If i am in the story, I think I will do the
same thing as Chuck does, Chuck has the feeling that he can go back to his country.
He so brave and he don’t give up anything.
Tuesday 7 August 2012
TASK 8
Monday 6 August 2012
TASK 9
Summarry ( Lie
detector )
There
are variuos ways in which the lie
detector machine can be used ,firstly, it work by voice analysis without a
subject’s knowledge and used by private
industry for pre –employment screaming, investigating,thefts, and even periodic
staff checks.others than that ,the divide is used For pre- employment
interviews. And its is also used by
insurance investigator monitor the insurance system . The objections to its use
is it can be used to probe a whole range of personal issues and political
affiliations.
TASK 10
According to legend,there lived seven brother
(Tuluh sangkakak) in Kg Salilir who possesed supernatural strength.The youngest
brother uses reputed to be the most
outstading .It was not easy to challenge him.It wa alaso said that the people could see the brother but
could not converse with them.
The brother were liked by the
villger.Everyday,they helped the villager to flatten the hills by throwing
rocks taken from a river.It was said that they hoped to mortal after completing
the task.
The
Brother extradinary strength drew
the envy of the one Kalawon kelala.who was himself a very powerfulman.he was
particulary jeolous of the youngest brothers talent and plotted to kill him.To
do this ,he pretewted to bestfriend him.he asked to borrow his poison dart for
two days.On the third day.at an appointed place,on the pretext of returnng the
poison dart.Kalawon kelala instead uses his blowpipe with the poison dart in it
and shot at the youngest brother.The youngest brother was hit but he bravely
retailed by usisng his machectc(parang).He however,on maroged to toward to
around Kalawon Kelala’s leg and hit a nereby rock.This rock split intotwo.Seeing
that the youngest brother still had some strength left Kalawon kelala filled
for his life.
The
six older brother found their youngest brother weak and dying the
youngest brother managed to related what had happed.He also said that he feared
their task of flattering the hill might not be completed because he would
die.he then requested them to burry his body at Mt Lumaku.(near sipitang) upon
his death.
The new of the youngest brother’s death was
announced to the villager by the beating of gong three times followed by a fact
beat in this village,the gong was placed on a rock and struck repatelly and so
hard that the rock became marked. The villagers could not come into direct
contact with the brothers, thus it was left to the six brothers to carry the
body of the youngest brother to Mt. Lumaku. The funeral procession was
accompanied by gong beating until they reached the burial site.The journey to
Mt.Lumaku took two days.On the first day,the six brothers stopped to spend the
night at a place called Nahanas.As they placed the coffin on the ground,it
turned into rock.The body however,remained intact.(The villagers of Kampong
Salilir called the rock BatuNamalungunan or coffin-shaped rock.This rock can
still be seen in Nahanas today).
On the second day,the brothers took turns to
carry the body of the youngest brother.At a place called Lumuyu,they stopped to
have a rest.They saw that the place had three huge rocks.Overcome with grief at
the loss of their youngest brother,the six brothers began carving on the rocks
to release their sadness.(These rocks are called BatuBinatikan or carved rock
by the villagers.It was said that the brothers used their fingers to carve on
the rocks).After having carved them.They continued their journey to Mt.Lumaku
where they buried their youngest brother.
TASK 6
What are the
common mistakes you do in writing? Do you fine writing in English is difficult?
What kind of problem do you face when you start writing? What are your
suggestions to overcome the problem?
They are a few mistakes that I usually make when doing
and English writing. The 1st one is when using proper grammar, it
hard for me to use proper grammar such as past tense. Some time I use word that
not what I mean to use.
The 2nd
is spelling error I usually make mistake when spelling a word why cause English
pronounce and spelling have a huge different. When a topic have been given and
as an example it have particular writing format I usually don’t know how to use
this format like letter format. I would be nice to use an idiom in writing but
I don’t know how to use a particular idiom. And when I use 1 usually I will
make mistake.
Do I found English is difficult, this is a yes for me I
found English is difficult because growing using Malay as
my 1st language and English as my 2nd language make English
very hard. Seldom use English when talking makes English hard for me. Pronounce
a word in English also very hard. Cause the spelling is different with the
pronounce the word. Building a sentence in English is also hard for me to do.
Sometime when I do a sentence it lead to a different meaning. A word in English
can lead to a different meaning depending a sentence I make. That also a common
thing that make English very hard for me to do.
