Processes

1. Processes

2. Systems of Choice Mode & Mediuminfluences the message (mode) Subject Matterdetermines the representation (field) Roles & Relationships affects the exchange (tenor) through through through Theme (prominent part of the message) Participants(people, places, things and ideas) Mood (statements, questions and commands) Processes(doing, thinking, saying and being) Modality(degree of probability or obligation) Cohesion (the links between messages) Circumstances (how, when, where and why ?) Clauses in the Text

3. Processes are represented by verbs and verb groups runs is Sweating whistle jog thinks

4. Processes connect participants and their circumstances Mental Processes Alice feels proud. Material Processes Harry bowls. Verbal Processes Sisters chat. Relational Processes Paul has a big belly.

5. Material Processes indicate physical actions Children skip. Mike hitthe ball. The dog chasedthe cat under the fence.

6. Scrambled Eggs Ingredients 2 eggs 1 teaspoon butter 1/4 cup milk parsley (optional) Salt buttered toast Method 1. Beat eggs well and then add salt and milk. 2. Finely chop the parsley. 3. Melt butter in a small fry pan. 4. Add egg mixture and stir over a gentle heat until thick. Don’t overcook ! 5. Add a little chopped parsley and serve on toast.

7. Scrambled Eggs Ingredients 2 eggs 1 teaspoon butter 1/4 cup milk parsley (optional) Salt buttered toast Method 1. Beat eggs well and then add salt and milk. 2. Finely chop the parsley. 3. Melt butter in a small fry pan. 4. Add egg mixture and stir over a gentle heat until thick. Don’t overcook ! 5. Add a little chopped parsley and serve on toast.

8. Verbal Processes report or project speech “Gold ! Gold !” shoutedthe prospector. The girls chat on the way home. Randal screamed at the dog to be quiet.

9. The Lolly Shop Bruno remarked that he likes Chewy stingers with the fizzy centres best. Gina boasted that she once ate a whole packet of jumbo jelly for breakfast. Our Principal announced we were not to spend our lunch money at the lolly shop. We asked the shopkeeper to buy more surprise skulls. Our parents warned us not to eat too many sweets. Toula whispered to me that she has one gobstopper a week. Many children ask for the new doodle pops. Sergio praised the new nerds which had just arrived at the shop.

10. The Lolly Shop Bruno remarked that he likes Chewy stingers with the fizzy centres best. Gina boasted that she once ate a whole packet of jumbo jelly for breakfast. Our Principal announced we were not to spend our lunch money at the lolly shop. We asked the shopkeeper to buy more surprise skulls. Our parents warned us not to eat too many sweets. Toula whispered to me that she has one gobstopper a week. Many children ask for the new doodle pops. Sergio praised the new nerds which had just arrived at the shop.

11. Mental Processes express thoughts or feelings Mr Harris wondered if the fish would bite. The diver feltnervous. He believed that she was telling the truth.

12. Madam Fifi Madam Fifi the fortune teller thought hard. She believes she has special magical powers. Many people wonder about these things. With closed eyes she concentrated on the crystal ball. Madam Fifi knows all this spooky stuff. I expect some interesting information after my visit to Madam Fifi. Sometimes I feel a bit frightened about spirits. I reckon the spirits could come alive. I dreamt about my visit to the fortune teller.

13. Madam Fifi Madam Fifi the fortune teller thought hard. She believes she has special magical powers. Many people wonder about these things. With closed eyes she concentrated on the crystal ball. Madam Fifi knows all this spooky stuff. I expect some interesting information after my visit to Madam Fifi. Sometimes I feel a bit frightened about spirits. I reckon the spirits could come alive. I dreamt about my visit to the fortune teller.

14. Relational Processes indicate states of being or having It iswindy today. Mr Taylor has a broken leg. Those dogs have very sharp teeth !

