- •Assignment “The Subject of Theoretical Grammar. ”
- •Analyze the text. Tell what category does every word express and how do we know that?
- •Points for discussion
- •Assignment “The Noun”
- •Ex. 1 State morphological composition of the following nouns
- •Ex.3 State whether the underlined nouns denote countable or uncountable objects
- •Brother Genius
- •Penny staff
- •Cloth index
- •Ex 11. Replace the of-phrase
- •Assignment “The Verb”
- •Ex.1 Identifying tense and modal verbs
- •Ex.2 Identifying perfect and progressive aspect
- •Seminar: Actual division of the sentence. Communicative types of sentences.
- •Ex. 7 Classify each of the sentences below according to their structure.
- •Контрольные работы Методическая записка
- •Assignment 1 the classification of words
- •Recommended reading:
- •Additional tasks
- •Practical Tasks
- •Assignment 2 the category of case The problems for discussion
- •Recommended reading:
- •Additional task
- •Assignment 3 the verbids
- •Recommended reading:
- •Additional task
- •Practical tasks
- •Assignment 4
- •Recommended reading:
- •Additional tasks
- •Assignment V the category of aspect
- •Additional task
- •Practical tasks
- •Additional task
- •Assignment VII
- •Additional task
- •Assignment VIII composite sentence The problems for discussion
- •Recommended reading:
- •Иофик л.Л., Чахоян л.П., Поспелова а.Г. Хрестоматия по теоретической грамматике английского языка.- л.: Просвещение, 1981, с. 192-218.
- •Assignment IX syntax of the text
Additional task
The problem of the imperative mood in English. Recommended reading:
Слюсарева H.A. Проблемы функциональной морфологии современного английского языка. - М.: Наука, 1986. - С. 62-67.
Воронцова Г.Н. Очерки по грамматике английского языка. - М.: Изд. лит. на иностр. яз., 1960. — С. 250-262.
Бархударов Л.С. Очерки по морфологии современного английского языка. М: Высш. Шк. 1975.-С. 131-136. Practical tasks
1. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the correct form of the subjunctive mood and explain your choice.
Russia demands that the preparation of a new war which is being conducted in the USA (to condemn). 2. Education is costly, and even if it (not to be) and I (can afford) it, I am of the opinion that it (not to be) advisable that you (to keep) at a school. 3. Cape Town? No one (to imagineO that it was just a night's journey from here. It seemed as though it (to be) in another world. 4. The author described the events as they had been, changing only the names lest anyone (to think) the story autobiographical. 5. Gemma felt uncomfortable and began to wish she (to refuse) to come: the silence was growing awkward.6. The fellow's face was as if it (to come) from some grave or another. 7. If you (to let) me know that you wanted to speak to me I (to call) on you. 8. Every team has a few players in reserve in case any one of the footballers (to fall) ill or (to get) hurt in the game. 9. I (not to mind) it so much, if it (not to be) for the things she said. 10. If only they (to have) a chance to be human beings.
What concept seems to be the most grounded for you.
Г. Суит выделяет наклонение, выражающее нереальность, называя его "Thought Mood" и подразделяет его на подтипы в зависимости от способа выражения - синтетическими или аналитическими формами с вспомогательными глаголами should, would, он называет Conditional mood, сочетания с . may and might Permissive mood. Трактуя формы, омонимичные претериту и перфекту прошедшего времени, Г. Суит занял промежуточную позицию, называя эти формы Tense-moods. Ф.И.Смирницкий различает сослагательное I (не противоречащее реальности), сослагательное II
(противоречащее реальности, предположительное (should + infinitive) и условное (should and would). Б.А.Ильиш рассматривает формы с should and would как особое употребление зависимого будущего.
Assignment VII
THE SENTENCE The problems for discussion
The essential features of the sentence.
The classification of sentences in classical grammar.
The classification of sentences in structural grammar. (Ch. Fries).
The existence of the purely exclamatory sentences.
Intermediary predicative constructions.
5. Parts of the sentence model of sentence analyses.
6. Distributional analyses. 7. IС model.
8. The theme-rheme model.
Recommended reading:
Blokh M.Y. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar. - M: Vysshaya Shkola, 2000,. Ch. XXI-XXV.
Ilyish B.A. The Structure of modern English. - L.: Prosveschenie, 1971, Ch. XXIV-XXV.
Иванова Т.П., Бурлакова B.B., Почепцов Г.Г. Теоретическая грамматика современного английского языка.-М: Высш. Шк., 1981, С. 164-210.
Иофик Л.Л., Чахоян Л.П., Поспелова А.Г. Хрестоматия по теоретической грамматике английского языка. - Л.: Просвещение, 1981, С. 117-155.