Ytu writing center workshop common structural problems-verbs
- 1. YTU WRITING CENTERWORKSHOP COMMON STRUCTURAL & LEXICAL PROBLEMS IN WRITINGVERBS
- 2. Tobeginwith,Sometimesyouwriteessaysfull of ideas, howeversomestructuralmistakesmayirritateyourinstructor. As a result, youstandwithyourpaperfull of redcolouredcorrections in yourhand.
- 3. Thesesentencelevelproblems, instructorsusuallycallthem “grammarmistakes”, mayseem hard todealwith. However, theyare not. Youonlyneedmore time andattention. More time because YOU SHOULD READ AND LISTEN TO NATIVE SPEAKERS. Thistakes time.Daybydayyouwillrealisethedifference in yourwriting.
- 4. Wewillanalyseproblemswith VERBS in sentences. WHAT IS A VERB?Inthis workshop,
- 5. A VERB is…Findtherightverbfortheactions in eachpicture. Pic.1Pic.2 Pic.3probablythemostimportantpart of a sentence.Because, without a verb, it is not a sentence.WHAT IS MORE, IF WE FIND THE RIGHT VERB,WE MAY EASILY START OUR SENTENCE.Forexample
- 6. Ourcompanyis lookingforuniversitystudentswho can workpart-time.Theaudienceclappedhandsaftertheshow.Onecan hardlyclimba mountainwithoutnecessaryequipment.We can use‘LOOK FOR’Forthefirstpicture‘CLAP’ Forthesecondpicture‘CLIMB’ Forthethirdpicture
- 7. Whatarethemostcommonproblemswithverbs in a sentence?Pseudosentenceswith no verbsErrors in verb-tense structureNot payingattentiontotenses & tense coordinationbetweensentencesSubject-verbagreementproblemsActive-passiveproblemsIncorrectuse of gerunds & infinitives
- 8. A. Pseudosentenceswith no verbsBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.)“Bachelor house more comfortable than family house.” “This book to talk about emotional event and real life” “I'm Legend a film full of tension.”“he currently Nadal's coach”“this cars very expensive “Can youfindthemistake in each of them?
- 9. A. Pseudosentenceswith no verbsLet’sseethecorrectsentenceswithverbs:“Bachelor house is more comfortable than family house.”“This book talksabout emotional event and real life”“ ‘I'm Legend’ is a film full of tension.”“Heis currently Nadal's coach”“Thesecarsare very expensive “Turkishstudentstendtoforgetverb ‘to be’ themost. Ifthere is no action in yoursentence, it is easytoforgettheverb.
- 10. B.Errors in verb tense structureBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.) it dosen't be problemAlso, computers been checked for regular use. Allthosepeoplehaveseedthepositivesides of usingthismachine.Wearetrytosolveproblems.Didyourepeatedthesamewords? Can youfindthemistake in each of them?B.Errors in verb tense structureLet’sseethecorrectverb tense structure. itis not dosen't be problemAlso, computers havebeen checked for regular use. Allthosepeoplehaveseenseedthepositivesides of usingthismachine.Wearetryingtosolveproblems.Didyourepeatrepeatedthesamewords? Thecorrect tense structure is important. Thisusuallyshowsyouraccuracy in thatlanguage. Paying a littleattentionwillhelpyou in yourwriting.
- 11. C. Not payingattentiontotenses & tense coordinationbetweensentencesBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.)When he left, he willfind his keys.Theysawthemanrunningalongtheroad. Thetwoboysarestartingtoescape. Istanbul is a nice metropol city so a lot of tourist came to Istanbul every year.Can youfindthemistake in each of them?C. Not payingattentiontotenses & tense coordinationbetweensentencesLet’sseethecorrect tense coordinationbetweensentences.When he left, he foundwillfindhis keys.Theysawthemanrunningalongtheroad. Thetwoboysstartedarestartingtoescape. Istanbul is a nice metropol city so a lot of tourists comecame to Istanbul every year.
- 12. D. Subject – VerbAgreementProblemsBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.)This book give scientific information to us. Everybody want to destroy the ring.A lot of touristic places waits for customers.These islands in Indian Ocean and Maldives has some historical consequence.Other similarities is that people go swimming in all months.Both of them is very good players.Can youfindthemistake in each of them?D. Subject – VerbAgreementProblemsLet’sseecorrectsubject-verbagreement in thesamesentences.This book gives scientific information to us. Everybody wants to destroy the ring.A lot of touristic placeswaitwaitsfor customers.These islands in Indian Ocean and Maldives havehas some historical consequence.Other similarities areis that people go swimming in all months.Both of themare is very good players.BASIC RULE:Singularsubjecttakessingularverb!Pluralsubjecttakespluralverb!
- 13. E. Active-PassiveProblemsBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.)This game plays with 11 players and last 90 minutes. Basketball doesn't always watch. In contrast, football usually watches. Final of the world cup organized in this city.This car has produced since 2003.Can youfindthemistake in each of them?E. Active-PassiveProblemsLet’sseecorrectactive -passiveforms in thesamesentences.This gameis playedwith 11 players and lasts90 minutes. Basketball isn’talwayswatched. In contrast, footballis usually watched. Final of the world cup wasorganized in this city.This car has beenproduced since 2003.Inordertouseactive-passiveformscorrectly, youshould pay attentionto;ThesubjectThemeaning of theverbHOWEVER;Avoidusingpassiveformsifthere is a waytoexpressthesamesentence in active. Whenthe “doer” of theaction is lessimportant, preferpassive.
- 14. E. Incorrectuse of Gerunds & InfinitivesBelowareincorrectsentencestakenfromstudentessays(YTU Prep.)Youdon't have to paid to billDo you want obey?Wearehappytellingthattherearen’tanymistakes.Parentsshouldavoidtocorrecttheirchildren’smistakeseverytime.Can youfindthemistake in each of them?
- 15. E. Incorrectuse of Gerunds & InfinitivesLet’sseethecorrectinfinitive&gerundforms.Youdon't have to pay thebillDo you want toobey?Wearehappytotellthattherearen’tanymistakes.Parentsshouldavoidcorrectingtheirchildren’smistakeseverytime.InEnglish, therearesomerulesforgerundsandinfinitives.Aftercertainverbsweuse v+ing (gerund); whereassomeverbsdemand an infinitive. Youmayfindthelist of theserulesandverbs in grammarsitesandbooks. Thebestwaytousethemcorrectly is toreadandpractise.
- 16. Theseweresomecommonproblemswithverbs. Whenyoufinishyourwriting,please do not forgettotake a look at yourverbs.
- 17. Thesesentencelevelproblems, instructorsusuallycallthem “grammarmistakes”, mayseem hard todealwith. However, theyare not. Youonlyneedmore time andattention. More time because YOU SHOULD READ AND LISTEN TO NATIVE SPEAKERS. Thistakes time.Daybydayyouwillrealisethedifference in yourwriting.
- 18. ThanksforyourparticipationWorkshop composedby Filiz Kaynak DiskayaYILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTERMARCH, 2011