Related Courses Widget
Top Rated Course
EBS 262 GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF TEACHING IN BASIC SCHOOLS
1( 1 REVIEWS )395 STUDENTSEBC 126- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
5( 1 REVIEWS )409 STUDENTS
Course Reviews
- EBS 262 GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF TEACHING IN BASIC SCHOOLS
1
Sir please there is not content on this course. And no PDF as well..ANYETEI ANGELEY
EBC 126- COMMUNICATION SKILLS5
GoodMICHAEL AGGREY
EBC 126- COMMUNICATION SKILLS5
GoodABAKAH MONICA
Outline of Lesson
Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the student will be able to:
a)explain a verbless clause. (NTS 2c)
d)state the features of verbless clauses.
Required Reading
Note: You can please find the reading material in the e-library on Google Drive and on Moodle
Introduction
Verbless Clause
1.Whether right or wrong, he always comes off worst in arguments.
Here, the omitted verb can be recovered, as in:
Whether he is right or wrong …
Book your tickets well in advance, whenever possible.
The verb can be recovered, as in: whenever it is possible.
Exercise:
Recover the omitted verb in the underlined verbless clause below:
While at University of Cape Coast, he was active in the society.
1.Too nervous to reply, he stared at the floor.
In (1), the verbless clause, “too nervous to reply” can be expanded into the non-finite clause Being too nervous to reply
…
2.In police grips, the students learnt their lessons.
In (2), the verbless clause, “In police grips” can be expanded into the non-finite clause Being in police grips ….
Sometimes the verbless clause can consist of just one lexical item. The other elements are ellipted. See (3) and (4) below. The corresponding full clauses are in brackets:
3.Amazed, he left the scene. (Being amazed …)
4.Hungry, Mary ate the food with joy. (Being hungry…, or As she was hungry …)
Structure of the Verbless Clause
From the syntactic point of view, verbless clauses fall into two
classes, namely: (1) independent and (2) dependent clauses.
1)Now to the business. (Now, let’s get down to the business/Now let’s return to the business)
2)Really delicious! (It is really delicious/it tastes really delicious)
From the syntactic point of view, verbless clauses fall into two
classes, namely: (1) independent and (2) dependent clauses.
1)Now to the business. (Now, let’s get down to the business/Now let’s return to the business)
2)Really delicious! (It is really delicious/it tastes really delicious)
Features of the Verbless Clause
1.If in doubt …
2.Whenever possible …
3.Once inside the building …
Summary
Self-Study Questions
1.Underline the verbless clauses in the following sentences:
i.He learnt a great deal about electricity while in the army.
ii.Taken daily, vitamin pills can improve your health.
iii.Not very happy with the results, he said nothing to Ama.
iv.You have to come to our party next Sunday, whether busy or not.
2.Construct two (2) sentences and underline the verbless clause in each.
3.With examples, explain why the verbless clause is considered a clause although it has no verbal element in its structure.
1.Afraid, he ran away from the crime scene.
2.His duty completed, he had three months’ leave.
3.The long journey over, we relaxed in the warm sunshine.
4.Whether here or not, his application will have to be considered.
END
Stay safe
Attachments1