function of verb ::

~ to describe an action or a state.

Form of verb ::

ACTION VERB ( express what someone or something does )

~Verb can classified into ::

 *regular - end with '-ed' when the past tense and past participle forms are used

eg >>> walk, walked, walked

 *irregular - end in other ways when the past tense and past participle forms are used

eg >>> read, read, read

NON-ACTION VERB ( do not express any action )

~can be categorised into ::

*be verb - usually comes immediately after the subject in statements ( am, is, are, was, were, been, being )

*linking verb - used to link a subject of a sentence with more information about the subject.

- linking verb can be divided into three group of expression :

1. feeling and thought  ( appear, believe, know, understand )

2. possession ( own, owe, have )

3. sensory perception ( feel, hear, look ,see, smell, taste )

eg >>> I know the lady who work at the checkout counter. 

AUXILIARY VERB ( support and give meaning to the main verb )

~function ::

*to express ability - can, could 

eg >>> Puan Maimunah can cook curry chicken very well

*to express possibility - may, might

eg >>> The price of cooking oil may increase next month

*to express permission - may, can

eg >>> We can conduct the aerobic class at the multipurpose hall

*to express advice - should, ought to, better

eg >>> You have been coughing all week. you had better consult a doctor.

*to express necessity - must, have to

eg >>> Do not be workaholic. You have to spent some time with your family.

Next, Chip's group presents about adjectives.

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

Function :

:: to describe a nouns.

ADJECTIVE BEFORE NOUNS 

:: adjective describe a noun

eg } Mark went to an expensive restaurant for dinner. ( expensive is an adjective, restaurant is noun  )

ADJECTIVE PAIRS

:: adjectives ending in -ing, describe a situation or a thing

eg } Malaysia Fest attracted many tourists. The events were exciting.

::adjectives ending in-ed, describe how a persons feels

eg } Sally was excited to receive so many presents on her birthday. 

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

:: used when one noun is compared to another noun

:: can be form in 2 ways >>

• adding -er to an adjectives (older, younger, taller )
• adding more in front of an adjectives ( more expensive, more beautiful )

*note - DO NOT use -er and more together

eg } Liza's watch is more cheaper than mine.

    } Liza's watch is cheaper than mine.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

:: used to compare three or more nouns

:: can be form in 2 ways >>

• adding -est to an adjectives ( longest, eldest, biggest )
• adding most in front of an adjectives ( most intelligent, most loving, most expensive )

*note - DO NOT use -est and most together

eg } Liza's watch is the most cheapest

    } Liza's watch is the cheapest

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