{"id":85,"date":"2013-04-17T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monkeygrammar.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/17\/verbs-and-kids\/"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:46:44","slug":"verbs-and-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpowerasia.org\/verbs-and-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs and Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summary: The post is about how to make sentences <\/b>with regard to verbs<\/b> in English. You will understand that words are like children<\/b> that they change all the time, that is, the same word can be a noun or a verb. In other words, the post attempts to change the way you think about English<\/b>, with funny and interesting examples of words: butter<\/b>, can<\/b>, and text<\/b>. Enjoy your reading! <\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/b><\/a>Do you want to<\/span> speed up<\/span> your learning of English?  <\/span><\/b>If you do, then you have to <\/span>treat words like a kid<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Yes, treat English words like a kid. <\/span><\/span>What does that mean? It means <\/span>words change<\/span> <\/span>like a kid<\/span>. It means verbs change like a kid that they are <\/span>not the same<\/span> all the time.  <\/span><\/span><\/b>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>Want <\/span>an example<\/span>?  Take the s<\/span><\/span>imple word \u2018<\/span>butter<\/span>\u2019. <\/span><\/span>We usually think of it as <\/span>a thing <\/span>(noun), right? <\/span><\/span>But it can be <\/span>a verb<\/span> too. <\/span><\/span>How? <\/span><\/b>Read the following dialogue:<\/span><\/span>
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Do you want to <\/span>butter<\/span> the bread?<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n


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The \u2018butter\u2019 in the sentence is <\/span>not the butter you eat<\/span>. But it is<\/span> an action<\/span>: spreading butter on bread. So when you meet the girl in the picture, you may say:<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Hi, Baby, do you want me to <\/span>butter<\/span> the pancake<\/span> for you?’<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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Want a <\/span>more challenging<\/span> example for you.  <\/span><\/b>Well, are you ready for the challenge? <\/span><\/span>Read the <\/span>weird<\/span> (<\/span>unusual<\/span>) dialogue:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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Can<\/span> you<\/span> <\/span>can<\/span> <\/span>this <\/span>can<\/span>?<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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<\/a>No, there is <\/span>nothing wrong<\/span> with your <\/span>eyes<\/span>. <\/span><\/b>There are<\/span> <\/span>3<\/span><\/span> \u2018cans\u2019 <\/span>in the sentence. <\/span><\/span>And they are like three \u2018kids\u2019 (the same kid) running on a beach. <\/span><\/span>
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So sounds a bit<\/span> confusing<\/span>? <\/span><\/b>Well, the \u2018Can No. 2\u2019 is<\/span> the key<\/span> to understand the sentence. <\/span><\/span><\/b>\u2018<\/span>Can No 1<\/span>\u2019 shows that you\u2019re<\/span> polite<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u2018<\/span>Can No. 2<\/span>\u2019 is an <\/span>action<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u2018<\/span>Can No. 3<\/span>\u2019 may mean a can of, say, <\/span>drink<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>So when you put them together: ‘Can<\/span> you<\/span> can <\/span>this <\/span>can<\/span><\/i><\/span>?<\/span>‘ <\/span>means \u2018<\/span>Can you <\/i><\/span><\/b><\/span>open<\/i><\/b><\/span> the can<\/i><\/span><\/b>?\u2019.  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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What does this have to with your <\/span>daily life<\/span>? <\/span><\/b><\/b>Well,<\/span> westerners<\/span> have been using it <\/span>all the time<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Want an example? <\/span><\/span><\/span>Text. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The word \u2018text\u2019 is originally a noun, but westerners use it as a verb, an action, for example: <\/span><\/span><\/span>I will <\/span>text<\/span> <\/span>you the date<\/span> (of the meeting). <\/span><\/span><\/span>What does \u2018text\u2019 mean here? <\/span>You will get it when you look at the picture below:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Text           =                <\/span>Send<\/span> your friends <\/span>a message on the mobile<\/span><\/div>\n

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