What is the problem that I face when I start writing?
When I start writing I must have the topic to begin with. But when the topic
got it lead me to absent minded I don’t know how to start it. Providing a
proper example is also a problem when I am writing. I can’t provide a proper
example when I do my writing. To evaluate an idea also a problem for me when
start writing. As an example love I can’t evaluate what love is.
My suggestion to overcome this problem is use English
even more. Read article in English and whit the help of dictionary find the
meaning of the word. It will help a lot not only in English knowledge it also
help me in writing. Listening to a English song also help a lot when it came to
pronounce a particular word. Find the meaning of the word. Will help in
spelling. It will surprise you how much you improve your English. Try to use
English as your daily conversation this will help a lot.
TASK 5
Water pollution
Water pollution can be
found in everywhere. We know that water is the main sources in our daily life. The reason why water
pollution is happen is the wasting of petrol and diesel, chemical industries,
sewage and east water. Float can be happen if human throwing rubbish into the
river and it also can cause water pollution. Meanwhile water pollution is
spread almost around the world. It can be bring dangerous to us. Some company
that produce drink water hard to them to analysis about water. Water pollution
can broke our sight-seeing for example tanjung lipat can be classified as water
pollution. Also water pollution can bring effect to the animal in the sea and
surrounding in the world. Way to avoid water pollution happen are when we see
any rubbish in the river or in the sea, slowly remove the rubbish and throw it
in dustbin.
TASK 4
Stages of writing process
Stages
of writing process we must have Topic Sentence, Supporting details and
Conclusion.
·
Topic Sentence is
introduction of a paragraph, and start with a topic sentence that uses the key
words. Example:
The
place that I feel most comfortable is my hometown of PulauLangkayan.
·
Supporting details is reason
that your topic is true, and three reason sentence and detail sentence. Showing
the reason, and one of these explanation, evidence, example and experience.
Example
I
can relax as I watch the surfaces gently glide over the tumbling ocean waves.
Seeing the tall palm trees sway in the wind is calming to me as I watch the
rolling sand dunes. The pier, as red as a ruby, stand out to me among the deep
blue ocean. As I lay on the sand, I see kites rise above the clouds and soar
gracefully in the wind. The fisherman cast their line off the pier hoping to
feel a tug and reel in a big fish.
The sounds
of PulauLangkayan beach are that harmony.
Seagulls peacefully chirp as they soar overhead searching for food. The howling
wind whistles through the beach like an arriving train. As the crash of the
waves thunder through my ears, it brings me back to reality while I day dream.
The sound of oil rigs across main street sound like a steady drum keeping the
beat in an orchestra of sound.
Everything
on PulauLangkayan beach has its own unique feel.
The salty air blowing on my face feels wet and cool as it passed by. The
felling of the grainy sand is comforting to my feet as I walk across the shore.
When I plunge into the ocean’s salt water, it feels refreshing to my skin like
a glass of water on a hot day.
·
Conclusion is no paragraph
should be less than eight sentences and restates introduction. Example
PulauLangkayan
Beach is my mostay comfortable place mainly because of the sights,
sounds, and the unique feel of everything mentioned in this ess. When
I’m there, I feel totally relaxed as if I were in my own little world. Most of
all, PulauLangkayan Beach is my most comfortable place because it is my
favourite place to be on earth.
TASK 3
In
your own word describe the step of “writing process” provide example of the
topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentences.
In
writing step there are 3 types of sentences that we have to make that is topic,
supporting, and concluding sentence.
The
1st sentence is topic sentence what is the topic sentence? The topic sentence
is the first sentence in a paragraph. What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Indicate to the
reader what your paragraph will be about. Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is
one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent
health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a
reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a
result, Canada is a desirable place to live
The
2nd sentence is what is supporting sentences? They come after the topic
sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. What do they do? They give details
to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph. How do I write them? You
should give supporting facts, details, and examples. Example:
There
are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care
system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price.
Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally,
Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many
parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a
desirable place to live.
The
3rd step which is the last step is concluding sentence or closing sentence.
What is the closing sentence? The closing sentence is the last sentence in a
paragraph. What does it do? It restates the main idea of your paragraph. How do
I write one? Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words. Example:
There
are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First,
Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to
medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of
education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to
continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a result, Canada is a
desirable place to live.
