Korean Language Workbook 2

Korean Language Workbook 2:

Grammar Pattern

1. This book is an academic material for the acquisition of Korean language grammar pattern.

2. This book consists of 12 UNITS:

UNIT 1. Number.  UNIT 2. Pronoun.  UNIT 3. Gerund.  UNIT 4. To-infinity.  Unit 5. Marker.  Unit 6. Linking suffix.  UNIT 7. Verb stem and tense.  UNIT 8. Adjective and adverb.  UNIT 9. Passive voice.  UNIT 10. Auxiliary verb.  UNIT 11. Modifying verb.  UNIT 12. Conjunction

3. This book is focused on how words and sentences are connected and how the structural foundation of expressing himself or herself works. This book provides the grammatical knowledge to foster the effectiveness and precision of expression available in Korean.

4. This book is so learner-centered that self-study is fully available. Sufficient examples and exercises and detailed explanation will also help understand the concept of Korean grammar all by himself or herself.

5. The acquisition of grammar plays a critically important role as an initial process of learning a foreign language and this book will help lead learners eventually to the way of creation of full sentences with less chance of errors.

Refer to the following script:

1.location marker ? or ??: action verb + ??/static verb + ?

•to live in Korea(??): ????   *to live: ??

•to be on the tree(??): ????   *to be: ??

2. statement quotation + ?:

•They said, "Korea is beautiful": ?????   *to be beautiful: ????

3.request quotation + ?? or ???:

•He recommended that I swim. = He recommended me to swim: ?????

4. question quotation + ?? or ??

•He asked me if I go: ???/???   *to go: ??

Exercise. Read the following sentences and draw a line under the markers or suffixes.

-?? ??? ????(?: I/??: school/????: went)

*?: subject marker *?: direction marker

-?? ??? ?????(?: he/??: her/?????: loves)

*?: subject marker *?: object marker

4. verb stem in past tense (to have + past particle): ?? or ?? or ??

•??: to have gone = went   •??: to have come = came

5. Adjective(? or ? or ?) + noun

*root verb stem ending in vowel + ?

•????(to be thirsty): ???(thirsty)   *? ends in vowel ?.  Just add ?.

6. passive voice:

*root verb stem ending in consonant + ?

•??(to eat): ???(to be eaten)   *? ends in a consonant ?. Add ?.

•??(to catch): ???(to be caught)   *? ends in a consonant ?.

7. auxiliary verb:

*CAN/COULD implies ability or probability

root verb stem ending in consonant + ? ? ??(can)/? ? ???(could)

•??(to find): ?? ? ??(can find)/?? ? ???(could find)

*? ends in consonant ?.  Drop ? and add ? ? ?? or ? ? ???.

8. modifying verb:

1)modifying verb in past tense: ? or ?

•??(to see): ?(to have seen)   *? ends in vowel ?.  Add just ?.  The movie(??) that he(?) saw: ?? ? ??

•??(to catch): ??(to have caught)   *? ends in consonant ?.  Add ?.  The ball(?) that he caught: ?? ?? ?

2)modifying verb in present tense: ?

*root verb stem ending in consonant or vowel + ?

•??(to close): ??(closes)  *? ends in consonant ?.  Drop ? and add just ?. 

The door(?) that he closes: ?? ?? ?

•??(to relax): ??(relaxes)   *? ends in vowel ?.  Drop ? and add ?. 

The room(?) which he relaxes in: ?? ?? ?