Seminar 9

Theoretical questions to be discussed:

1. Polycomponent syntactic units. A compound sentence.

A compound sentence is a polycomponent syntactic unit that consists of two or more independent clauses, joined by coordinating conjunctions such as "and," "but," or "or." Each independent clause in a compound sentence can stand alone as a complete sentence. For example: "I went to the store, and I bought some groceries." In this sentence, "I went to the store" and "I bought some groceries" are both independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and."

2. Polycomponent syntactic units. A complex sentence.

A compound sentence, as mentioned earlier, is made up of two or more independent clauses. Each of these clauses could stand alone as a separate sentence. For example: "I went to the store, and I bought some groceries."

On the other hand, a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An example of a complex sentence is: "I went to the store after I finished work."

3. Polycomponent syntactic units. A compound-complex sentence.

A compound-complex sentence is a type of sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. This means it combines the features of both compound and complex sentences.

Exercises

1. Identify syntactic units in the following cases:

1. When you get off the bus, you’ll see a grocery store on the opposite side of the street.

2. Could you ask her to get back to me? – Yes, of course.

3. Could I have your name? – Yes, it’s Oldman.

4. Agnes was at her wit's-end.

5. "Where are the children?" "I sent them to mother's."

6. This is the issue I planned to discuss with you.

7. The city lay around Central Park in a deep hush.

8. Have you seen him today? – No.

9. I have no desire to disappoint you. – Why should you disappoint me? – Because I’m not twenty-five.

10. The weather forecast is OK for this week. – Great.

11. What school do you go to? – Boarding school.

12. They can be easily restored: Help me. – I can’t.

13. They can be easily restored: Help me. –I can’t help you.

14. Do you really want it? – I do.

15. He was the first to speak again.

1. When you get off the bus, you’ll see a grocery store on the opposite side of the street.

- Independent clause: "you’ll see a grocery store on the opposite side of the street"

- Dependent clause: "When you get off the bus"

2. Could you ask her to get back to me? – Yes, of course.

- Independent clause: "Yes, of course"

- Dependent clause: "Could you ask her to get back to me?"

3. Could I have your name? – Yes, it’s Oldman.

- Independent clause: "Yes, it’s Oldman"

- Dependent clause: "Could I have your name?"

4. Agnes was at her wit's-end.

- Independent clause: "Agnes was at her wit's-end"

5. "Where are the children?" "I sent them to mother's."

- Independent clause: "I sent them to mother's"

6. This is the issue I planned to discuss with you.

- Independent clause: "This is the issue I planned to discuss with you"

7. The city lay around Central Park in a deep hush.

- Independent clause: "The city lay around Central Park in a deep hush"

8. Have you seen him today? – No.

- Independent clause: "No"

- Dependent clause: "Have you seen him today?"

9. I have no desire to disappoint you. – Why should you disappoint me? – Because I’m not twenty-five.

- Independent clause: "Because I’m not twenty-five"

- Dependent clause: "I have no desire to disappoint you" and "Why should you disappoint me?"

10. The weather forecast is OK for this week. – Great.

- Independent clause: "Great"

- Dependent clause: "The weather forecast is OK for this week"

11. What school do you go to? – Boarding school.

- Independent clause: "Boarding school"

- Dependent clause: "What school do you go to?"

12. They can be easily restored: Help me. – I can’t.

- Independent clause: "I can’t"

- Dependent clause: "They can be easily restored: Help me"

13. They can be easily restored: Help me. –I can’t help you.

- Independent clause: "I can’t help you"

- Dependent clause: "They can be easily restored: Help me"

14. Do you really want it? – I do.

- Independent clause: "I do"

- Dependent clause: "Do you really want it?"

15. He was the first to speak again.

- Independent clause: "He was the first to speak again"