I
bold each example to show the example of each sentence.
Friday 3 August 2012
TASK 2
The Structure of a Sentence
Remember that every clause is, in a sense, a miniature
sentence. A simple sentences contains only a single clause, while a compound
sentence, a complex sentence, or a compound-complex sentence contains at least
two clauses.
The Simple Sentence
The most basic type of sentence is the simple sentence,
which contains only one clause. A simple sentence can be as short as one word:
Run!
ü
Usually, however, the sentence has a subject as
well as a predicate and both the subject and the predicate may have modifiers.
All of the following are simple sentences, because each contains only one
clause:
Melt!
ü
Ice melts.
ü
The ice melts quickly.
ü
The ice on the river melts quickly under the
warm March sun.
ü
Lying exposed without its blanket of snow, the
ice on the river melts quickly under the warm March sun.
ü
As you can see, a simple sentence can be quite
long -- it is a mistake to think that you can tell a simple sentence from a
compound sentence or a complex sentence simply by its length.
ü
The most natural sentence structure is the
simple sentence: it is the first kind which children learn to speak, and it
remains by far the most common sentence in the spoken language of people of all
ages. In written work, simple sentences can be very effective for grabbing a
reader's attention or for summing up an argument, but you have to use them with
care: too many simple sentences can make your writing seem childish.
ü
When you do use simple sentences, you should add
transitional phrases to connect them to the surrounding sentences.
The Compound Sentence
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent
clauses (or simple sentences) joined by co-ordinating conjunctions like
"and," "but," and "or":
Simple
ü
Canada is a rich country.
Simple
ü
Still, it has many poor people.
Compound
ü
Canada is a rich country, but still it has many
poor people.
ü
Compound sentences are very natural for English
speakers -- small children learn to use them early on to connect their ideas
and to avoid pausing (and allowing an adult to interrupt):
ü
Today at school Mr. Moore brought in his pet
rabbit, and he showed it to the class, and I got to pet it, and Kate held it,
and we coloured pictures of it, and it ate part of my carrot at lunch, and ...
ü
Of course, this is an extreme example, but if
you over-use compound sentences in written work, your writing might seem
immature.
ü
A compound sentence is most effective when you
use it to create a sense of balance or contrast between two (or more)
equally-important pieces of information:
ü
Montéal has better clubs, but Toronto has better
cinemas.
ü
Special Cases of Compound Sentences
ü
There are two special types of compound
sentences which you might want to note. First, rather than joining two simple
sentences together, a co-ordinating conjunction sometimes joins two complex
sentences, or one simple sentence and one complex sentence. In this case, the
sentence is called a compound-complex sentence:
compound-complex
ü
The package arrived in the morning, but the
courier left before I could check the contents.
ü
The second special case involves punctuation. It
is possible to join two originally separate sentences into a compound sentence
using a semicolon instead of a co-ordinating conjunction:
ü
Sir John A. Macdonald had a serious drinking
problem; when sober, however, he could be a formidable foe in the House of
Commons.
ü
Usually, a conjunctive adverb like
"however" or "consequently" will appear near the beginning
of the second part, but it is not required:
ü
The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west.
The Complex Sentence
ü
A complex sentence contains one independent
clause and at least one dependent clause. Unlike a compound sentence, however,
a complex sentence contains clauses which are not equal. Consider the following
examples:
Simple
ü
My friend invited me to a party. I do not want
to go.
Compound
ü
My friend invited me to a party, but I do not
want to go.
Complex
ü
Although my friend invited me to a party, I do
not want to go.
ü
In the
first example, there are two separate simple sentences: "My friend invited me to a
party" and "I do not want to go." The second example
joins them together into a single sentence with the co-ordinating conjunction
"but," but both parts could still stand as independent
sentences -- they are entirely equal, and the reader cannot tell which is most
important. In the third example, however, the sentence has changed quite a bit:
the first clause, "Although my friend invited me to a party," has
become incomplete, or a dependent clause.
ü
A complex sentence is very different from a
simple sentence or a compound sentence because it makes clear which ideas are
most important. When you write
ü
My friend invited me to a party. I do not want
to go.or even
ü
My friend invited me to a party, but I do not
want to go.
ü
The reader will have trouble knowing which piece
of information is most important to you. When you write the subordinating
conjunction "although" at the beginning of the first clause, however,
you make it clear that the fact that your friend invited you is less important
than, or subordinate, to the fact that you do not want to go.
