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Grammar Bootcamp Subjects and Verbs ENGL 124 B03 Winter 2010

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs Be careful – don’t fall for any of these verbals:

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs Be careful – don’t fall for any of these verbals: • Infinitives He’s learning to dance. Verb: “learning” / Not-a-verb: “to dance”

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs Be careful – don’t fall for any of these verbals: • Infinitives He’s learning to dance. Verb: “learning” / Not-a-verb: “to dance” • Gerunds She loves jogging. Verb: “loves” / Not-a-verb: “jogging”

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs Be careful – don’t fall for any of these verbals: • Infinitives He’s learning to dance. Verb: “learning” / Not-a-verb: “to dance” • Gerunds She loves jogging. Verb: “loves” / Not-a-verb: “jogging” • Other verbals I own a swimming pool. Verb: “own” / Not-a-verb: “swimming” You drank boiled water. Verb: “drank” / Not-a-verb: “boiled”

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs #2: Connect each verb to its subject

How to Disambiguate a Sentence #1: Find all the verbs #2: Connect each verb to its subject He is learning to dance. She loves jogging. I own a swimming pool. You drank boiled water.

Know Your Subjects • Simple • Plural • Compound • Implied

Know Your Subjects • Simple • Plural • Compound • Implied Refers to a single person or thing He likes to swim • Plural • Compound • Implied

Know Your Subjects • Simple • Plural • Compound • Implied Refers to a single person or thing He likes to swim • Plural Refers to a single group of people or things Ducks like to swim • Compound • Implied

Know Your Subjects • Simple • Plural • Compound • Implied Refers to a single person or thing He likes to swim • Plural Refers to a single group of people or things Ducks like to swim • Compound Refers to two or more people or things Ducks, geese and other waterfowl like to swim • Implied

Know Your Subjects • Simple • Plural • Compound • Implied Refers to a single person or thing He likes to swim • Plural Refers to a single group of people or things Ducks like to swim • Compound Refers to two or more people or things Ducks, geese and other waterfowl like to swim • Implied Refers to a subject not actually named [you] Enjoy your swim!

Keep subjects and their verbs close to each other As a general rule of thumb: Keep subjects and their verbs close to each other