COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: TALKING ABOUT PET-PEEVES

Structure:

WHAT REALLY GETS ME IS QUEUING FOR LONG HOURS

A

A. SUBJECT: CLAUSE: WH-WORD+INTENSIFIER+VERB TO EXPRESS IRRITATION+OBJECT

B. VERB TO BE IN THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
C. COMPLEMENT: THE ACTIVITY WHICH MAKES YOU FEEL ANGRY/ MAD
If you want to emphasize the complement then you have to interchange the subject by the
complement. EXAMPLE: QUEUING FOR LONG HOURS IS WHAT REALLY GETS ME
EXAMPLES:
1. What truly ticks me off is having to wake up very early
2. You know what drives me crazy waiting so long for someone that I do know is not coming
3. People who get in front of you when there are no cars behind you and then make a right
hand turn forcing you to almost make a stop. That drives me crazy and people wonder why
I won't let them in.
4. Not Washing Hands after Using the Toilet is what infuriates me

Verbs to express irritation

IRRITATE
ANNOY
CHAFE
NETTLE
DISTURB
BOTHER
HASSEL
TEASE
BUG
NAG
TICK OFF
TEE OFF

Lcdo. Johan Rodrguez

ENRAGE
EXASPERATE
INFURIATE
PESTER
IRK
NEEDLE
GET
FRET
MADDEN
BEDEVIL
EXACERBATE
GALL

MORTIFY
DISCOMMODE
GET
ON
ONES
NERVES
GET
ONES
MADCRAZY-ANGRY
DRIVE ONES CRAZYMAD-ANGRY
DRIVE ONES UP TO
THE WALL