TASK 1
What is love to you?
When we talking about love. There are many things that come
out from our mind. As for me love can be define as a feeling to other not only
to the opposite sex, it include to our family, friend, animal or plant. Love is
very diverse and have different in other.
What love mean for me is when we have a feeling care to
other as an example we have a classmate in class. We want to protect him/her
from any trouble. We thing about him/her many time. Even when we sleep we think
about this particular person. We talk
about this particular person many times whether we realize it or not. That love
mean to me.
In oxford dictionary love can be define as “an intense
feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing”. That mean love is
not for a person only love for thing is also consider love. As an example love
to animal, such as a dog we feed the dog every day. When the dog is missing we
search for it until we find it. As for feeling when we lost the dog we maybe
want to cry, sad or can’t even sleep until we find the dog.
Love for family is also considering as love. I don’t think
that any person don’t love they family. Cause in our blood our parent blood is
running in it. They take care of us from baby to adult without any complaint
because they love us. That feeling also affected us. It also includes our
siblings.
So love have very deep meaning it depend on a person to
define it. Cause love is very deep to talk to. It can be many meaning depend on
a person.
Tuesday 15 May 2012
TASK10 NO.10
Task10
I
complete task over and my assignment was given.
I learned many new
words, such as
ü
Prepositions
for examples: The boy carried his large tape recorder in jeans.
: The boy in jeans carried his
large tape recorder
ü
Conjunctions
for examples: I ate the pizza and the pasta
: call the movers when
you are ready
ü
Active
/passive voice: smoking is prohibited (passive)
: The
management prohibits smoking (active)
The
other hand,
I've
been
looking
for information on the Internet, which many find www.yahoo.com.dan I also note that the information given.
Thank
you……….
TASK9 NO.9
TASK9
Pulau Tiga is an island situated in
Pulau Tiga Park, located about 35 nautical miles southwest of Kota Kinabalu.
Covering an area of 15,864 ha and was gazetted as a National Park, The Pulau
Tiga Park consists of the main island of Pulau Tiga, Pulau Kalampunian Damit or
better known as “Snake Island” and Pulau Kalampunian Basar.
Getting There
Located south of Kota Kinabalu Pulau Tiga Park is reached
by driving the 140 km to Kuala Penyu, a small settlement on the tip of the
Klias Peninsula. From here it is another 18 km, or about 30 minutes, by boat.
Another way of getting there is by chartering a speed boat from Kota Kinabalu
and cruise to Pulau Tiga, or fly to Labuan Island and charter a speed boat from
Labuan.
Package
This package includes:
- 1 Night Hotel Stay (Twin Sharing)
- Meals as stated (1 Breakfast / 2 Lunch / 1
Dinner)
- 2 Ways Land Transfer (KK – Jetty – KK)
- 2 Ways Boat Transfer (Jetty – Resort – Jetty)
- 1 x Snake Island Tour (includes entrance fees)
- Entrance Fees (as per itinerary)
- Tour & Transfer as per itinerary
This package excludes:
- Tips to Driver / Guide
- Optional Tour to Snake Island
- Personal Expenses / Miscellaneous / Insurance
Notes:
- Rooms are based on ROH / Standard category
- Peak season surcharge at RM 50 per Adult
travelling on Eve / Malaysia Public Holidays and from 01/06/2012 –
30/09/2012
- The above price is applicable to Malaysians.
For NON Malaysians, please add RM 100 Per Person / Package to the
listed price
- Extension Night (includes stay, full board
meals 1B,1L,1D)
- Activities are subject to weather conditions,
and may be re-organized to best meet operational situations
- Boat Schedule may subject to change at the
discretion of the Resort
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Boat Schedule
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KK - Pulau Penyu Jetty - Pulau Tiga Resort
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Pulau Tiga Resort - Pulau Penyu Jetty
- KK
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0800hrs (coach) - 1000hrs (boat) - 1030hrs
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0900hrs (boat) - 0930hrs (coach) - 1130hrs
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1230hrs (coach) - 1500hrs (boat) - 1530hrs
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1400hrs (boat) - 1430hrs (coach) - 1630hrs
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Day 01
(-/L/D)
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Pulau
Tiga
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0800
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Meet and greet at KK City / Hotel and enjoy an overland drive through scenic country side
to Kuala Penyu some 140km away (approximately 2 hours)
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1000
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From here, you will take another 30minutes boat ride to Pulau Tiga.
