{"id":779,"date":"2016-07-15T22:56:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T22:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=779"},"modified":"2017-04-30T19:06:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T19:06:30","slug":"try-it-verbs","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/chapter\/try-it-verbs\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Verbs","rendered":"Try It: Verbs"},"content":{"raw":"Read the following introduction to an academic paper written by an undergraduate linguistics student. Look at the verb usage (both regular verbs and non-finite verbs).\u00a0Identify any errors that have been made, and suggest revisions. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Early Modern English, the language spoke\u00a0by Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, existed during a\u00a0period of rich language\u00a0change and growth. (2)\u00a0Vast amounts of words were borrowed into English from Latinate languages (such as French and Spanish). (3)\u00a0English words were taking Latinate\u00a0suffixes\u00a0and adding them to words, so they could better to\u00a0fit the needs of the people.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1624\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/08\/08210802\/virtue.png\" alt=\"chart showing the use of virtual and virtuous between the 1470s and the 1690s\" width=\"350\" height=\"141\" \/>(4)\u00a0Derivational doublets is\u00a0word pairs from Early Modern English that have\u00a0the same root word but have\u00a0different suffixes. (5)\u00a0Take\u00a0the words <em>virtuous<\/em> and <em>virtual<\/em>, for example. (6)\u00a0Both words\u00a0come from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0had\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and -<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them. (7)\u00a0This paper will examine the usage of these doublets in Early Modern English, and it\u00a0briefly looks at how these words have changing\u00a0in our modern usage.<\/p>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"789311\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"789311\"]\r\n\r\nIn sentence 1, <em>spoke<\/em>\u00a0is part of\u00a0an elided passive construction (the full phrase would be\u00a0\"the language that was spoke\"), so the simple past tense is incorrect here: you\u00a0should use\u00a0the past participle\u00a0<em>spoke<\/em><em>n<\/em>: \"Early Modern English, the language <strong>spoken<\/strong> by Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I. . .\"\r\n\r\nIn sentence 3, the <em>to<\/em>-infinitive\u00a0<em>to fit<\/em> is used following the helping verb\u00a0<em>could<\/em>. However,\u00a0you don't use\u00a0<em>to-<\/em>infinitives with the verb\u00a0<em>could<\/em>. The sentence should read \". . . they could better fit the needs of the people.\"\r\n\r\nSentence 4 does not\u00a0agree. The verb\u00a0<em>is<\/em> is singular while the subject\u00a0<em>doublets<\/em> is plural. You should use the verb <em>are<\/em> instead:\u00a0\"Derivational doublets <strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0word pairs from Early Modern English. . .\"\r\n\r\nIn sentence 6,\u00a0<em>come<\/em> and\u00a0<em>had<\/em> don't agree. The words were created in the past, but they are formed the same way now, so you can use\u00a0either tense. The verb <em>applied<\/em> is a past participle (it's part of the elided passive phrase \"that were applied\"), so it doesn't change:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Both words\u00a0<strong>came<\/strong> from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0<strong>had<\/strong>\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and -<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Both words\u00a0<strong>come<\/strong> from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and -<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSentence 7 shifts tenses. The verb<em> looks<\/em>\u00a0is present tense while\u00a0<em>will<\/em> examine is future tense<em>.<\/em>\u00a0Since we are at the beginning of the paper, the future tense is a better choice (though the present tense is also acceptable. The phrase <em>have<\/em>\u00a0<em>changing<\/em> is not grammatically sound: it mixes the continuous and perfect tenses together. The verb\u00a0<em>to have<\/em> needs the past participle (<em>changed<\/em>) and the present participle (<em>changing<\/em>) needs\u00a0<em>to have<\/em>. In this instance, the past perfect (<em>have changed<\/em>)\u00a0is the best tense:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>This paper <strong>will examine<\/strong> the usage of these doublets in Early Modern English, and it <strong>will briefly look<\/strong>\u00a0at how these words <strong>have changed<\/strong>\u00a0in our modern usage.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"<p>Read the following introduction to an academic paper written by an undergraduate linguistics student. Look at the verb usage (both regular verbs and non-finite verbs).