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Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Workshop # 2- During in class (PCMAS)

Diana Snchez Martnez
University of Turabo
School of Professional Studies
Ahora Program

Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Acrostic poem:
F initive
I s sometimes called main verbs
N umbers
I ndicates what the subject does
T enses
E xpressed or implied
A pparently they look identical
N ot the same
D ifferent
N o subjects
O nly three types
N o tenses
F ormed also by adding the suffix ing or -ed
I nfinitive
N o numbers
I n gerunds
T he participle
E ndless

Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Write 3 sentences with the different types of verbs.
Transitive: Paul hit the ball over a wall. The crowd cheered the batter. She left the keys on
the table.
Intransitive: The train arrives at 3:00. Susan lives on the east side. People cheered wildly.
Dynamic: I am having a party. Ive been seeing my boyfriend for 5 years. The chef is
tasting his dish.
Stative: I think that tea is great! He likes pizza. I know the truth.
Finite: I live in Caguas. She walks home. Nancy does her homework.
Nonfinite: He loves camping in the woods. He had his car cleaned. The proposal has been
examined today.
Linking: The lily pond smells bad. Jos is nice. Mrs. Santos is our teacher.
Regular: She played during recess. They learned about verbs. He loved her very much.
Irregular: The bird flew away. The artist sang live. She froze her water bottles.
Modal: She can speak six languages. It must be cold outside. You should stop smoking.
Auxiliary: I am finishing my homework. Sarah was waiting for her date. Danek did his
chores.

Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Acrostic poem:
F initive
I s sometimes called main verbs
N umbers
I ndicates what the subject does
T enses
E xpressed or implied
A pparently they look identical
N ot the same
D ifferent
N o subjects
O nly three types
N o tenses
F ormed also by adding the suffix ing or -ed
I nfinitive
N o numbers
I n gerunds
T he participle
E ndless

Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Title: EDUC 245 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Verbs Underline the verb (or verb phrase) in the following sentences.
1. A micron is a unit of length.
2. There are over a thousand millimeters in a yard.
3. Freya was the Saxon Goddess of Beauty
4. Gold melts at 1,063 degrees Centigrade.
5. Egypt measures about one and one-half the size of Texas.
6. The George Washington Bridge is located between New York and New Jersey.
7. It can be seen spanning the mighty Hudson River.
8. Automobiles have been crossing it since 1931.
9. It is ranked as the second largest bridge in the world.
10. It is constantly being painted.