Transitive and Intransitive Verbs -- Huh?

Some verbs take a direct object. (Transitive) They do something to something.

need       “I need money.”

hit          “I hit the ball.”

kick         “I kicked my brother.”

destroy  “The transformer destroyed the city.

kiss        “I kissed Ernestine.”

The verb “lay” takes a direct object. It is transitive.

      “I carefully laid the beef roast inside the bars of the lion’s cage.”

  [The forms of the verb are lay, laid, has been laying, has laid.]

Some verbs do not take a direct object. (Intransitive)  They just do.

looked     “I looked, but didn’t see anything.” 

slept        “I slept all night.”

The verb “lie” does not take a direct object. 

 [The forms of the verb are lie, lay, has been lying, has lain.]

Some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive: shook, felt, read.

 

Illustrations from  http://funny-cats.blogspot.com/2006/03/cat-kiss.html and http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/cartoons/pages/sleeping-snoopy.shtml

http://www.inspirationfalls.com/beginning-and-ending-shake-hands/shake-hands-concepts-3/ 

Lie and Lay

Lie/Lay -- Perfect Tense

Overhead to Help You Understand:

LIE -To lie down is an act that can be attributed to the subject.
There is no object of this verb, as the subject is doing the action without a receiver.
(Hint: substitute "recline." If "recline" works, then "lie" is also correct)

Conjugation of LIE:
lie (present tense)
lay (past tense)
will lie (future tense)
lain (perfect tense) (use with have, had, has)

LAY - Lay must have a direct object. One lays something down.
(Hint: substitute "put." If "put" works, then "lay" is also correct.)
Conjugation of LAY:
lay (present tense)
laid (past tense)
will lay (future tense)
laid (perfect tense) (use with have, had, has)

Practice:

Harold reclines in the arm chair.

Harold puts his sister in a car seat.

Leslie reclined on the Spongebob Squarepants chair.

Leslie put her purse on the Spongebob Squarepants chair.

Mark will recline in his hotel room.

Mark will put his briefcase in his hotel room.

Jimmy has reclined by the pool way too much this summer.

Jimmy’s friends have put firecrackers under his lounge chair.

March 16/17, 2009

March 16/17, 2009

No more late work or extra credit will be accepted for this term. Friday was the last day to hand those in, unless you had already made special arrangements with Mr. Christensen.

1. Lie/Lay Quiz
2. Ice Story Movie -- We watched part of "Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance" -- a Nova special --
and Mr. Christensen will be checking reading logs. (Blue logs -- handed out March 3/4 -- provided also for absent students.) See example on March 5 post.

March 10/11, 2009

March 10/11, 2009

** If you haven't yet, turn in your portfolio assignments and personal narratives. Friday is the last day to hand in late work. The term ends on the 20th.

Students added dialogue to comic strips to show that they know how to use the verbs lie and lay.

Students read Ice Story in small groups through chapter 12.

Students created a time line for Ice Story so far. They created their own External Text Feature!

Student Targets for the Time Line:
Summarizing,
Chronological Internal Text Structure,
Creating an EXTERNAL TEXT FEATURE

Subject/Verb Review

image from http://paulbuckley14059.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/calvin-and-hobbes.jpg

January 30, February 3, 2009

1. Finish up Hotseat.
2. Finish Chapter 4 of Words By Heart and finish answering questions about the book so far. (Handout)
3. Learn about using the verbs lie and lay. Go to our blog to find a quiz on lie and lay.
4. Get started on making a poster of sample sentences for lie and lay.
-- (Note: Conjugation refers to being able to change a verb to match its tense and number.)