hello everyone how are you today this is Marc I'm doing great thanks for asking
in past lessons I talked about how to make a question in English it is very
difficult for some students however there are some students that don't know
how to make a simple sentence there are three simple questions you need to ask
yourself before you make a sentence these are do I want to make a positive
or a negative sentence the second one what tense do I want the sentence to be
in and the third one is the main verb a transitive ditransitive or intransitive
well there is a lesson for these three types of verbs so but I will tell you
what they mean transitive is a verb that takes an
object ditransitive is a verb that takes both an object and an indirect
object and an intransitive verb they are action verbs and do not take direct
objects for example go arrive play etc however let's make a sentence a positive
sentence using a transitive verb and in this case I chose the verb to paint so
the example is he painted a table white so let's analyze the sentence the first
thing that we need to write in English in a simple sentence is the subject in
this case is a pronoun a personal pronoun he then we have the verb in this
case is a regular past tense verb and paint so we add -ED to make it into a
regular past painted and as we said before it's a transitive verb
why because it takes an object the object in this case is a table so this
is a direct object a table and then white for more information so white
regarding here we talk about white because it is related to paint
he painted white the table he painted what the table what color white so let's
look at another example adding more information he painted a table white on
his driveway last night so we have the subject and in this case is a pronoun
personal pronoun he painted is the past of the verb to paint we said is
regular past so painted and we add ED I said then we have the direct
object which is a table then we have more info white then we have where on
his driveway and then we have when last night now when can go even before so at
the beginning of a sentence last night he painted a table white on
his driveway let's look at a positive sentence with an intransitive verb and
in this case I chose the verb to talk so we said that intransitive verbs are
action verbs and they don't take a direct object so let's look at the
example she talks for hours on the phone in the evenings so she is the subject so
the pronoun personal pronoun she then in this case we have a the verb to talk and
to talk in the present simple third-person singular so we add s at the
end of the verb then we have four hours which is more
info so she talks for hours and then the more info here is related to the verb
right more hours talking for hours
so talk for hours on the phone where on the phone and when in the evenings okay
right there now I'm going to erase this and we're going to look at other
examples okay let's go over the next example positive sentence with a
ditransitive verb give they gave Frank a hundred dollars to housesit until they
came back from their holiday so I repeat they gave Frank a hundred dollars to
housesit until they came back from their holidays or their holiday is the same so
they is the subject is the personal pronoun okay then we have to give and is
an irregular verb so gave in the past then we have the indirect object Frank
somebody receiving something so Frank and then we have the direct object $100
direct object so what and then the rest so I I wrote why why did they give Frank
a hundred dollars to housesit until they came back from their holidays this is
the answer to why so let's go over a negative sentence with an intransitive
verb and in this case be BE is also considered a linking verb there is a
lesson on linking verbs so if you wish to watch that lesson you can click here
so the example I haven't been to Costa Rica yet so I is the personal pronoun so
it's the subject then haven't been so auxiliary + NOT because we're talking
about the present perfect then been which is the past participle of the verb
to be then we have where to Costa Rica and then when yes yet usually goes at
the end of the sentence and usually for a negative sentence but not always there
are always exceptions so another example with a negative sentence and with
another verb and in this case we have a phrasal verb to show up so she didn't
show up for the party last night I repeat she didn't show up for the party
last night so she is the subject so the personal pronoun didn't auxiliary plus
NOT we're talking about the past simple then
the phrasal verb and is the base of the verb because we already have an
indicator of the past which is did then show up show up appear for the party for
the party more info why and then last night when when last
night can also go at the beginning so it's a time expression last night
so show up for the party in this case is an intransitive verb right so it doesn't
take an object now number five is a sentence that I'm going to go over in
future lessons because it gets more complicated and the sentence can have
many clauses we have a sentence here with three clauses so let's look at the
sentence and then analyze it when the bus came to
a halt to come to a halt it's an idiom it means to stop they left for the
next city the sentence continues this is the second clause where they had planned
to stay the long weekend so let's analyze the sentence when is a
conjunction then the subject here is the bus then come to a halt so came to a
halt is an idiom then we have They which is a personal pronoun and is the subject
then we have an intransitive verb leave and so the past the past of the verb to
leave is irregular so we say left and then for the next city where
the next clause is the conjunction where then the subject day which is a personal
pronoun then the auxiliary had plus the past participle planned planned and then
more info to stay for the long weekend more info and if you want when right now
I wrote numbers here you can see so for the first clause this is the first
consider the first most important clause it identifies the main clause so they
left for the next city these the main clause so you need to know your main
clause to understand the rest right so they left for the next city this is the
main clause then the adverb clause of time modifying the verb the main verb to
leave so this would be the adverb clause when the bus came to a halt when the bus
came to a halt is the adverb clause it modifies leave the main verb to leave
and then number three right there is the adjective clause qualifying the noun
which is city the city so they left for the next city where so the city
where they have planned to stay for the long weekend I'm going to go over this
in future lessons so don't worry is a little bit complicated but with a lot of
exercise you will understand well I hope you enjoyed the lesson if you like to
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