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Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods

Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods. Objectives Distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs. Identify at least ten linking verbs. Recognize active- and passive-voice verbs. Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods. Convert sentences written in the passive voice to sentences in the active voice.

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Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods

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  1. Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods Objectives • Distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs. • Identify at least ten linking verbs. • Recognize active- and passive-voice verbs. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  2. Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods • Convert sentences written in the passive voice to sentences in the active voice. • Recognize sentence constructions requiring the subjunctive mood. • Create sentences using the subjunctive mood correctly. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  3. What is a verb? A verb expresses occurrence, action, or a state of being. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  4. Kinds of Verbs Transitive • Transitive verbs express an action directed toward a person or thing. • Transitive verbs require objects (nouns or pronouns) to complete their meanings. The committee developedguidelines. transitive verb^ ^object Mr. Hanson calledher yesterday. transitive verb^ ^object Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  5. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 1. McDonald’s gave coupons to the winners. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  6. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 1. McDonald’s gave coupons to the winners. transitiveverb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  7. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 1. McDonald’s gavecoupons to the winners. transitiveverb ^ object ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  8. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 2. The winners ate free Big Macs. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  9. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 2. The winners ate free Big Macs. transitiveverb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  10. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 2. The winners ate free Big Macs. transitiveverb ^ object ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  11. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 3. Please lay the change on the counter. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  12. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 3. Please lay the change on the counter. transitiveverb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  13. Check your skill . . . Identify the transitive verb in this sentence. 3. Please lay the change on the counter. transitiveverb ^ object ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  14. Kinds of Verbs Intransitive • Intransitive verbs express action but do not require objects to complete their meanings. Marcia walked to her office each day.\intransitive/ John laughed loudly at the joke. \intransitive/ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  15. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 1. Greg listened carefully to the proposal. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  16. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 1. Greg listened carefully to the proposal. intransitive verb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  17. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 1. Greg listenedcarefully to the proposal. intransitive verb ^ adverb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  18. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 2. I worked at that jobfor nine years. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  19. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 2. I worked at that jobfor nine years. ^ intransitive verb Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  20. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 2. I workedat that jobfor nine years. ^ intransitive verb ^ prepositional phrase Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  21. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 3. Before the test Jack studied hard. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  22. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 3. Before the test Jack studied hard. intransitive verb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  23. Check your skill . . . Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 3. Before the test Jack studiedhard. intransitive verb ^ ^ adverb Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  24. Kinds of Verbs Linking Verbs • Linking verbs link or jointo subjects words that rename or describe the subjects. • A noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject is called a complement. Betty Ray is the new vice president.^linking verb ^complement Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  25. Kinds of Verbs Linking Verbs • Some linking verbs are derived from the infinitiveto be:be,is,am, are,was,were,been, andbeing. • Other linking verbs are words that reflect sense experience: feel,appear, taste,seem,sound,etc. The engine sounds good.^ linking verb ^ complement Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  26. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 1. The caller could have been Jeremy. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  27. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 1. The caller could have been Jeremy. linking verb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  28. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 1. The caller could have beenJeremy. linking verb ^^ complement Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  29. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 2. It was he who called yesterday. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  30. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 2. It was he who called yesterday. linking verb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  31. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 2. It washe who called yesterday. linking verb ^^ complement Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  32. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 3. Sheila felt bad about the news. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  33. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 3. Sheila felt bad about the news. linking verb ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  34. Check your skill . . . Identify the linking verb and complement in this sentence. 3. Sheila feltbad about the news. linking verb ^^ complement Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  35. Verb Voices Active Voice • Transitive verbs fall into two categories depending upon the receiver of the action. • When the verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of the verb, the verb is in the active voice. • Writing that incorporates active-voice verbs is clear, direct, and forceful. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  36. Verb Voices Active Voice Mrs. Wynn developed plans for charging fees.^active voice DataServe movedits operations to the West.^active voice Mr. Lee miscalculated the operating expenses.^active voice Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  37. Verb Voices Passive Voice • When the action of a transitive verb is directed toward the subject, the verb is in the passive voice. • Passive-voice verbs may be used to disguise the doer or agent of an action. • They may also be used when indirectness is desired. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  38. Verb Voices Passive Voice A plan for charging fees was developed. \ passive voice / Operations in the Southwest were expanded.\ passive voice / Current expenses have been miscalculated. \ passive voice / Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  39. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 1. The bank stopped payment on the check. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  40. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 1. The bank stopped payment on the check. active voice ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  41. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 2. Mr. Day discovered the losses. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  42. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 2. Mr. Day discovered the losses. active voice ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  43. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 3. The losses were discoveredlast week. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  44. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 3. The losses were discovered last week. passive voice ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  45. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 4. Statements were issuedfor late accounts. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  46. Check your skill . . . Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence. 4. Statements were issued for late accounts. passive voice ^ Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  47. Verb Moods Three Moods Three verb moods are used to express attitudes toward subjects. 1. The indicativemood expresses a fact. 2. The imperativemood expresses a command. 3. The subjunctivemood expresses a doubt, conjecture (guess), or suggestion. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  48. Verb Moods Subjunctive Mood • Generally, only the subjunctive mood causes difficulty. • Learn to use it correctly in the following types of construction. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

  49. Verb Moods 1. Doubtful Statement • When a statement that is doubtful or contrary to fact is introduced by if, asif, or wish, the subjunctive form were is substituted for the indicative form was. IfI wereboss, things would be different. He acts as ifhe were his father. Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e

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