3rd lesson: Verb

Lets start this lesson by watching this video...



So, have you watched the video? What is Verb? Verb can simply be put as an action.

There are two types of verbs:

1. Main Verbs
2. Helping Verbs

Main Verbs

Main Verbs are verbs that carry a meaning with it. For example:

• I eat
• He teaches
• Earth rotates

There are another two types of Main Verbs:

1. Linking/Lexical Verbs
   
2. Regular and Irregular Verbs

Linking Verbs or Lexical Verbs are verbs that link a subject to what is said about the subject. For example:
Regular Verbs are verbs that does not changed when used in Present Tense, Past Tense or Past Participle. They will end with -ed. For example:

• smile > smiled > smiled
• snow > snowed > snowed
• smell > smelled > smelled
• stir > stirred > stirred

Here are more example of Regular Verbs.
Irregular Verbs in another hand, will change when used in Past Tense or Past Participle. the ending wont be the same and the word might change. For example:

• eat > ate > eaten
• begin > began > begun
• buy > bought > bought
• see > saw > seen

Here are more example of Irregular Verbs.



Helping Verbs.

Helping Verbs are also called Auxiliary Verbs. They are necessary in a sentence, but they do not carry much meaning with them. There are a few types of Helping Verbs as well. They are:

• Main Helping Verbs
• Modal Verbs

Main Helping Verbs consist of verb be (am, is and are), have (have and has), and do (do and does). This type of verbs can also function as Main Verbs in certain cases.

We will use be as a Helping Verbs when:

• We are making Continuous Tense (He is watching anime).
• We are making Passive Sentence (The frog are eaten by the snake).

We will use have as a Helping Verbs when:

• We are making Perfect Tense (I have finished my blog).

We will use do as a Helping Verbs when:

• We are making Negative sentence (He does not like you).
• We are asking question (Do you like him?).
• We are emphasizing (I do like you)

Modal Verbs are verbs that modify the possibility of the verb used. There are ten modal verbs and each modal verbs carries different possibility. To make it easier for you to understand, here is a chart that i found while surfing the internet.

might < may < can = could < shall = should < ought to < must < will = would

This is what i can conclude from the table in term of the possibility.


Now, since u have done reading, how about I test your understanding. Have fun. :)

Exercise.

2nd lesson: Nouns

First of all, I would like to recall what are nouns. Nouns according to Longman English Dictionary Online are a word or group of words that represent a person (such as 'Michael', 'teacher' or 'police officer'), a place (such as 'France' or 'school'), a thing or activity (such as 'coffee' or 'football'), or a quality or idea (such as 'danger' or 'happiness'). In simpler words, it is a name given to person, place, thing, activity, or situation.

However, there are a few types of nouns. They are:

• Common nouns
• Proper nouns
• Abstract nouns
• Concrete nouns
  
• Collective nouns
• Countable/non-countable nouns

Common Nouns are general name given to people (ie: man), things (ie: shoes) and places (ie: shopping mall).
Proper Nouns are specific names given to people (ie: Mark), things (ie: Platform Shoes), and places (ie: Pavillion).
Abstract Nouns are name given to things that we can not see but we can think of it (ie: God, friendship)
Concrete Nouns are nouns that we can touch, see, hear, taste and feel (ie: brick, table)
Collective Nouns are name given to group of things (ie: flock of birds)
Countable and non-Countable Nouns are nouns that we can count (ie: boxes, bottles) and nouns that we can not count (ie: sand, smoke)

Now, try these exercises:Common nouns

• Common nouns
• Proper nouns
• Abstract nouns
• Concrete nouns
  
• Collective nouns
• Countable/non-countable nouns

Here is a video for you guys for a recap. :)