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17. Dogs Dogs are mammals. They are four legged creatures which have backbones. They are warm blooded animals and so can control their own body temperature. Dogs have live babies. The mother produces milk to feed the babies. When the puppies are weaned they are able to eat meat. There are many different breeds of dog. Different breeds have different attributes. Some breeds of dog have thick, furry coats. Other breeds of dog have short, sleek coats. Most dogs are friendly and relate well to human beings. Dogs make excellent pets. They are good company and have lots of fun to share.

18. Dogs Dogs are mammals. They are four legged creatures which have backbones. They are warm blooded animals and so can control their own body temperature. Dogs have live babies. The mother produces milk to feed the babies. When the puppies are weaned they are able to eat meat. There are many different breeds of dog. Different breeds have different attributes. Some breeds of dog have thick, furry coats. Other breeds of dog have short, sleek coats. Most dogs are friendly and relate well to human beings. Dogs make excellent pets. They are good company and have lots of fun to share.

19. Keep the Men in Jail Select a ‘process’ card … identify its type and use in a sentence. The first player/team to have all the bars marked off is the winner.

20. Verb Groups A verb group may comprise a singleverb or a group of verbs It may also include auxiliariesand non finite elements such asparticiples

21. Verb Groups Theyhad been planning to have a barbequefor Fred's birthday.

22. Auxiliary Verbs Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs. They help to specify and express time, probability or obligation.

23. Auxiliary Verbs Auxiliary Verbs are divided into primary auxiliaries (be, have, do) and Modal auxiliaries (can, may, shall, must, ought to, need, done)

24. Auxiliary Verbs In verb groups that express probability or time, the modal auxiliary comes first

25. Participles Each verb has a present and a past participle. Participles in base, present (-ing) or past (-ed) form may be included in the verb group.

26. Past Participle We have walked two kilometres. We’ve walked two kilometres.

27. Present Participle We were walking two kilometres. We shall be walking two kilometres.

28. Base Form We shall walk to Uluru. We’ll walk to Uluru.

29. Infinitives Infinitives are the base form, root or name of the verb and usually follow the word ‘to’ Examples to bring, to wish, to be, to go

30. Infinitives Both parts of the infinitive should be kept together They wanted to walk slowly to the corner. not They wanted to slowly walk to the corner.

31. Transitive Verbs When a verb takes the action from the subject across to the object it is called a transitive verb

32. Dogs fetch sticks. Here the dog is doing the action to the stick.

33. Intransitive Verbs Verbs that don’t have any objects are called intransitive verbs. Intransitive verbs make sense on their own and do not need an object.

34. Mark relaxes. In this sentence the action is not transferred to an object

35. Subject/Verb Agreeance The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. It is in ‘charge’ of the verb

36. Subject/Verb Agreeance This carrot is fresh. A singular subject means the verb must be singular.

37. Subject/Verb Agreeance These carrots are fresh. A plural subject means the verb must be plural.

38. Subject/Verb Agreeance Sometimes one subject governs more than one verb. Make sure that all of the verbs governed by a subject agree with the subject.

39. This kind of car looks impressive but does not go very fast. not This kind of car looks impressive but do not go very fast.

40. Subject/Verb Agreeance Take care when a group of words forms the subject

41. A packet of peas was open on the floor not A packet of peas were open on the floor

42. Tips to Remember Words like anyone, everyone, and no-one are singular and take a singular form The words many, both, few and several always take the plural form

43. Tips to Remember Neither … nor If both subjects are singular use a singular verb If both subjects are plural use a plural verb

44. Tips to Remember Collective nouns usually take a singular verb Examples Year 1/2 is brilliant. Amy’s family is brilliant. The football team is brilliant.

45. Tips to Remember When a sentence has more than one subject joined by the word ‘and’ the verb should be plural. Example Luise and her sister come on Mondays.

46. Active and Passive Voice Voice is the characteristic of the verb by which it is able to express an idea in two ways

47. Tom hit the ball. Here tom (the subject) is doing the action of hitting. Hit is an active verb

48. The ball washit by Tom. Here the ball (the subject) is having the action done to it. ‘was hit’ is an passive verb

49. Active and Passive Voice Active voice is stronger and more direct than passive voice. Active voice is used much more often because it is usually shorter and easier to read.