Grammer - Junior Secondary 2 - Transitive and intransitive verbs

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what transitive verbs are

Transitive verbs require objects to complete their meaning

Examples

1.   Good citizens love their country(Love-verb, country-object)

2.   Would you mind if I closed the window for a while?(closed-verb, window-object)

Transitive verbs can have a passive form

Examples

1.   The soldiers shot the terrorist(active)

The criminals were shot by the soldier

Many transitive verbs take only one object

Examples

a.   The girl cut the cake

b.   My brother boiled the water

Some transitive verbs take two objects

Examples

My father gave my uncle a beautiful present

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains intransitive verbs

Intransitive verbs are verbs that are not followed by an object(or a complement)

Examples

1.   My classmates laughed

2.   The teacher paused

3.   The children are leaving

Intransitive verbs include

a.   Verbs of position e.g stand, lie, sit

b.   Verbs of motion e.g go, fall, come

Some verbs are both transitive and intransitive. They can be used with or without an object.

Examples

1.   Maryam sang

Maryam sang a song

2.   The patient moved

The patient moved his muscles

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

a. distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs citing examples in sentences

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer exercise I and II on page 136 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise III on page 136 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners