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PROBLEM WITH MAIN VERB
1. Single the main verb
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
The sound of hair dryer Bother me
The prettiest girl in our class Has Long brown hair
it is Too soon to make the decision
2. Verb that require an infinitive in the complement
Agree Decide Hesitate Need Refuse
Appear Demand Hope Offer Seem
Arrange Deserve Intend Plan Tend
Ask Expect Learn Prepare Threaten
Claim Fail Manage Pretend Wait
Consent Forget Mean Promise want
Example
Subject Verb Compliment o adverb
He Had planed To leave Indonesia Last year
He wanted To speak English Every day
3. verb + gerund
Admit Delay Keep quit Stop
Appreciate Deny Mention Recall Suggest
Avoid Discuss Miss Recommended Tolerate
Complete Enjoy Postpone Regret Understand
Consider finish Practice Risk
Example
S Main verb Gerund O Adverb
He enjoys Running In the yard everyday
He postpone studying English Every semester
He Has stopped Smoking Cigarette
4. verb phrases + gerund
Approve of Do not mind Keep on think of
Be better of Forget about Look forward to
Cannot help Get through Object to
Count on Insist on Think about
S Verb phrase Gerund Object Adverb
She Forgot about Doing Her homework Yesterday
They Are better of Doing Their homework Tomorrow
He Cannot help Falling In love with her
5. Modal + verb words
Can could may might must shall should will would
Subject Modal Verb word O A
he must do it Now
6. Logical conclusion – event in the past
Subject Must have Participle O
My friend Must have Called Me Last night
You Must have Done it
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7. logical conclusion- event in the present
S Must be Verb ing Adverb present time
You Must be Calling Now
Someone Must be Using Telephone now
He Must be Falling In love now
Subject Must be Adjective Present time
he Must be Sick Now
You Must be Crazy Today
8. Logical conclusion – event that repeat
Subject Must Verb words Repeated time
My friend Must Call me often
She Must Go to the bad Early late night
He must Study Regularly
9. knowledge and ability – know and know how
Subject Know Noun
I know Know The answer
He Knows The person
They Knew The location
10. know how express the ability
Subject Know How To infinitive 0bject
He Know How To swim In the beach
We Know How To solve The problem
11. past custom – used to
Subject Used to Verb word Object Adverb
We used To live In Hawaii Last year
They Used to ask Me a question
12. Past custom be used to (be accustomed to) In the past time
subject be Used to Verb ing O
He was Used to Eating Rice
13. Advisability – had better
Subject Had better Verb word O Adverb
He Had better Do It Now
They Had better Speak to Me Now
We Had better Come To the campus Early
14. Preference – would rather
We Would rather Verb words O Adverb
They Would rather study biology This semester
The governor Would rather make it As soon as possible
15. preference for another would rather that
Subject Would rather that S Verb 2 O
We Would rather that You drove A car
subject Would rather that Subject Did not verb
we Would rather that you Did not Drive a car
16. negative imperative
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Please do not Verb words Object
Please do not tell anyone
VERB CAN BE FOLLOWED BY VERBS CAN BE VERBS CAN BEFOLOOWED BY
GERUND FOLOOEWED INFINITIVE
BY GERUNG
AND INFINITIVE
Admit Remember
Appreciate Stop Agree
Avoid Forget Appear
Complete Arrange
Consider Ask
Delay Begin Claim
Deny Hate Consent
Discuss Regret Decide
Enjoy Cannot stand Demand
Finish Like Deserve
Keep Start Expect
Mention Continue Fail
Miss Love Forget
Postpone Try Hesitate
Practice Dread Hope
quit Prefer Intend
Recall Learn
Recommended Manage
Regret Mean
Risk Need
Stop Offer
Suggest Plan
Tolerate Prepare
Understand Pretend
Promise
Refuse
Seem
Tend
Threaten
Wait
Want
He understand speaking Italy He stop smoking He plan to write letter tomorrow
He stop to smoke