大学英语语法课件PPT 9. Verb and verb phrases.pptVIP

Unit Nine Verb and verb phrases I. Checking your understanding 1. The classification of the English verb and verb phrase 2. A survey of tense, aspect, voice and mood What issues are covered in this unit? 1. Classification of verbs How many criteria are used in the text to classify English verbs? 1.1 The roles the verb plays in the formation of verb phrase Main verbs Auxiliary verbs Primary auxiliaries Modal auxiliaries Semi-auxiliaries 2. Whether the verb can followed by obligatory elements functioning as complementation Transitive verbs Intransitive verbs Liking verbs Mono-transitive Di-transitive Complex-transitive Main Verbs 3. lexical meaning Dynamic verbs Stative verbs durative transitional momentary Main Verbs Be, have Be-type, have-type Perception psychological 4. Word formation single verbs phrasal verbs Main Verbs Verb + prep. Verb + adverb particle Verb + adverb particle+ prep. 5. Verb forms Finite verbs Non-finite verbs -ing participles -ed participles infinitives 6. Whether the past tense and –ed participle forms are predictable or not regular verbs irregular verbs 7. Whether the first element of the verb phrase is finite or not Finite verb phrases Nonfinite verb phrases Verb phrases 2. The four grammatical categories of the English verb phrase Tense Aspect Voice Mood Past Present Perfective Progressive Active Passive Indicative Imperative Subjunctive Notional verb or auxiliary? I am reading the book. She is my friend. The job has been done. She is being kind today. I have been working here for 10 years. I have no friend here. I’d like to have a talk with you. A N A N A N N Which is the best choice? The auxiliary verbs can be used to express the following grammatical meanings except ______. tense B. voice C. case D. aspect C True of false? A complex VP cannot take more than one auxiliaries. In a finite VP, we can use only one modal auxiliary which is invariably followed by the bare infinitive form of the main verb. F