IV. Name the parts of the sentence and discriminate between the main and the secondary parts:

1. She is a first-year student. 2. He is playing in the yard. 3. I shall be very glad to see you at your place. 4. My friend's sister is an engineer. 5. He didn't tell us anything about it. 6. She is a very pretty child. 7. There are a lot of interesting stories in this book. 8. We know nothing about it. 9. She had a son and a daughter. 10. You must go there.

V. Point out the subjects and say what they are expressed by:

1. Oxford is one of the oldest towns in this country. 2. She went out the room. 3. To skate is very pleasant. 4. Reading is her favourite occupation. 5. Two is a company and three is a crowd. 6. "On" is a preposition. 7. It was difficult to do it. 8.There is a book on the table. 9. A man came up their table.

VI. Discriminate between verbal and nominal predicates, say what they are expressed by:

1. He went home after the lecture. 2. His voice sounded cheerful. 3. "Thank you, I am feeling much better now". 4."The dress is rather expensive", she remarked. 5. The night was dark and a cold wind was blowing. 6. The roses smell sweet. 7. He didn't know what to say and remained silent. 8. They are teachers. 9. He took no interest in his story. 10. He has received a letter from his father. 11. He must post the letter at once. 12. He was ill yesterday. 13. This pen is mine. 14. The room was in disorder. 15. The child felt sleepy.

VII. Choose the appropriate word from brackets and explain your choice:

1. He locked at me (angry, angrily). 2. Dick locks (angry, angrily). 3. He has just had a quarrel with Tony. 3. She smiled (happy, happily). 4. She remained (happy, happily). 5. I know it very (good, well). 6. It's (good, well). 7. I know what is (good, well) and what is (bad, badly). 8. His brother speaks (bad, badly) of him. 9. It is (clear, clearly) to me. 10. He explained it to me quite (clear, clearly). 11. Your words sound (strange, strangely). 12. This cucumber tastes (Bitter, bitterly).

Lesson 3

The Object. The Attribute. The Adverbial Modifier.

I. Point out the objects and say what kind they are:

1. She gives him a glass of milk. 2. I see a picture. 3. I did it for you. 4. I now him yesterday. 5. He was afraid of the dark. 6. Tell me this story, please. 7. The teacher explained a new rule to his pupils. 8. She has a cat. 9. I sent my father a telegram yesterday. 10. He showed us his library. 11. He offered me a lift. 12. Stop laughing at me.

II. Point out the attributes in the following sentences and say what they are expressed by:

1. He got a long letter from his school friend. 2. Richard's library is very good. 3. It was a cold day. 4. There are two broken chairs in the room. 5. The second chapter is very interesting. 6. He picked up the letter lying on the floor. 7. The roof of the house is red. 8. He has a great desire to travel around the world. 9. There is no hope of seeing him soon. 10. It was the only thing to go. 11. The girl in a white dress is my cousin. 12. Bob promised to come back by the night train.

III. Point out the adverbial modifiers in the following sentences: State their type and say what they are expressed by:

1. We reached the town in the morning. 2. I called on him to ask him about our examination. 3. He has changed greatly. 4. We couldn't see the river from the hilltop. 5. We sat on the sofa reading. 6. He was in the British Army during the war. 7. He likes to walk fast.

IV. Change the following sentences into as many question as you can beginning with when, where, why, how:

Model: Helen was in the library for three hours.

Where was Helen for There hours?

How long was Helen in the library?

1. Dave is from London. 2. My friend goes to the cinema twice a week. 3. Clara played tennis with Bob yesterday. 4. The girl takes her younger brother to the cinema. 5. She went to the bakery for bread. 6. She asked her husband for more money. 7. She went to the post office to buy some stamps. 8. She can type fifty words a minute. 9. Their son is five years old. 10. The doctor left his car at the petrol station.

V. Change the same sentences into as many questions as you can, using the interrogative pronouns WHO, WHAT, WHICH:

Model: Whom do you want? (informal - Who do you want?)

What can I do for you?

To whom is he speaking? (informal - Who/m is he speaking to?)

On want will he lecture? (informal - What will he lecture?)

Who invented the phone?

What has caused the accident?

VI. Put disjunctive questions to the following statements:

1. Mr. Brown is rich. 2. The coffee will be ready soon. 3. Janice broke her arm. 4. The post office is far from here. 5. It is cold outside. 6. It's hard to do it. 7. There were a lot of people in the room. 8. He can come with us. 9. There is someone at the door. 10. It is beginning to snow.

VII. Put questions to which the following could be answers:

1. No, I am Russian. 2. Yes, he has. 3. Yes, we go there every day. 4. Yes, I know him very well. 5. No, he has a bad accent. 6. Yes, I went there last May. 7. Yes, I saw her on the ship. 8. No, I haven't met him before.

Lesson 4

Morphology. Nouns and their classification. The number of the Noun and the Formation of the plural.

I. Point out the direct object in the following sentences:

1. I eat lunch at 12:30. 2. Dave lost his gloves. 3. Do you see the man with red hair? 4. They paid 15.000 for this house. 5. Put the bicycle in the garage. 6. Please, file the letter, Miss Collins. 7. It seems strange. 8. Carol felt the child's forehead. 9. Mary looks sad today. 10. He earns 4.00 an hour.

II. Point out the attributes and say what they are expressed by:

1. I want to know the boy's name. 2. I will do it for you with great pleasure. 3. She went there every day. 4. Bob promised to come back by the night train. 5. A broken child's toy lay on the floor. 6. He asked for another cup of coffee. 7. At that moment the door opened. 8. A drop of rain fell on his forehead. 9. A little boy in a read cap ran up to him.

III. Point put the adverbial modifiers and say what they are expressed by:

1. I like a cup of coffee in morning. 2. They have just left. 3. It was getting dark outside. 4. He lived in France for a long time. 5. The boy was trembling like a leaf. 6. There was a knock at the door. 7. The girl sat silently for a few minutes. 8. You are always kind to me. 9. We were going to the village chop. 10. This time he in spoke in a different tone.

IV. Put the adverbs given in their proper place:

1. She has a few mistakes in her composition (always). 2. I am glad to see you, Betty (always). 3. They have finished their work (always). 4. I can agree to that (never). 5. Young Tom has mentioned it (never). 6. They will believe it, I am sure (never). 7. A telegram has been sent to him (just). 8. We have six lessons a day (always). 9. Old Mrs. Pratt is ill (often). 10. He is here, but I haven't seen him (yet).