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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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. Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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 developed guidelines. transitive verb^ ^object Mr. Hanson called her yesterday. transitive verb^ ^object

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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/ Kinds of Verbs

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

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

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

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

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence. 2. I worked at that job for nine years. ^ intransitive verb ^ prepositional phrase Check your skill...

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

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

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Linking Verbs Linking verbs link or join to 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 Kinds of Verbs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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. Verb Voices

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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. Verb Voices

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 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 /

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e If the statement could possibly be true, use the indicative form. If Mr. Cavello was at the meeting, I did not see him. Verb Moods

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2. That Clause Use the subjunctive verb be when a that clause follows a verb expressing a command, recommendation, request, suggestion, or requirement. Connie Aragon suggested that all budget requests be sent to her. The doctor asked that the patient be confined to bed. Verb Moods

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 3. Motion Use a subjunctive verb form when a motion is stated in a that clause. The treasurer moved that a survey be made. Verb Moods

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 1. I wish I (was, were) in your position. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 1. I wish I (was, were) in your position. subjunctive mood ^ Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 2. If Troy (was/were) here earlier, he did not sign the checks. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 2. If Troy (was/were) here earlier, he did not sign the checks. indicative mood ^ Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 3. The attorney recommended that we (are/be) present at the hearing. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 3. The attorney recommended that we (are/be) present at the hearing. ^ subjunctive mood Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 4. One member moved that the motion (is/be) tabled until next week. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb form in this sentence. 4. One member moved that the motion (is/be) tabled until next week. ^ subjunctive mood Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 1. When in doubt, careful writers consult their dictionaries. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 1. When in doubt, careful writers consult their dictionaries. Transitive Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 2. The supervisor felt bad about having to fire some employees. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 2. The supervisor felt bad about having to fire some employees. Linking Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Are the underlined verbs transitive, intransitive, or linking? 3. Stock prices rose; the market was unstable. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Are the underlined verbs transitive, intransitive, or linking? 3. Stock prices rose; the market was unstable. Intransitive Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Are the underlined verbs transitive, intransitive, or linking? 3. Stock prices rose; the market was unstable. Intransitive Linking Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 4. Fortunately, Lisa found the error on the statement immediately. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb transitive, intransitive, or linking? 4. Fortunately, Lisa found the error on the statement immediately. Transitive Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 5. The instructor required all students to read business articles. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 5. The instructor required all students to read business articles. Active Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 6. All students were required to read business articles for class. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 6. All students were required to read business articles for class. Passive Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 7. Special rates will be given to student magazine subscribers. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 7. Special rates will be given to student magazine subscribers. Passive Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 8. Candidates for the position completed their applications carefully. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Is the underlined verb active or passive? 8. Candidates for the position completed their applications carefully. Active Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb. 9. If you (was, were) he, what would you do? Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb. 9. If you (was, were) he, what would you do? Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb. 10. If the check (was, were) sent last week, it should be here somewhere. Chapter 8 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct verb. 10. If the check (was, were) sent last week, it should be here somewhere. Chapter 8 - Quiz

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