Describing Your Day: Mornings
2021-09-24
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1Imagine you are discussing your day.
2Perhaps you want to describe your morning - what you did, how you felt, and so on.
3Morning is a time of action.
4You wake up, you drink something, you plan your day.
5Verbs describe such actions.
6In today's Everyday Grammar, you will learn about how to use different kinds of verbs to talk about the morning.
7You will learn about phrasal verbs, linking verbs, and an important verb and noun phrase structure.
8Phrasal verbs are groups of words that have a meaning that differs from what the individual words suggest.
9Phrasal verbs have a verb and another short word or words.
10Phrasal verbs play an important part in describing mornings.
11Let's consider an example: wake up.
12You might hear a sleepy person say,
13"I woke up at 11:00 AM. I was supposed to be at work at 9:00!"
14In the example, you heard the past tense form of wake up, woke up.
15Waking up is the first action of every person's day.
16And usually, after you wake up, you do another action that involves a phrasal verb: get up.
17Get up means to rise or to cause another person to rise after sleeping.
18Many parents have told their children "Get up! It's time for school!"
19Get up is close in meaning to yet another phrasal verb: get out of as in "get out of bed."
20After waking up and getting up or getting out of bed, you might consider how you are feeling.
21At this point, we move from phrasal verbs to linking verbs.
22Linking verbs are verbs that connect the subject to a word or words that give more information about the subject.
23They are different from other kinds of verbs because they don't really describe actions.
24Instead, they describe feelings and states of being.
25One of the most common linking verbs is the verb be.
26A person that just woke up might say "I am tired" or "I am sleepy."
27In both of these cases, the verb be connects the subject I to an adjective such as tired or sleepy.
28These are qualities or states of being.
29People who have just woken up might also use adjectives like hungry or thirsty.
30But be is not the only linking verb you might use to describe how you feel in the morning.
31You can also use the verb feel.
32A person might say "I feel sleepy" or "I feel energetic."
33After considering how you feel, you might take action.
34The verb make is important for describing actions in the morning.
35Make often appears with a noun phrase - a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence.
36So, for example, a person might say:
37"After I wake up, I always make my bed."
38In the example, the noun phrase my bed comes after the verb make.
39But people don't just make their beds in the mornings.
40They make coffee, they make tea or they make breakfast.
41In today's report, you learned about how different verb forms or structures help describe the morning and the morning's activities.
42Try to use some of what you have learned today when you are speaking English in class or with friends.
43Pay careful attention to movies or shows - you might hear some of the verbs we just talked about today.
44You might learn about some other verb structures too.
45We hope that the next time you wake up, you will say to yourself: "I am excited to learn more about English grammar!"
46I'm John Russell.
1Imagine you are discussing your day. Perhaps you want to describe your morning - what you did, how you felt, and so on. 2Morning is a time of action. You wake up, you drink something, you plan your day. 3Verbs describe such actions. 4In today's Everyday Grammar, you will learn about how to use different kinds of verbs to talk about the morning. You will learn about phrasal verbs, linking verbs, and an important verb and noun phrase structure. 5Phrasal verbs 6Phrasal verbs are groups of words that have a meaning that differs from what the individual words suggest. Phrasal verbs have a verb and another short word or words. 7Phrasal verbs play an important part in describing mornings. 8Let's consider an example: wake up. 9You might hear a sleepy person say, 10"I woke up at 11:00 AM. I was supposed to be at work at 9:00!" 11In the example, you heard the past tense form of wake up, woke up. 12Waking up is the first action of every person's day. And usually, after you wake up, you do another action that involves a phrasal verb: get up. 13Get up means to rise or to cause another person to rise after sleeping. 14Many parents have told their children "Get up! It's time for school!" 15Get up is close in meaning to yet another phrasal verb: get out of as in "get out of bed." 16After waking up and getting up or getting out of bed, you might consider how you are feeling. At this point, we move from phrasal verbs to linking verbs. 17Linking verbs: Be, Feel 18Linking verbs are verbs that connect the subject to a word or words that give more information about the subject. They are different from other kinds of verbs because they don't really describe actions. Instead, they describe feelings and states of being. 19One of the most common linking verbs is the verb be. 20A person that just woke up might say "I am tired" or "I am sleepy." 21In both of these cases, the verb be connects the subject I to an adjective such as tired or sleepy. These are qualities or states of being. 22People who have just woken up might also use adjectives like hungry or thirsty. 23But be is not the only linking verb you might use to describe how you feel in the morning. You can also use the verb feel. A person might say "I feel sleepy" or "I feel energetic." 24After considering how you feel, you might take action. The verb make is important for describing actions in the morning. 25Make + noun phrase 26Make often appears with a noun phrase - a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence. 27So, for example, a person might say: 28"After I wake up, I always make my bed." 29In the example, the noun phrase my bed comes after the verb make. 30But people don't just make their beds in the mornings. They make coffee, they make tea or they make breakfast. 31Closing thoughts 32In today's report, you learned about how different verb forms or structures help describe the morning and the morning's activities. Try to use some of what you have learned today when you are speaking English in class or with friends. 33Pay careful attention to movies or shows - you might hear some of the verbs we just talked about today. You might learn about some other verb structures too. 34We hope that the next time you wake up, you will say to yourself: "I am excited to learn more about English grammar!" 35I'm John Russell. 36John Russell wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. Susan Shand was the editor. 37__________________________________________________ 38Words in This Story 39be supposed to - idiom to be expected to do something 40energetic - adj. having or showing a lot of energy 41excited -- adj. very enthusiastic and eager about something