\u00a0Identify any errors that have been made, and suggest revisions. The sentences have been numbered to aid you in your comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Early Modern English, the language spoke\u00a0by Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, existed during a\u00a0period of rich language\u00a0change and growth. (2)\u00a0Vast amounts of words were borrowed into English from Latinate languages (such as French and Spanish). (3)\u00a0English words were taking Latinate\u00a0suffixes\u00a0and adding them to words, so they could better to\u00a0fit the needs of the people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1624\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/08\/08210802\/virtue.png\" alt=\"chart showing the use of virtual and virtuous between the 1470s and the 1690s\" width=\"350\" height=\"141\" \/>(4)\u00a0Derivational doublets is\u00a0word pairs from Early Modern English that have\u00a0the same root word but have\u00a0different suffixes. (5)\u00a0Take\u00a0the words <em>virtuous<\/em> and <em>virtual<\/em>, for example. (6)\u00a0Both words\u00a0come from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0had\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and &#8211;<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them. (7)\u00a0This paper will examine the usage of these doublets in Early Modern English, and it\u00a0briefly looks at how these words have changing\u00a0in our modern usage.<\/p>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q789311\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q789311\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>In sentence 1, <em>spoke<\/em>\u00a0is part of\u00a0an elided passive construction (the full phrase would be\u00a0&#8220;the language that was spoke&#8221;), so the simple past tense is incorrect here: you\u00a0should use\u00a0the past participle\u00a0<em>spoke<\/em><em>n<\/em>: &#8220;Early Modern English, the language <strong>spoken<\/strong> by Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I. . .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In sentence 3, the <em>to<\/em>-infinitive\u00a0<em>to fit<\/em> is used following the helping verb\u00a0<em>could<\/em>. However,\u00a0you don&#8217;t use\u00a0<em>to-<\/em>infinitives with the verb\u00a0<em>could<\/em>. The sentence should read &#8220;. . . they could better fit the needs of the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sentence 4 does not\u00a0agree. The verb\u00a0<em>is<\/em> is singular while the subject\u00a0<em>doublets<\/em> is plural. You should use the verb <em>are<\/em> instead:\u00a0&#8220;Derivational doublets <strong>are<\/strong>\u00a0word pairs from Early Modern English. . .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In sentence 6,\u00a0<em>come<\/em> and\u00a0<em>had<\/em> don&#8217;t agree. The words were created in the past, but they are formed the same way now, so you can use\u00a0either tense. The verb <em>applied<\/em> is a past participle (it&#8217;s part of the elided passive phrase &#8220;that were applied&#8221;), so it doesn&#8217;t change:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both words\u00a0<strong>came<\/strong> from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0<strong>had<\/strong>\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and &#8211;<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them.<\/li>\n<li>Both words\u00a0<strong>come<\/strong> from the word <em>virtue<\/em>, but they\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0different suffixes (-<em>uous<\/em> and &#8211;<em>ual<\/em>) applied to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sentence 7 shifts tenses. The verb<em> looks<\/em>\u00a0is present tense while\u00a0<em>will<\/em> examine is future tense<em>.<\/em>\u00a0Since we are at the beginning of the paper, the future tense is a better choice (though the present tense is also acceptable. The phrase <em>have<\/em>\u00a0<em>changing<\/em> is not grammatically sound: it mixes the continuous and perfect tenses together. The verb\u00a0<em>to have<\/em> needs the past participle (<em>changed<\/em>) and the present participle (<em>changing<\/em>) needs\u00a0<em>to have<\/em>. In this instance, the past perfect (<em>have changed<\/em>)\u00a0is the best tense:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This paper <strong>will examine<\/strong> the usage of these doublets in Early Modern English, and it <strong>will briefly look<\/strong>\u00a0at how these words <strong>have changed<\/strong>\u00a0in our modern usage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-779\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Try It: Verbs. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Modification of Derivational Doublets (errors added). <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Vallerie Mott. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Public domain content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Image of Queen Elizabeth I. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: William Scrots. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Elizabeth_I_when_a_Princess.jpg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Elizabeth_I_when_a_Princess.jpg<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/pdm\">Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":17,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Try It: Verbs\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Image of Queen Elizabeth I\",\"author\":\"William Scrots\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Elizabeth_I_when_a_Princess.jpg\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Modification of Derivational Doublets (errors added)\",\"author\":\"Vallerie Mott\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-779","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1850,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1625,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/779\/revisions\/1625"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1850"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/779\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-engcomp1-wmopen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}