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smell, sound, taste, remain, stay, lie, hold, prove, turn out. It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful. She sounded great on the phone.
B. Linking verbs that convey the meaning of become: become, run, go,
come, fall, grow, turn, get The weather became warmer. Pollution from cars has become a major problem. Please hurry up! Time is running short.
ess/investigate/join/ marry/mention/overcome/provide/reach/regret/require/resemble Most coordinators require their clients to provide a detailed list of assets and liabilities well before the final filing date.
TYPES OF VERBS
Visitors almost always express amazement at the immensity of the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.
B. Intransitive verb + preposition = transitive verb
Account for/agree on (with)/ deal with/interfere with/react to/speak to (with)/sympathize with/add to/ arrive at/head for/listen to/reply on/return to/talk to The president of the company will speak to all the employees about the changes in the company policy.
Point 4: Sentence pattern 4 (Subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object)
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I will buy a book for you. John made a bookcase for Jennifer.
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Note:
Express to me that Announce to me that suggest to me that mention to me that introduce to me that propose to me that
John mentioned (to me) that he might resign at the end of the month.
TYPES OF VERBS
A. Object and object complement
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Appoint/call/select + object + noun: They appointed him chairman. Drive/paint/keep/find + object + adjective: You have to keep the food fresh. Allow/compel/forbid/instruct/invite/tell/permit/urge/tell/cause + object + to- infinitive
We are very sorry to have kept you waiting. Get/hear/make/have/keep + object + past participle
The purpose of this report is to make it easier for your service department to keep us informed of product problems.
Mr. Hwang made his son clean his room. My father lets me drive his car. Have + personal object + bare infinitive
I had the plumber repair the leak. Help + object + bare infinitive/to- infinitive
My sister helped me wash my car. My sister helped me to wash my car. Get + personal object + to- infinitive
The students got the teacher to dismiss class early. Have/get object denoting things + past participle
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TYPES OF VERBS
John had his watch repaired (by someone) C. Verb with as Regard A as B Think of A as B Consider A as B Refer to A as B Define A as B cite A as B take A as B speak of A as B designate A as B look upon A as B
Have you considered working as a journalist? His work is highly regarded as very good by art experts. (passive voice)
Polite request: May I borrow your calculator? Giving permission: You may leave the room.
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TYPES OF VERBS
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Possibility of doing some: Altering a passport in any way may make it invalid. Possibility in the past: They may have called when she was in Los Angeles. Suggestion that someone should do something, because there is no other choice:
Possibility below 50%: He might be at the bank He might have been at the bank.
Emphasis: I must go to class today. Prohibition: you must not open that door. Certainty in the present 95%: John must be sick. Certainty in the past 95%: John must have been sick yesterday.
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TYPES OF VERBS
HAVE TO
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Necessity:
Lack of necessity:
Polite request: Would you mind if I left early? Preference: I would rather go to the TOEIC class than stay home.
Past habit: When I was a child, I would visit my grandparents every weekend. Polite form of want: I would like an apple, please. Unfulfilled wish: I would have liked a cookie, but there were none in the house.
USED TO
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Past habit: I used to visit my grandparents every weekend. Past situation no longer in existence: I used to live in the U.S. Now I live in Korea.