- •The verb. General characteristics.
- •Major Verb Classes.
- •Aspective Character of Verbs.
- •Syntactic Classes of Verbs (transitive / intransitive verbs)
- •Grammatical categories of Verbs. (person, number, tense)
- •Grammatical Category of Aspect.
- •Grammatical Category of Phase.
- •Grammatical Category of Posteriority.
- •Grammatical Category of Mood.
- •Grammatical Category of Voice.
- •Exercises
- •Group out the following verbs according to their morphological structure:
- •Identify the type of the verbs according to their lexical meaning and syntactic function:
- •Group out the following verbs according to the criteria below. Write the past forms and the forms of past participles for the irregular verbs.
- •Define the underlined verbs as transitive or intransitive:
- •Read the text and define the underlined verbs within the terms of terminative / non-terminative, transitive / intransitive, regular / irregular.
- •Name all the grammatical categories of the verb:
- •List the grammatical morphemes which express the categories (see ex. 7)
- •Define the tense, aspect, phase, mood characteristics of the verbs after completing the news report with the correct forms.
- •Complete the sentences with the appropriate tense and aspect forms. Name the verbal categories and say what morphemes they are expressed by.
- •Compete the following sentences with even if, even though, if, unless and the correct form of the verb in brackets. Analyse the mood forms.
- •Read the text and analyse the forms of the verbs within the terms of tense, aspect, phase, posteriority, mood, voice, finiteness / non-finiteness etc:
Define the underlined verbs as transitive or intransitive:
1. She had spoiled his life, wounded his pride to death. Transitive
2. The door opened, and a thick set heavy-looking young man entered. Intransitive
3. Fleur did not answer. She stood for a moment looking at him and his mother. Intransitive
4. The soldiers pushed the foreign workers into groups and led them off. Transitive
5. Fleur looked at her watch and rose. Intransitive
6. Hughson marched him up to a sort of desk that was all glass and shining metal. Transitive
Read the text and define the underlined verbs within the terms of terminative / non-terminative, transitive / intransitive, regular / irregular.
She went (1) into the drawing-room and lighted (2) the fire; then, picking up (3) the cushions, one by one, that Mary had disposed (4) so carefully, she threw them back (5) onto the chairs and the couches. That made (6) all the difference; the room came (7) alive at once. As she was about to throw (8) the last one she surprised (9) herself by suddenly hugging it to her, passionately, passionately. But it did not put (10) out the fire in her bosom. Oh, on the contrary!
The windows of the drawing-room opened (11) onto a balcony overlooking the garden. At the far end, against the wall, there was a tall, slender pear tree in fullest, richest bloom; it stood (12) perfect,' as though becalmed (13) against the jade-green sky. Bertha couldn't (14) help feeling, even from this distance, that it had not a single bud or a faded petal. Down below, in the garden beds, the red and yellow tulips, heavy with flowers, seemed to lean (15) upon the dusk. A grey cat, dragging (16) its belly, crept (17) across the lawn, and a black; one, its shadow, trailed (18) after. The sight of them, so intent and quick, gave (19) Bertha a curious shiver. Really — really — she had everything. She was (20) young. Harry and she were as much in love as ever, and they got on together splendidly. She had (21) an adorable baby. They didn't have to worry (22) about money. They had this absolutely satisfactory house and garden.
1. "Went" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
2. "Lighted" - Terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
3. "Picking up" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Regular.
4. "Had disposed" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
5. "Threw" - Terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
6. "Made" - Terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
7. "Came" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
8. "To throw" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
9. "Surprised" - Terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
10. "Did not put" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
11. "Opened" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
12. "Stood" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
13. "Becalmed" - Non-terminative, Intransitive, Regular.
14. "Couldn't help" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
15. "To lean" - Non-terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
16. "Dragging" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Regular.
17. "Crept" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
18. "Trailed" - Non-terminative, Intransitive, Regular.
19. "Gave" - Terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
20. "Was" - Terminative, Intransitive, Irregular.
21. "Had" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.
22. "Didn't have to worry" - Non-terminative, Transitive, Irregular.