If Shakespeare were an English teacher,
I am sure he would be creating fanciful blogs English teachers would be hastening
to read. He devised over 1700 English language words simply by changing
verbs into adjectives, nouns into verbs, and inventing words that are entirely innovative!
Below are a few tips on changing verbs into adjectives, and nouns into verbs!
W.W.S.D (What Would
Shakespeare Do)
*In
order to turn a verb into an adjective, use the participial form. Participles
are adjectives.
Examples: verb--blogged. Past participle adjective-blogged. She Blogged her thoughts.
Verb--blogging. Present participle adjective-- blogging. I am blogging today.
It is imperative to know whether you using the present or past participle of the verb. The present participle has an "active" meaning, whereas the past participle has a "passive" meaning. Take the verb "bore," as in "You bore me." If a book bores me, it is a boring book. "Boring" is an adjective derived from the verb "bore." "Boring" is a present participle adjective.
So the book is boring, and I am bored. "Bored" is also an adjective derived from the verb "bore." "Bored" is a past participle adjective.
Examples: verb--blogged. Past participle adjective-blogged. She Blogged her thoughts.
Verb--blogging. Present participle adjective-- blogging. I am blogging today.
It is imperative to know whether you using the present or past participle of the verb. The present participle has an "active" meaning, whereas the past participle has a "passive" meaning. Take the verb "bore," as in "You bore me." If a book bores me, it is a boring book. "Boring" is an adjective derived from the verb "bore." "Boring" is a present participle adjective.
So the book is boring, and I am bored. "Bored" is also an adjective derived from the verb "bore." "Bored" is a past participle adjective.
“By the way, if you have read a great book please
share the title! I am always looking for a great read!”
The Birth of a Noun
Changing a verb
into a noun may sound complicated; however, don’t let the English Language
trick you into thinking it is difficult to acquire. Let’s take a look at a
couple of ways you can transform a verb into a noun!
The Power of “ment”
and “ion” has the ability to give birth to a noun!
Verb------------------------------------------------------------à Noun
Employ-----------------------------------------------àEmployment
Employ means to use or
work, but by simply adding “ment,” to the verb “employ” we have changed it to
the noun “employment” -- meaning job.
Develop----------------------------------------------à Development
Develop means to
create, but by simply adding “ment,” to the verb “develop” we have changed it
to the noun “development” -- meaning that land became a development, or the
building is a development.
Another trick to
turning a verb into a noun is by adding “ion.”
Act-------------------------------------------------------àAction
Act means to pretend or
to do something, and by adding the “ion” it becomes a noun meaning the fact or
process of doing something, typically to achieve a goal.
Inspire
--------------------------------------------------àInspiration
Inspire means to
influence someone; however, by adding the “ion” the verb form has transformed
into the noun “inspiration.” Yes, sometimes the verb must change a little in
order to become a noun, but notice that it has the “ion.”
Shakespeare has been
and continues to be a great inspiration among English scholars such as me! I
believe if he were alive today, he would be creating the greatest blogs just as
he is one of the greatest play-writes of all time!
I am new to the blogging world, and would love to
create fantastical blogs as I imagine Shakespeare would.
I am not sure
if I want to blog about “how to be an organized teacher,” “how to be an innovative
teacher,” offer ideas on lesson plans, or simply spilling out my opinionated
guts about education. With that being said, I am going to take this blogging
experience one blog at a time and blog about what comes to mind—a smorgasbord
of ideas and thoughts. Besides, who says a blog must conform to a single theme?
Thinking outside the box allows an individual's creative
juices to flow like the Danube River. Thank you for reading my blog!
Have a great day!
~M
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