2017-10-25 Grammar: sensory verbs

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 239 exercise 40
2 got wet
3 get nervous
4 is getting dark / has gotten dark
5 is getting better
6 Get well
7 get accustomed (= get used)
8 get done
9 got depressed
10 got hired
11 got fired
12 got engaged, got married, got divorced, got remarried
13 get paid
14 Did you get invited
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In this structure, “get” has a similar meaning to “become”. It talks about a change rather than a continuing situation.
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Are you married? = What is your status? What do you write on documents?
Did you get married? = Did you have a wedding (at some specific past time)?
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get + adjective = become
get + place = arrive
get + noun = obtain/receive
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Sensory Verbs
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In addition to “get”, “be”, and “become”, these are some of the few verbs that can be used with adjectives. (“That smells delicious.” “You look bored.”)
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You can also sense things that happen or are happening.
I saw the dog eat my newspaper. = The dog ate my paper and I saw it (the whole action).
I saw the dog eating my newspaper. = The dog was eating my paper when I saw it (in progress).
Verbs of discovery always go with -ing:
I caught the dog eating my newspaper.
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subject + sensory verb + noun + base form OR verb(ing)
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It’s easy to think of actions you can see. What about the other senses?
I heard somebody knock on the door.
I heard the music playing.
I heard the phone ring.
I felt the weather get cold. / I feel it getting colder in here.
I felt her staring at me.
I smell the food cooking.
I smelled the toast burning.
I can taste the chocolate melting in my mouth.
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p. 298 exercise 2 - With your partner(s), take turns saying a few things you can sense (happening) in each of these situations.
1 You can hear people singing. You can hear music playing. You can hear people screaming.
2 You can see people skating. You can see people fall. You can see people jumping.
3 You can smell bread baking. You can smell coffee brewing.
4 You can hear the waves crashing on the rocks. You can hear birds calling. You can hear people laughing.
5 You can see people shopping. You can see shoppers buying stuff. You can see people working in the stores.
6 You can hear babies crying. You can hear children laughing and screaming. You can hear parents yelling at their screaming children.
7 You can hear the teacher explaining grammar. You can hear people speaking English and other languages.
8 You can see people working out.
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Homework: p. 299 exercise 4 - Choose the base form or -ing form of each verb.