Upon arrival at Resort, enjoy a short
briefing. Next, enjoy a trek to
the Mud Volcano and soak yourself into the pool of therapeutic volcanic
mud. After a muddy experience, return back to the beach to wash off the
mud with a short stop over at the
site where the Fame SURVIVOR Series was filmed by the American CBS
production in March 2000 and the UK based BBC production the following
year.
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pm
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Snake Island Tour & Free at Leisure
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pm
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Overnight in Hotel
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Day 02
(B/L/-)
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am
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Breakfast
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0900
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Check out from hotel. Next, enjoy a boat transfer back to Kuala Penyu
Jetty. Continue the journey to Kota Kinabalu City. Lunch will be served
at a local restaurant along the way.
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TASK8 NO.8
TASK8
DIALOG: CHECK
IN AT HOTEL
Mr.Verma: Good
afternoon. Can I get a room in the Hotel please?
Receptionist: Have you
made a Advance booking, Sir?
Mr.Verma: I’m
afraid I haven’t done any room reservation. I tried to do hotel
online booking. I believe that hotel reservation software was not
working then
Receptionist:What kind
of a room do you want, Sir? A double
room or a single
room?
Mr.Verma: A single
room, please.
Receptionist: Let me see.
(Looking at the register). We are fully booked up at this time of the year. No,
we haven’t a single room available, sir.
Mr.Verma: But
please do try to help me out. I wouldn’t know where else to stay.
Receptionist: would you
like to see the hotel Manager, Sir? He just might have some rooms
reserved for emergencies.
Mr.Verma :Thank
you. Can you direct me to the Hotel Manager, Please.
Receptionist: I’ll
trace him for you in the hotel. Just a moment, Sir.(Talking into the
phone). Please get me the Hotel Manager. He might be in booking
office or he might have gone on a round of the hotel. It he is not
in the booking office, try the Indian Restaurant. Thank you.
Mr.Verma: In the
means while, can someone get my baggage out of the taxi?
Receptionist: Why not.
Of course. (Tapping a bell for the
porter. To the porter.) Please get the gentleman’s bags out of the taxi. (To
Mr.Verma) please do sit down. I’ll speak to the Manager of the Hotel
about a room for you, Sir.
Mr.Verma: What is
the room tariff in this hotel.
TASK7 NO.7
The Verb
Recognize a verb when
you see one.
Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences.
Verbs have two important functions: Some verbs put static objects into motion
while other verbs help to clarify the objects in meaningful ways. Look at the
examples below:
My grumpy old English teacher smiled at the plate of cold meatloaf.
My grumpy old English
teacher =
static object; smiled =
verb.
The daredevil cockroach splashed into Sara's soup.
The daredevil cockroach = static object; splashed = verb.
Theo's overworked computer exploded in a spray of sparks.
Theo's overworked computer = static object; exploded = verb.
The curious toddler popped a grasshopper into her mouth.
The curious toddler = static object; popped = verb.
Francisco's comic book collection is worth $20,000.00.
Francisco's comic book
collection =
static object; is =
verb.
The important thing to remember is that every subject in a sentence must
have a verb. Otherwise, you will have written a fragment, a
major writing error.
Remember to consider word function when you are looking
for a verb.
Many words in English have more than one function.
Sometimes a word is a subject,
sometimes a verb, sometimes a modifier. As
a result, you must often analyze the job a word is doing in the sentence. Look
at these two examples:
Potato chips crunch too loudly to eat during an exam.
The crunch of the potato chips drew the angry
glance of Professor Orsini to our corner of the room.
Crunch is something that we
can do. We can crunch cockroaches
under our shoes. We can crunch popcorn
during a movie. We cancrunch numbers for a math class. In the first
sentence, then, crunchis what the potato chips do,
so we can call it a verb.
Even though crunch is
often a verb, it can also be a noun. Thecrunch of the potato chips, for example, is a
thing, a sound that we can hear. You therefore need to analyze the function
that a word provides in a sentence before you determine what grammatical name
to give that word.
Know an action verb
when you see one.
Dance! Sing! Paint! Giggle! Chew!
What are these words doing? They are expressing action, something that a
person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do. As a result, words
like these are called action
verbs. Look at the examples below:
Clyde sneezes with the force of a tornado.
