Unit 2
Helping verbs are verbs used with a main verb to tell us more about it: Sheena was feeling nervous. helping verb main verb She did not want to stop playing basketball.
2 Make sentences using helping verbs from the first box and main verbs from the second box. Example: The bus is leaving soon. is am are was were will must can leave wait sing talk watch travel see think
3 Find the helping verbs and main verbs in the sentences below. Write them out in a table. Helping verb Main verb 1 did finish
1 Michael did not finish his homework on time. 2 The students are waiting for the bus. 3 I do not understand some of the questions. 4 We will play cricket after school tomorrow.
5 Carla did not attend school yesterday. 6 Sheena has decided to talk to her mother. 7 My mother is getting dinner. 8 The students were waiting for the bus.
The sentence
A sentence is a group of words which contains both a subject and a verb . It expresses a complete idea: è Sheena wrote a letter to Aunt Judy. ( sentence ) A phrase is a group of words which does not have both a subject and a verb. It does not express a complete idea: è playing computer games (phrase) 4 Which of the following are sentences? Which are phrases? 1 Texting your friends è phrase 2 I need your advice. 3 Do better in my exams 4 You can only do your best. 5 A busy day at work 6 Sheena and her mother 7 We all need time to relax. 8 I always do my homework.
• Exercise 2: Pairs make as many sentences as they can using the helping verbs and main verbs. Write examples on the board. DA Exercise 3: Depending on the ability of your students, write the helping verbs and main verbs on the board before students complete the exercise individually.
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