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In this unit I have learnt more about basic grammar that I will need to be familiar with to be an EFL teacher. I am aware of modal auxiliary verbs and the passive voice, as well as phrasal verbs and relative clauses. I will need to revisit this unit to increase my confidence in these areas of grammar. I realise that modals are used before other verbs to add meaning to the main verb and can be used to express a number of different ideas, such as: obligation, probability, permission or prohibition, ability and advice. I have learnt that modal auxiliary verbs can be used to express various degrees of formality and they are followed by a verb in its base form. However, I am also aware, this only applies for both present and future meanings because to express ideas in a past situation, using modals, is more complicated. I found the chart displaying auxiliary modal verbs and there uses helpful to understand how they can change the formality and meaning of the main verbs. I realise there are two voices used in English: the active and passive voice. I understand that in the active voice, the focus is on the agent, however, in the passive voice, the 'doer of the action' is less important, or does not appear. I am now aware that, for the active and passive voice, the tense of the sentence remains the same. It is important to remember that the auxiliary verb 'be' indicates the tense in the passive voice, and the main verb indicates the tense in the active voice. I have learnt that I need to be confident teaching the active/passive voice as students frequently make mistakes leaving the verb 'to be' out of the sentence, or use it in the wrong tense, as well as, overusing 'by'. I am now aware that there are three relative clauses; independent, dependant and relative. It is important to be aware that an independent clause is a complete sentence, a dependent clause isn't a complete sentence, and must be connected to an independent clause and relative clause is a dependent clause that modifies the norm. I now have a clearer understanding of relative clauses. I have also learnt that phrasal verbs can be referred to as multi-word verbs and they consist of a verb plus one or two particles. I realise there are three types of phrasal verbs: intransitive, transitive separable and transitive inseparable. I will need to revise phrasal verbs in more detail to ensure I am confident when it comes to teaching them.
