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Six verbs are commonly labeled the “troublesome verbs” because they are especially difficult to use correctly. These verbs are sit/set, lie/lay, and rise/raise. To ______means ______. To ______means ______. To ______means ______. To ______means ______. To ______means ______. To ______means ______.
One way to remember these verbs is by looking at the first vowel in each word. The words in which the first vowel is an i, describe things that I do: I sit, I lie, I rise. The words in which the first vowel is an a or e describe something that is done to another thing or something else: Set the flowers there; lay your book on the table; raise the flag.
The principal parts of these verbs are listed in the table below: Base Form Present Participle Past Form Past Participle sit set lie lay rise raise
Your Assignment: Put the knowledge you have gained about these verbs to use as you select and complete one of the tasks in the task rotation chart. Notes and Task Rotation for Troublesome Verbs
Six verbs are commonly labeled the “troublesome verbs” because they are especially difficult to use correctly. These verbs are sit/set, lie/lay, and rise/raise. To sit means to be seated or to rest. To set means to place or put something somewhere. To lie means to recline. To lay means to place or put something down. To rise means to move upward. To raise means to lift something up.
One way to remember these verbs is by looking at the first vowel in each word. The words in which the first vowel is an i, describe things that I do: I sit, I lie, I rise. The words in which the first vowel is an a or e describe something that is done to another thing or something else: Set the flowers there; lay your book on the table; raise the flag.
The principal parts of these verbs are listed in the table below: Base Form Present Participle Past Form Past Participle sit sitting sat (have) sat set setting set (have) set lie lying lay (have) lain lay laying laid (have) laid rise rising rose (have) risen raise raising raised (have) raised
Your Assignment: Put the knowledge you have gained about these verbs to use as you select and complete one of the tasks below. TASK 1: Mastery TASK 2: Interpersonal Make a Graphic Organizer Write a Complaint Letter Have you ever purchased or received a product that During class we made a chart of the four principal did not work as you expected? In real life situations, parts of the verbs lie/lay, sit/set, and rise/raise. How you might need to write a complaint letter. Using would you organize these verbs so that they are easy to correct grammar will help your complaints to be taken remember? On a sheet of colored paper, create a more seriously. graphic organizer that is something other than a lined Imagine a situation in which you have received an chart. Draw and label your graphic organizer. imaginary product that did not work. Write a letter to the company that made the product and ask for a refund. Use at least six forms of the verbs lie/lay, sit/set, and rise/raise in your letter. CIRCLE the forms of these verbs that you have used.
Troublesome Verbs Task Rotation TASK 3: Understanding—Tell Why TASK 4: Self-Expressive—Create a Pictionary Why do you think these verbs are more troublesome than most? Think of at least three reasons A “pictionary” is a dictionary with pictures. Create why sit/set, lie/lay, and rise/raise are labeled a pictionary that illustrates the verbs lie/lay, sit/set, and troublesome verbs. Write a paragraph of at least eight rise/raise. Be sure that you include the principal parts sentences, giving reasons that you think these verbs of the verbs and a definition. Draw one illustration for are difficult to use correctly. Be sure to make your each of these: lie, lay, sit, set, rise, raise. reasons clear. Include a topic sentence that states your main ideas and a concluding sentence that sums up your ideas.