Be-Verb Pattern Elimination
- 2. PROGRESSIVE TENSE Progressive Tense- an unfinished action- be verb followed by a present participle. Be verb + verb (ing) Eliminate this pattern by removing the be verb and changing the present participle to its simple-verb form. She is singing. She sings.
- 3. EXPLETIVES Expletives- empty words – it is, it was, there is, there are, there were plus a relative pronoun (who or that) “expletive” + relative pronoun (who or that) Eliminate this be-verb pattern by removing the expletive and the relative pronoun. It is Tom who ate the last piece of cake. Tom ate the last piece of cake.
- 4. SUBJECT COMPLEMENT Subject Complements- be verbs plus an adjective, noun, or noun phrase that describes or renames a subject Be verb + word that describes or renames subject Eliminate this be-verb pattern by removing the be verb and changing the complement into its verb form. Dent is the winner of the game. Dent wins the game.
- 5. PASSIVE VOICE Passive Voice- be verb plus a past participle Be verb + past participle(verb + ed/en) + Actor of action appears as object of sentence Eliminate this be-verb pattern by making the actor of the action the subject of the sentence, removing the be verb, and making the past participle as the main verb. The exam was taken by the students. The students took the exam.
- 6. PIDD IS USING BE VERBS. 1. Identify the be-verb pattern. 2. Explain the components of the be-verb pattern. 3. Explain how to eliminate this be-verb pattern. 4. Revise the sentence.
- 7. IT IS TIME THAT SLIPS AWAY. 1. Identify the be-verb pattern. 2. Explain the components of the be-verb pattern. 3. Explain how to eliminate this be-verb pattern. 4. Revise the sentence.
- 8. A KITTEN IS A MODEL OF A PEACE. 1. Identify the be-verb pattern. 2. Explain the components of the be-verb pattern. 3. Explain how to eliminate this be-verb pattern. 4. Revise the sentence.
- 9. AN OBSERVATION WAS MADE BY MRS. RAJAGOPAL. 1. Identify the be-verb pattern. 2. Explain the components of the be-verb pattern. 3. Explain how to eliminate this be-verb pattern. 4. Revise the sentence.