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Title: Subject verb agreement

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VERB

Action is what comes to your mind as soon as you
think of a verb

A WORKSHOP BY ARUNENDRA SONI MBA DIRECTOR
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Transitive Intransitive verbs
A transitive verb is a verb that denotes an
action which passes over from the doer to an
object. E.g. Australia won the world cup.
An intransitive verb is a verb that denotes an
action which doesnt pass to an object. E.g. He
runs fast
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Some micro observations of transitive
Intransitive
Verbs like come, go, fall, die, sleep, lie awake,
walk, rise, swim, crawl etc denote actions which
cant be done to anything. Verbs like fall, lie,
rise and set are made transitive by a slight
change in their spelling.
Ist Form IInd Form
IIIrd Form Fall Fell Fallen Fell Felled
Felled Lie Lay Lain Lay Laid
Laid Rise Rose Risen Raise Raised
Raised
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TENSES
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MODALS

A verb is used to express the mood or attitude of
a speaker is called a Modal.
Different uses of Modals
1. MAY MIGHT
May Might are used to express -
(A) Possiblility (i)It may/might rain
(B) Permission (i) May I come in ?
(C) Wish or prayer (i)May you live long!
(D) Purpose (i) She came so that she might see
me.
(E) May/Mighthave - They are used to express
only possibility relating to the past actions.
(i) He may/might have left yesterday. (It is
possible her has left).
(ii) It might rain in the evening (remote
possibility)
(might also used for remote possibility in
place of may)

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CAN COULD

. CAN COULD (able to) - They are used to
express
(A) Ability (Present, Past Future)
(i) She can write English well. (is able to)
(B) Polite request
(i) Could you please do it for me ? (would is
also used for polite request).
(ii) Could you please lend me some money ?
(C) Permission/Order
(i) You can go now.
(ii) You can take my book. (Here can is an
alternative to may)
(D) Could have - This form is used for past
ability while indicating that the action did not
take place.
(i) I could have revealed the secret. (but I did
not)
(ii) You could have borrowed money. (but you did
not)

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SHOULD

. SHOULD - It is used to express
(A) Duty/Obligation
(i) You should stand by your brother.
(ii) I should leave now.
(B) Future in the Past
(i) I told him that I should go there.
(ii) Did I not tell you that I should qualify ?
(C) Purpose
(i) Walk carefully lest you should fall.
(D) Should have - This form is used to express
obligation in the past. It may imply
the non- performance of the
action.

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MUST

. MUST - It expresses
(A) Necessity or Obligation (in place of
should)
(i) You must follow instructions.
(B) Order of the speaker
(i) You must not leave now.
(C) Strong possibility (in place or may)
(i) It is ten. The teacher must be in the class.
(D) Determination
(i) I must help him.
(E) Deduction
(i) He must be rich because he has a big house.
(ii) She reads a lot. She must be learned.
(F) Must have - This form is used for a past
action or situation indicating negative
implication or non-performace of action.
(i) You must have followed instructions.

(A) Express plan in Present, Past, Future
Obligation.
(i) I am to make a speech tomorrow.
. TO BE INFINITIVE
(ii) She is to leave for the States after her
marriage.
(B) Express Order
(i) Students are to wait outside.
(ii) The servant is to remain in the house till
we return.
(C) To be have -This expression is used to
express an action that could not take place
according to plan.
(i) He was to have attended marriage but fell
ill.
7. To have Infinite - This expression is used
to express compulsion as is expressed with
must. It also expresses obligation. (In the
present, Past Future)
(i) I have to leave for Delhi today.
(ii) I will have to leave to get up early

. USED TO, (WOULD) - It is used
(i) He used to go to Delhi by car.
(ii) She would go out with me in the morning.
9. NEED NEED NOT
(A) Need not
(i) You need to work hard.
(ii) You need not go there again.
(B) Need not have
(i) You need not have gone there

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RULES OF VERBS

Rule 1.
As well as, like, besides, with, in addition
to, together with, along with, and not
Rule 2.
Not only-but also, neither-nor, either-or,
none-but
Rule 3.
Neither, either, none, anyone, each, every
Rule 4.
When plural noun explain amount, sum, distance,
quantity, time, period, as a whole
Rule 5.
Many, many a/an

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES