Transcript Grammar Notes Lessons 3 and 5

Grammar Notes
Lessons 3, 4, and 5
Sentences with Verbs
Common Sentence Structure:
Subject + Verb + Object.
Example: I WANT MONEY. I want money.
GIRL SEES HER FRIEND. The girl sees
her friend.
Topicalization Structure
• Commonly known as Topic-Comment
Object + Subject + Verb
Example: MONEY, I WANT. I want money.
HER FRIEND, GIRL SEES. The girl sees
her friend.
Pronoun and Nouns
Pronouns used with nouns and can function
like the English word, the.
Example: MAN HE MY FATHER.
The man is my father.
Adjectives and Nouns
Adjectives appear either before or after the
noun.
Example:
I WANT BLUE CAR.
I WANT CAR BLUE.
I want a blue car.
Descriptive Adjectives
These are known as classifiers.
They are used to represent size and shape
of an object.
CL:F
Small, flat, round object
CL:`L``L`
Flat and round objects – small and large.
CL:C
Container-like object – small, one handed.
CL:CC
Container-like object – small and large, use
two hands.
CL:BB
Objects with a flat surface – short and long.
Finish
It is used to show that an action has been
complete. Appears before or after the
verb.
Example: I FINISH SEE MOVIE.
I saw the movie.
I READ FINISH BOOK.
I read the book.
Establishing the Tense Context
Once the context is established through the
use of a tense indicator, it is not necessary
to repeat the tense indicator in later
sentences until a change in tense is
desired.
LAST-WEEK…..
IN-TWO-MONTHS….
DURING THANSGIVING VACATION…