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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
How to explain, “He lives in London.” but “Where does he live?”?
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I am helping a student learn English but I am having trouble explaining some grammar to him.
In the sentence, “He lives in Britain.”, he understand that the third person singular verb always has an “-s” or “-es” attached to it. However, he (and I) don’t understand the following.
Why does “live” lose the “s” in the sentences “Where does he live?” or “Does he live in Britain or ?”. Similarly, “-s” in “He drives cars.” but no “-s” on the verb “drive” in “Does he drive a car?”
Also, the sentence “He fixes cars.” is easy to understand but why does the verb “fix” loses its “-es” in the negative sentence “He does not fix cars.”
Any advice anyone can give us in this matter is greatly appreciated.
I am helping a student learn English but I am having trouble explaining some grammar to him.
In the sentence, “He lives in Britain.”, he understand that the third person singular verb always has an “-s” or “-es” attached to it. However, he (and I) don’t understand the following.
Why does “live” lose the “s” in the sentences “Where does he live?” or “Does he live in Britain or ?”. Similarly, “-s” in “He drives cars.” but no “-s” on the verb “drive” in “Does he drive a car?”
Also, the sentence “He fixes cars.” is easy to understand but why does the verb “fix” loses its “-es” in the negative sentence “He does not fix cars.”
Any advice anyone can give us in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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The finite verb takes the person marker '-s'. ”-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form.
- The finite verb takes the person marker '-s'.
- ”-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form.
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The finite verb takes the person marker '-s'.
“He lives in Britain.” --finite verb is the main verb, 'live'
“Where does he live?”-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form
“Does he live in Britain or France?”.-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form
“He drives cars.” -- finite verb is
The finite verb takes the person marker '-s'.
“He lives in Britain.” --finite verb is the main verb, 'live'
“Where does he live?”-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form
“Does he live in Britain or France?”.-- finite verb is the auxiliary verb, 'do'; 'live' is an infinitive form
“He drives cars.” -- finite verb is
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ONE - he needs to learn plural, and in past tense , english aint easy (explain aint LOL). He needs to spend time with slang, having mastered basics. Many words have different meanings, I wont give you examples.
I don't understand your examples, which are very simple verbs. Don't be so technical - talk to him as we speak and have him repeat it.
We live in ****. He lives in ****. She lives
I don't understand your examples, which are very simple verbs. Don't be so technical - talk to him as we speak and have him repeat it.
We live in ****. He lives in ****. She lives
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