tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802707376220073373.post7689276808740020880..comments2012-10-23T09:23:55.990-07:00Comments on Word Vomit From Chelsea's Mouth: FANBOYS use AAAWWUBBIS' Chelsea Brannockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03348259167491282560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802707376220073373.post-43388171224740846522012-09-24T13:49:37.521-07:002012-09-24T13:49:37.521-07:00let me see if I can clear up the difference betwee...let me see if I can clear up the difference between transitive and intransitive. To answer your question, Chelsea:<br />You can say, “The students studied,” OR, “The students studied science.” It is correct either way. Does the extra noun at the end make it transitive?<br />Yup. That noun answers the question, "The students studied WHAT?" That WHAT is a direct object.<br />"Study" can be either intransitive or transitive, depending on the sentence. Not all verbs are like that, though. Also, you'll notice that intransitive verbs often do have extra stuff after them. That stuff is usually adverbs or prepositional phrases--but no nouns or pronouns receiving the action of the verb. So those patterns are S-Vi<br /><br />just a couple of other things to note about punctuation in your blog:<br />"Sometimes I think, “I learned this stuff in elementary school, it’s easy,” YET, then there are moments when I have to pause and think about something or ask questions even."<br />No comma after YET, just before.<br /><br />"Even though I am teaching high school I know I will need to explain what an adverb is, or what a run-on sentence is. I did a three week practicum this summer in a high school classroom and the students in the classes often did not know things that I had thought should be mastered by their age."<br />--comma after "high school" to mark off introductory AAAWWUUBBIS clause.<br />--no commas before OR in "what an adverb is or what a run-on sentence is" because you're just connection two direct objects (I will need to explain WHAT? what an adverb is or what a run-on sentence is.)<br /><br />Gets tricky in practice, huh?<br /><br />Nice, thoughtful closing paragraph. Spot-on, methinks.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257940218680612340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802707376220073373.post-29059064659560913742012-09-23T23:12:52.674-07:002012-09-23T23:12:52.674-07:00Good use of the pattern of the week! I can see tha...Good use of the pattern of the week! I can see that you included a varity of FANBOYS. I'm on the same page as you because I still feel slightly confused about the verb patterns. Like you said, this class has been helpful in refreshing all the grammar details I've forgotten over the years. Hannah Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896495673009951059noreply@blogger.com