Theoretical Grammar Test 3

VerbA and Adverb

1. The verb to have in English cannot function as:

1. a notional verb;

2. a semi-functional link verb;

3. a semi-functional modal verb.

2. Define the general relational semantics type (according to the relations between the subject and the process) of the following verbs: arrive, worry, smell, make, neglect, listen, walk, taste, be, support, hear.

1. actional verbs - ________________________________;

2. statal vebrs - __________________________________ ;

3. the verbs of double (actional and statal) relational semantics - ___________.

3. Define the aspective semantics type of the following verbs: to sleep, to leave, to work, to build, to feel, to sell

1. limitive verbs - ___________________________ ;

2. unlimitive verbs - ___________________________ ;

3. verbs with double (limitive and unlimitive) aspective meaning - __________.

4. The verbs типа to look at (to talk about, to laugh at, to frown at, to take care of, etc.) are:

1. transitive;

2. intransitive;

3. pseudo-transitive.

5. The verbids cannot function as:

1. an adverbial modifier;

2. a predicate;

3. an object;

4. a subject;

5. a parenthesis.

6. State which verbal features the verbids possess/ lack:

a) processual semantics, b) category of person and number, c) category of tense, d) category of aspect, e) category of voice, f) category of mood, g) combinability with a direct object

1. the verbids lack: ____________;

2. the verbids have: _______________.

7. Verbal features are combined with the features of the adjectives and the adverbs in:

1. the infinitive;

2. the gerund;

3. participles I and II.

8. Closer to the noun in the amount of substantive properties is:

1. the Gerund;

2. the Infinitive.

9. In which sentences below is the ‘-ing’ form:

1. the Gerund - _____________ ;

2. Participle I - ______________ ;

3. the verbal noun - _____________.

a) That would mean telling him everything. b) She turned around, smiling. c) When speaking to me, she fumbled with the keys. d) Her fumbling with the keys irritated me. e) The happy ending was unexpected.

11. The following tense forms appeared later than others in the course of historical development:

1. the present tense forms;

2. the past tense forms;

3. the future tense forms.

12. Modal shade of meaning is inherent for the verbal forms of:

1. the past tense;

2. the present tense;

3. the future tense.

13. Verbal aspective semantics in English is rendered:

1. only grammatically;

2. lexically and grammatically;

3. only lexically.

14. Which of the following verbs cannot be used in the passive voice forms?

to decide, to resemble, to fit, to laugh, to belong, to work, to cost

15. The category of voice in English includes:

1. two voice forms (active and passive);

2. three voice forms (active, passive and medial);

3. four voice forms (active, passive, medial and reflexive).

16. In which of the following sentences the combination of the verb to be with participle II is a) a passive voice form; b) compound nominal predicate?

1. А. The door was painted.

2. B. The door is being painted.

3. C. The door was painted by the landlord.

17. Define the semantic type of the active voice forms in the following sentences:

а) She undressed before going to bed. b) The lady was selling the cakes. c) The cakes sold out quickly. d) They divorced a long time ago.

1. reflexive meaning;

2. reciprocal meaning;

3. medial meaning;

4. active meaning proper.

18. Define the type of the Subjunctive mood in the following sentences (according to Prof. Blokh’s classification - Subjunctive I, Subjunctive II, Subjunctive III, Subjunctive IV):

1. А. It is essential that the teacher respect his students.

2. B. You might have asked me about it.

3. C. If I had known about your arrival, I would have hurried.

4. D. If I had known about your arrival, I would have hurried.

19. “The category of state words” in English (afraid, sorry, etc.) make:

1. a separate part of speech;

2. a subslass of the adjectives;

3. a subclass of the adverbs.

20. Define what grammatically relevant groups the following adverbs belong to: quickly, often, clockwise, once, there

1. qualitative adverbs - _______________ ;

2. quantitative adverbs - __________________ ;

3. circumstantial adverbs - _____________________.

21. The adverbs that belong to the following group can form the degrees of comparison:

1. qualitative;

2. quantitative;

3. circumstantial.

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