Spirited Sons - Special Verbs?

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Special Verbs?

Posted in Boy Things

I am here to tell you that the investment of several years of quality instruction has just been "rocked" in our family universe. This is what happens when the Principal of a home school who has a stellar degree in accounting gets "involved" in the world of language.

The scenario goes a little like this:

We were having a lovely lunch at the local fast food joint named for some Dave's daughter. ;') Conversation was moving right along until it derailed right in front of my very eyes...and ears.

Student: "Dying is a verb."

Principal: "No, it's not. It is if you dye your hair, but dying isn't exactly an action. I mean, how much action really happens when you die?"

Teacher: "Ummmmm. WHAT, Honey?????"

Principal: "There's no action in the whole thing!"

Teacher: "Great. Years of investment in education...messed up!"

Principal: "Well it's not like a continual action verb."

Teacher: "That's what participial phrases are for, but. . ."

Principal: "Well, it has to be some kind of special verb, then."

Teacher: "Special like a linking verb, auxiliary verb, or helping verb?"

Principal: "I don't know."

I, the English Literature-Secondary Education major will be left to fix this whole thing, of course.

Yet, I did wonder if there was some kind of category for this particular verb. A limited action verb, perhaps?

Ahhhhh...life is just so interesting in our household. Never dull.

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jsgay97

Your family sounds so much like mine! (I'm including the last few entries in this too.) I love it! Oh, and don't feel bad about the grammar gaff. My hubby was a history major but claims that in k-12 experience he never had a grammar class. (Although generally unimpressed by most public schools, I find that hard to believe.)

I hope you had a great weekend! Things are sadly unchanged on our end.

Jennifer

PS Hubby wanted to know if any of that info was helpful.

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by lahbluebonnet

Oh no! My dh has done that with my dc too. He's told them that the Adirondacks are taller than the Rockies and that an electron microscope fits in the palm of a hand, and many other discrepancies! sigh
Blessings,
Laurie

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by ilovemy3angelbabies

I just love reading your blog. You have a way of brightening my day!

Miss you!
Laura

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by blessedwith2angels

Don't you love it when hubby tries to help with the schooling? Same thing would happen at my house. Hopefully, at least, your kids will never go veggie. I wish this was a phase, but she quit eating beef and pork two years ago, but would still eat chicken. Now chicken is out too. I think she writes little notes to herself at night, "Ways to make mom's life more difficult" 1) refuse meat, etc.
Pam

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - :D

Posted by CarpeBanana

has the Principal never seen any Westerns? In my experience, one gunslinger gets shot, and staggers around, crashes a barstool or two, through the saloon doors, down the road, bouncing off store fronts and a cactus or two, before he finally dies. Highly active!

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - That's cute!

Posted by lovemy4babies

I vote "state of being verb".... but I have been known to make up new categories of things when I am cornered into making a decision! LOL
HUGS!

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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Hee Hee....

Posted by Prodoceo

He sounds like my principal!! He just loves making trouble!!

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by CrossView

"I mean, how much action really happens when you die?"
ROFL! I guess the quick deaths aren't verbs but the really dramatic, long drawn out ones are??!!

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