^^ A verb group is a group of words that describes the activities taking place and includes the main verb. Verb groups are sometimes known as processes.(動(dòng)詞組是一組詞來(lái)描述正在發(fā)生的活動(dòng)，包括主要動(dòng)詞。動(dòng)詞團(tuán)有時(shí)被稱為過(guò)程.）

1。 Action (doing) （動(dòng)作）: He has been completing the work. (Verb group (動(dòng)詞組): has been completing)

2. Thinking (思維): I have never believed that story.(動(dòng)詞組: have never believed)

3. Saying (常言): Lorraine did suggest a good method. (動(dòng)詞組: did suggest)

4. Having or being (占有或正在）: Linda was not being very polite. (動(dòng)詞組: was not being) ~

~ Verb groups are useful when studying a text as they describe what's going on.當(dāng)學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)文本時(shí)，動(dòng)詞組是有用的，動(dòng)詞組描述所發(fā)生的事情.～ Look at the passage with verb groups, which are the verb groups? ^^They decided to walk to the restaurant. Jill was going to have lasagne. Aidan didn't know what he wanted. He was going to look at the menu. When they arrived their parents told the waiter that they had booked a table.

～ 答案(動(dòng)詞組）decided to walk, going to have, didn't know what he wanted, was going to look, told the waiter that they had booked ~

Verb groups (VG) give detailed description of the activities taking place. ~ For example:

1. The car has been regularly making a shuddering sound. (VG-has been regularly making)

2. The cows have been razing quietly all morning. (VG-have been grazing quietly).

3. The boy had been known to tell lies. (VG-had been known).

4. He wanted to complete the work. (VG-?)

5. Have you been delivering the leaflets? (VG-?)

6. Is the painter finished yet? (VG-?) ^^

~ Answers (VG) ~

3. had been known to tell

4. wanted to complete

5. Have you been delivering

6. Is finished ^^

~ Can you identify the verb groups (VG) as action, thinking, saying, or having-being groups? 你可以找出動(dòng)詞組例如行動(dòng)動(dòng)詞組，思想動(dòng)詞組，說(shuō)的動(dòng)詞組，或占有或正在動(dòng)詞組嗎？ ?

1. The boy has had a bad cold. (這名男孩已經(jīng)患了嚴(yán)重感冒）VG?

2. The girl believed the story. VG -? ^^

3. Emily drove the car to the lake. (艾米麗開(kāi)著車到湖邊去）VG-? 4. Jason told Sharni the answer.(杰森跟 Sharni 講答案）VG-？～

答案：～

1. having-being verb group （占有或正在動(dòng)詞組）

2. thinking verb group （思想動(dòng)詞組）

3. action verb group（行動(dòng)動(dòng)詞組）

4. saying verb group （說(shuō)的動(dòng)詞組）^^

~ List the verb groups in this passage.(列出在這段經(jīng)文中的動(dòng)詞組.) ~

^^ Fortini started to feel hungry as she worked. There was quite a bit more to do before she could finish. She decided to keep working for another hour. After twenty minutes her stomach began to growl. " ^^

~ Answers to the previous passage ~ Verb groups ^^ 1. started to feel, to do, could finish, decided to keep working, began to growl ^^

~There is often more than one adjective used to describe a noun or noun groups還有經(jīng)常有多個(gè)形容詞用來(lái)形容一個(gè)名詞或名詞組. For example 例如1: Many frisky, young foals played in the paddock許多活潑，年輕的馬駒在牧場(chǎng)里游玩.（'Many, frisky, young' are the adjectives) ^

Reference:

Walker, P., 1996.     Pascal’s Basic Primary grammar – A concise guide to modern grammar.   NSW, Australia: Copyright Agency Limited