Grammar and usage

1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Fit for life,Grammar and usage,Linking verbs,A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.,Linking verbs,1. I am Linda. 2. Surfing the Internet is really interesting. 3. We are now in need of English t

2、eachers. 4. The question is how to solve the problem. 5. What we want to know is who will give us the lecture next Monday.,am,is,are,is,is,Point out the linking verbs in the sentences.,6. Your suggestion sounds reasonable. 7. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well. 8. Milk goes bad easily

3、in summer if you do not put it in the fridge.,sounds,seems,goes,The most common linking verb is to be ( be/ am/ is/ are/ was/ were/ been) e.g. The information is true and accurate.,subject,state,Words like appear, seem, prove, keep, stay and remain can all be linking verbs. e.g. He appears to be ver

4、y friendly with us. 他看来和我们非常友好。 You shouldnt keep quiet in a debate. 你不应该一直沉默在辩论会上。,People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end. 人们一直静静的听我们，最后以热烈的掌声结束。 For these reasons, I believe the Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better. 因为这些原因，我相信互联网仍然是让人们生活更好的有利

5、工具。,2. Words relating to the five senses-sound, taste, feel, look and smell -can also be linking verbs. e.g. That sounds wonderful, but some people claim that the Internet is waste of time. 听上去不错，可是很多人还是认 为网络就是一种时间的浪费。,It feels good to sit in front of the TV after a hard days work. 工作很累一天后坐在电视机前看电视的

6、感觉很好。 When he got up on stage, he looked a little nervous. 当他站到舞台上时，他看上去很紧张。,3. Linking verbs like turn, go, fall, grow, get and become usually indicate a change of state. e.g. Leaves turn green in spring. 春天树叶开始变绿。 The boy will go mad if you dont allow him to use the computer. 如果你不允许那个男孩用电脑，他 会变得疯狂

7、。,I feel it remains important for us either to limit our use of the Internet, or to learn how to solve the problems it has caused.,adjective,4. Linking verbs are most often followed by an adjective. Sometimes, they can also be followed by a noun or a prepositional phrase.,He became a teacher after g

8、raduating from college. The article is about using the Internet to help people of all ages.,noun,prepositional phrase,1. 系动词不用于进行时和被动语态； 2. 除个别词外，几乎所有的系动词后 都能跟形容词作表语，但不能跟副 词作表语； 3. look，smell，taste等词既可作系动 词，也可作实义动词； 4. appear，prove，seem后面可以跟 to be + adj.，也可省略to be。,系动词的特点,seem (to be) +表语 seem to ha

9、ve done sth. seem to be doing sth. seem +从句,remain + n. remain + adj. remain + pron. remain + v-ed/ing remain + prep. remain + to do sth.,e.g. His knowledge of French remained very weak, because he was not good at learning languages. 他的法语知识仍然很薄弱，因为他 不擅长学习语言。 Peter became a judge but John remained a

10、fisherman. 皮特成为了一名法官，但是约翰依 然是个新手。,grow + adj. grow to do sth.,e.g. Its growing colder at night now. 晚上越来越冷。 I grew to (came to) like the dog. 我渐渐地喜欢上了那只狗。,become + noun. become + adj. become + v-ed/ing,Linda is writing in her diary about a debate over medicine and exercise. Help her underline all th

11、e linking verbs. Today I feel worn out. This morning, I took part in a debate about the medicine and exercise. Medicine plays an important role in our lives, but there are still some people who do not like it.,They say that most drugs have side effects, and that not all diseases can be cured by medi

12、cine. Talking exercise, on the other hand, is always safe. The boy I debated against was very skilful. He made some quite reasonable points and gave a superb speech. I talked to him after the debate.,He seemed tired too. In fact, he doesnt really think medicine is bad, but he believes we should be a

13、ware of the problems it can cause. I told him that if we are cautious about using medicine, we can benefit from it.,We were both happy with the outcome of the debate. People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end. Mum predicts that I will become quite a good public speaker if I c

14、ontinue to take part in debates. I am eager to debate again because today proved very successful!,Choose a proper linking verb to fill in each blank.,1. Despite the rising costs of many products, bus fares in this city _ unchanged. 2. Mike _ annoyed on the phone, but I really had no idea what was wr

15、ong.,remain,sounded,proved smells appear remain go sounded,proved smells appear remain go sounded,3. I cant wait to taste the food. It _ so good! 4. She did her best to _ more confident, though she was feeling very nervous. 5. If I were to stay home all day and worry about all this, I would _ crazy.

16、,smells,appear,go,proved smells appear remain go sounded,6. My brother took the pills for only three days before he fully recovered, so the medicine _ very effective.,proved,1. The cloth that _ smooth and soft _. A. feels; sells well B. feels; is well sold C. is felt; sells well D. is felt; sells go

17、od,A,Practice,2. _ delicious, the food was soon sold out. A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. To taste,C,3. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _ twenty-one already. A. become B. turned C. grown D. passed,B,4. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _ as the plane was making a landi

18、ng. A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating,C,5. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may _ run over by a car. A. have B. get C. become D. turn 6. Your suggestion _ good. A. hears B. sounds C. listens to D. listens,B,B,7. I havent seen Mary these past few days. Im afrai

19、d she _ herself for some time. A. isnt feeling B. hasnt been feeling C. hadnt been feeling D. wasnt feeling,B,8. What he said caused us _. A. to feel frightening B. feel frightened C. feeling frighten D. to feel frightened,D,9. We dont care if a hunting dog smells _, but we really dont want him to smell _. A. well; well B. bad; bad C. well; badly D. badly; bad,D,10. The traffic lights _ green and I pulled away. A. came B. went C. got D. grew,B,sound，taste，feel，look，smell等感官动词作系动词。 考例1 My parents have always made me _ ab