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12 Cards in this Set
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Pattern 3 Sentences |
a. NP + VL + Adj + (Adv)
b. VL = linking verb |
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Linking Verb |
a. links an attribute (adjective) to NP
b. copula is most frequently used verb in Pattern 3 |
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Copula BE |
a. eight forms of the copula BE, making it most irregular of verb in English
b. finite and infinite forms |
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Finite Forms |
a. singular --> am, are, is
b plural --> are, are, are |
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Nonfinite Forms |
a. be
b. been c. modal + be --> have, has, had been -AND - may, might have been d. three nonfinite forms: be, being, and been |
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Linking Verbs for Pattern 3 |
a. taste, fee, smell
b. look, sound, turn c. grow, seem, become d. remain, stay, appear |
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General Semantic R'ship of Pattern 3 |
a. entity - stative - attribute
b. entity = object |
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Relationships for Pattern 3 |
a. entity - stative - size
b. entity - stative - age c. entity - stative - condition (the coffee will be bitter) d. entity - stative - shape e. entity - stative - quality f. entity - stative - color g. entity - stative - condition (the boss became mean) h. entity - stative - age |
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Pattern 4 Sentences |
a. NP1 + VL + NP1 + (Adv)
b. most frequently used verb is copula BE verb c. other verbs --> describe a changing state (turn into, change into) (ex: become, remain, stay, and seem) d. still more stative verbs --> seem, remain, appear |
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Relationships for Pattern 4 |
a. entity - stative - equivalent
b. ex: Tom will become a dentist, the girls stayed friend, the apple turned to gold |
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Pattern 5 Sentences |
a. NP + Vbe + Adv + (Adv)
b. firs adverbial is obligatory |
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Relationships for Pattern 5 |
a. entity - stative - location
b. entity - stative - time c. entity - stative - reason d. entity - stative - beneficiary |
