Грамматика Семинарское занятие 1

Задание. Заполните таблицу.

Буква	Положение	Звук	Примеры
Aa [eı]	откр. слог	[eı]
	закр. слог	[æ]
	ar	[α:]
	are	[εə]
Oo [əu]	откр. слог	[əu]
	закр. слог	[ɔ]
	or	[ɔ:]
Ee [ı:]	откр. слог	[ı:]
	закр. слог	[e]
	er	[ə:]
	ere, ear	[ıə]
	ee, ea	[ı:]
Ii [aı] Yy [waı]	откр. слог	[ɑı]
	закр. слог	[ı]
	ir	[ə:]
	ire, yre	[ɑıə]
Uu [ju:]	откр. слог	[ju:]
	закр. слог	[ʌ]
	ur	[ə:]
	ure	[juə]

Семинарское занятие 2

1. For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject.

For example:  The room is large.  The rooms are large.

1. The book was heavy.

2. The train has left.

3. The bird was singing.

4. The door was closed by the superintendent.

5. The shoe fits well.

6. The parcel is being opened.

7. The newspaper is read by many people. 8. The flame is flickering.

9. The ship has been sighted.

10. The street was being cleaned.

2. For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject.

For example:  The party was held downtown.  The parties were held downtown.

1. The berry was red. 2. The key was difficult to use. 3. The valley is very beautiful. 4. The eddy can be dangerous for swimmers. 5. The journey was undertaken by pilgrims.

6. The daisy was picked by the child. 7. The monkey is considered to be sacred.

8. The gully is full of water. 9. The boy ran to school. 10. The facility is open to the public. 11. The secretary works overtime. 12. The toy was being sold at a discount. 13. The tray is being piled high with dishes. 14. The dairy opens at nine o'clock. 15. The chimney has been repaired.

3. For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject.

For example:  The hypothesis is still tentative.  The hypotheses are still tentative.

1. The synopsis is accurate. 2. The phenomenon surprised us. 3. The stratum contains fossils. 4. The analysis was proved correct. 5. The crisis has caused concern. 6. The spectrum includes many different colors of light. 7. The axis of rotation will be investigated. 8. The stimulus has been found to be effective. 9. The criterion was used to judge which proposals should be accepted. 10. The oasis is visited by many travelers. 11. The honorarium is being presented today.

12. The parenthesis was omitted.

4. For each of the following sentences, change the subject of the verb to the plural, and change the verb so that it agrees with its subject.

For example:  The goose likes to eat daisies.  The geese like to eat daisies.

1. The child is happy. 2. The sheep has been sheared. 3. The man was being given directions. 4. The deer is eating the hay. 5. The woman has visited us. 6. The mouse makes a great deal of noise at night. 7. The gentleman would like to have breakfast early.

8. The louse is a nuisance. 9. Your foot is size ten. 10. The fisherman has had a good season. 11. The tooth needs to be filled. 12. The policewoman was directing traffic.

5. Paying attention to whether a singular or plural verb should be used, complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank with is or are.

For example:  My scissors ___ very sharp.  My scissors are very sharp.

1. Her jeans ______ white.

2. Only one pair of jeans ______ clean.

3. Three pairs of jeans ______ being washed.

4. A good pair of pliers ______ handy for repairing a bicycle.

5. His pliers ______ equipped with a sharp edge for cutting wire.

6. Several pairs of pliers ______ on sale.

6. Show the relationships between the possessors and the things possessed by using the ending 's or the word of, as appropriate.

For example:

	Possessor	Thing Possessed	Indicating Possession
	visitor	map	the visitor's map
	stairs	top	the top of the stairs
1.	woman	scarf
2.	children	answers
3.	door	color
4.	concert	beginning
5.	instructor	advice
6.	deficit	size
7.	girl	tricycle
8.	building	height
9.	hen	cackling
10.	boy	parents
11.	chair	arm
12.	street	length

7. For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with either the singular or the plural verb form shown in brackets. Be prepared to explain why the form you have chosen is correct.

For example:

The committee ____ put forward a new proposal. (has, have)

The committee has put forward a new proposal.

1. The crew ______ preparing the ship to go to sea. (is, are)

2. The crew ______ different levels of experience. (has, have)

3. Two pounds of butter _____ too much. (is, are)

4. The class _____ not agree on what should be done. (does, do)

5. The class _____ contributed eighty dollars to the cause. (has, have)

6. Three ounces of gold _____ worth more than three ounces of copper. (is, are)

7. The group _____ decided to hold a meeting once a month. (has, have)

8. The group _____ varied backgrounds. (has, have)

9. Fifty cents _____ the regular price. (was, were)

10. Six dollars _____ been collected. (has, have)