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What’s wrong with it?. Unit 6. Describing problems. >> With past participles as adjectives : The jacket lining is torn. BE. SUBJECT. PAST PARTICIPLE. Describing problems. >> With nouns : It has a tear. There’s a hole. SUBJ. HAVE. NOUN. THERE IS/ ARE. NOUN. Collocations.
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What’swrongwith it? Unit 6
Describingproblems >> Withpastparticiples as adjectives: Thejacketlining is torn. BE SUBJECT PAST PARTICIPLE
Describingproblems >> Withnouns: • It has a tear. • There’s a hole. SUBJ. HAVE NOUN THERE IS/ ARE NOUN
DescribingProblems 2 Theovenkeepsburningeverthing. KEEP + VERB - ING
Myaquarium _______________ (leak). My jeans ________________ (shrink). Myparents ________________________ (tell me to getmarried). Keepsleaking Keepsshrinking Keepstelling me to getmarried
DescribingProblems 2 Theovenneedsfixing . or Theovenneeds to befixed . NEED + VERB – ING = NEED + PASSIVE INFINITIVE (TO BE + PARTICIPLE)