tailieunhanh - The Teacher’s Grammar BookSecond Edition phần 4

Tham khảo tài liệu 'the teacher’s grammar booksecond edition phần 4', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR 73 35. Fritz cooked. In each of these cases the verb can function either transitively or intransitively. To repeat Transitive verbs are followed by an object. Intransitive verbs are not followed by an object. Teaching Tip Nonnative English speaking students especially those from Asia frequently confuse transitive and intransitive verbs. Below are some examples that illustrate the problem Yesterday we graphed in class. They exhausted with too much hard work. The woman struggled the boy who wanted her purse. The taxi traveled us to the airport. Explaining to students that some verbs are transitive and some are intransitive doesn t help them much although it is an important first step. Fortunately the number of intransitive verbs in English is relatively small. An effective approach is to develop a list of the most commonly used intransitives that students can study. Most words not on the list will be transitive and will require a noun phrase object. Have students refer to the list during the editing phase of all writing activities and they will demonstrate rapid improvement. Usage Note Perhaps one of the more widespread departures from standard usage involves the verbs lay and lie. Lay is a transitive verb so it requires an object as in Please lay the book on the table. Lie on the other hand is an intransitive verb and cannot take an object. Nevertheless huge numbers of people use lay intransitively as in sentence 36 36. I m going to lay down for a nap. Standard usage is reflected in sentence 37 37. I m going to lie down for a nap. Part of the confusion seems to be related to the fact that lay is the past tense of lie whereas laid is the past tense of lay. Then there is the fact that lie also signifies a falsehood. Many people can t keep all these variations straight. 74 CHAPTER 3 Teaching Tip A few teachers try to solve the lay lie problem by providing students with a memory aid Dogs lay down but people lie down. This memory aid of course is .

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