Sneezing is something that
Clyde can do.
Because of the spoiled mayonnaise,
Ricky vomitedpotato
salad all day.
Vomiting is something that
Ricky can do—although he might not
enjoy it.
Sylvia always winks at cute guys driving hot cars.
Winking is something that
Sylvia can do.
The telephone rang with shrill, annoying cries.
Ringing is something that the
telephone can do.
Thunder boomed in the distance, sending my poor dog
scrambling under the bed.
Booming is something that
thunder can do.
If you are unsure whether a sentence contains an action
verb or not, look at every word in the sentence and ask yourself, "Is this
something that a person or thing can do?" Take this
sentence, for example:
During the summer, my poodle
constantly pants and drools.
Can you during? Is during something you can do? Can you the?
Is there someone theing outside
the window right now? Can yousummer?
Do your obnoxious neighbors keep you up until 2 a.m. because they are summering?
Can you my?
What does a person do when she's mying? Can you poodle?
Show me what poodling is.
Can you pant?
Bingo! Sure you can! Run five miles and you'll be panting. Can you and?
Of course not! But can you drool? You bet—although we don't need a
demonstration of this ability. In the sentence above, therefore, there are two
action verbs: pant and drool.
Know a linking verb
when you see one.
Linking
verbs, on the other hand, do not express action. Instead, they
connect the subject of a verb to
additional information about the subject. Look at the examples below:
Mario is a computer hacker.
Ising isn't something that
Mario can do. Is connects
the subject, Mario, to additional information about
him, that he will soon have the FBI on his trail.
During bad storms, trailer parks are often magnets for tornadoes.
Areing isn't something that
trailer parks can do. Are is
simply connecting the subject, trailer parks, to something said about
them, that they tend to attract tornadoes.
After receiving another failing
grade in algebra, Josebecame depressed.
Became connects the subject, Jose,
to something said about him, that he wasn't happy.
A three-mile run seems like a marathon during a hot, humid
July afternoon.
Seems connects the subject, a
three-mile run, with additional information, that it's more
arduous depending on the day and time.
At restaurants, Rami always feels angry after waiting an hour for a poor
meal.
Feels connects the subject, Rami,
to his state of being, anger.
The following verbs are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be[am, were, has been, are being, might have
been, etc.], become, and seem.
These true linking verbs are always linking verbs.
Then you have a list of verbs with multiple
personalities: appear, feel,grow, look, prove, remain, smell, sound, taste,
and turn.
Sometimes these verbs are linking verbs; sometimes they are action verbs. Their
function in a sentence decides what you should call them.
How do you tell when they are action verbs and when they
are linking verbs? If you can substitute am, is, or are for
the verb and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your
hands. If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing
with an action verb. Here are some examples:
Chris tasted the crunchy, honey-roasted
grasshopper.
Chris is the
grasshopper? I don't think so! In this sentence then, tasted is an action verb.
The crunchy, honey-roasted
grasshopper tasted good.
The grasshopper is good?
You bet. Roast your own!
I smell the
delicious aroma of the grilled octopus.
I am the
delicious aroma? Not the last time I checked.Smell,
in this sentence, is an action verb.
The aroma of the grilled octopus smells appetizing.
The aroma is appetizing?
Definitely! Come take a whiff!
The students looked at the equation until their brains
hurt.
The students are the
equation? Of course not! Here, lookedis an action verb.
The equation looked hopelessly confusing.
The equation is confusing?
Without a doubt! You try it.
This substitution will not work for appear.
With appear,
you have to analyze the function of the verb.
Godzilla appeared in the doorway, spooking me badly.
Appear is something Godzilla
can do—whether you want him to or not.
Godzilla appeared happy to see me.
Here, appeared is
connecting the subject, Godzilla, to his state of mind, happiness.
Realize that a verb can have more than one part.
You must remember that verbs can have more than one part.
In fact, a verb can have as many as four parts. A multi-part verb has a base ormain part as well as additional helping or auxiliary
verbs
with
it. Check out the examples below:
Harvey spilled chocolate milkshake on Leslie's new
dress.
Because Harvey is a klutz, he is always spillingsomething.
Harvey might have
spilled the
chocolate milkshake because the short dress distracted him.
Harvey should
have been spilling the
chocolate milkshake down his throat.
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