Теоретическая грамматика английского языка = Theoretical Grammar of the English Language. Учебное пособие
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a)by sheer contact
b)casal (possessive)
c)combinability with modifying adverbs
d)prepositional combinability with another noun
19.What principle do foreign linguists base their classification of parts of speech on?
a)semantic
b)formal
c)functional
20.Who is the founder of the theory of three ranks?
a) A.I. Smirnitzky |
b) M.Y. Blokh |
c) O. Jespersen |
d) B.A. Ilyish. |
21.Match the subclasses of nouns with the principle of the classification:
1. countable / uncountable |
a) the type of nomination |
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2. common / proper |
b) the form of existence |
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3. concrete / abstract |
c) personal quality |
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4. human / non-human |
d) quantitative structure |
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5. animate / inanimate |
e) type of abstraction |
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22. Match the phrases with the meaning of the Genitive:
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Pushkin’s poems |
a) Genitive of quantity |
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The group’s leader |
b) Genitive of possessor |
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Robert’s voice |
c) Genitive of agent |
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Mike’s room |
d) Genitive of destination |
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A two-week holiday |
e) Genitive of integer |
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Women’s clothes |
f) Genitive of author |
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Ann’s patience |
g) Genitive of patient |
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23. Does the category of gender in English differ from that in Rus-
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a) yes |
b) no |
24.Complete the lexical paradigm of nomination: a) Weakness – to …… – weak – weakly
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b)Friend – to befriend – …. – in a friendly way
c)Power – to empower – powerful – …
25.How many case theories are there?
a) 2 |
b) 3 |
c) 4 |
d) 5 |
26.By means of what category is the category of quantity expressed in the language?
a)category of case
b)category of number
c)category of article determination
d)category of gender
27.How many grammatical categories does the noun discriminate?
a) 1 |
b) 2 |
c) 3 |
d) 4 |
28.Can the category of gender undergo the process of oppositional reduction?
a) yes b) no
Test 3. Adjective and Adverb
1. What is the categorical semantics of the adjective?
a) process |
b) quality |
c) property of a substance |
d) state |
2.Group the following adjectives into two traditionally distinguished groups: qualitative and relative
1. deep |
2. long |
3. silver |
4. beautiful |
5. strong |
6. golden |
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a) predicative |
b) subject |
c) attribute |
4.Can relative adjectives ever form degrees of comparison? a) yes b) no
5.Which forms are called forms of ‘reverse comparison’?
a) more/most |
b) less/least |
c) a most |
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a) a most |
b) a very |
c) more or less |
7.Open the brackets using the forms of degrees of comparison:
1)It is much (pleasant) to go bathing in bright weather than on a rainy day.
2)I’m sure he is the (true) friend I have.
3)He felt even (unhappy) after what he had heard.
4)It was the (gloomy) day of her life.
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5)She closed the door (hastily) than I expected.
6)The (much) you read the (soon) you enlarge your vocabulary.
8.Arrange the adjectives according to the way they form degrees of comparison:
1. small, 2. far, 3. superb, 4. interesting, 5. many, 6. nice
Synthetic |
Analytical |
Suppletive |
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9.State the type of the following adverbs according to their meaning (qualitative, quantative or circumstantial):
qualitative |
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1. comparatively |
2. recently |
3. merrily |
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4. a little |
5. gloomily |
6. here |
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7. firmly |
8. tomorrow |
9. sufficiently 10. where |
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a) non-substantial property |
b) quality |
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c) property of a substance |
d) state |
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11.Match:
1.traditional view (prof. S.G.Barkhudarov) 2. B.A. Ilyish’s view on statives
a) words of this type are adjectives b) are a separate part of speech
Test 4. Verb and its categories. Verbals
1. How many sets of forms does the verb have? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2.Complete the sentence “The general categorical meaning of the verb is”…
a) …action |
b)…state |
c) …process presented dynamically |
d) …form of existence |
3.Which syntactical function cannot verbals (non-finite forms) perform?
a) predicative |
b) predicate |
c) adverbial modifier |
d) parenthesis |
4.Which of the below given is not the typical suffix extending the stem of the verb?
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a) un |
b) ate |
c) en |
d) ify |
5. Which class of verbs is different? |
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a) link-verbs |
b) auxiliary verbs |
c) modal verbs |
d) notional |
6.What is the basis of the subdivision of the verbs into limitive and unlimitive?
a)the relation of the subject of the verb to the process denoted by the verb
b)the relation of the aspective verbal semantics
c)syntactic valency
7.What is the basis of the subdivision of the verbs into actional and statal?
a)the relation of the subject of the verb to the process denoted by the verb
b)the relation of the aspective verbal semantics
c)syntactic valency
8.How are the verbs which have obligatory valency partners called?
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a) notional |
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b) statal |
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c) complementive |
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d) supplementive |
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Which verb is odd in this string? |
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a) rain |
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b) grow |
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c) drizzle |
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d) thaw |
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Find the odd verb: |
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a) must |
b) may |
c) can |
d) seem |
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Find the odd verb: |
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a) behave |
b) move |
c) arrive |
d) hope |
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Match: |
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1. Limitive-unlimitive |
a) on the basis of aspective semantics |
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2. Actional-statal |
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3. Complementive-supplementive |
c) on the basis of subject-process relation |
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Which category reflects not the characteristics of the process but the |
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plane of the presentation of the situation? |
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a) aspect |
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b) finitude |
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c) voice |
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d) primary time |
14.What is the strong member of the opposition of the category of primary time?
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a) present |
b) past |
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c) future |
d) non-future |
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What is the strong member of the opposition of the category of pro- |
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spective time? |
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a) present |
b) past |
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c) future |
d) non-future |
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Which scholar elaborated the tense-aspect blend view on perfect? |
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a) E.I. Shendels |
b) A.I. Smirnitsky |
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c) I.P. Ivanova |
d) G.G. Pocheptsov |
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What is the weak member of the category of development? |
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a) perfect b) non-perfect |
c) continuous d) non-continuous |
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Which scholar elaborated the ‘time-correlation’ view on perfect? |
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a) E.I. Shendels |
b) A.I. Smirnitsky |
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c) I.P. Ivanova |
d) G.G. Pocheptsov |
19.Which category shows the relation of the nominative content of the sentence to reality?
a) voice |
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b) development |
c) aspect |
d) mood |
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20. Match: ( 4 points) |
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Subjunctive 1. Pure Spective |
a) I would have met you… |
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Subjunctive 2. |
Modal Spective |
b) Be it so! |
Subjunctive 3. |
Stipulative conditional |
c) If I had known before… |
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Subjunctive 4. |
Consective conditional |
d) Happen what may I’ll always be your friend |
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21. Match the forms with the category they represent:
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Perfect – non-perfect |
a) finitude |
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finites – verbids |
b) retrospect |
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3. continuous – non-continuous |
c) primary time |
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4. present – past tense |
d) development |
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22. What is the nature of the categories of person and number of the
verb? |
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a) inherent |
b) process-relational |
c) aspective |
d) reflective |
23.Which category does the opposition of the perfect and non-perfect forms represent?
a) of retrospective coordination |
b) of development |
c) of primary time |
d) of aspect |
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tinuous forms represent? |
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a) of retrospective coordination |
b) of development |
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c) of primary time |
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d) of aspect |
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How many forms do English verbals include? |
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a) 2 |
b) 3 |
c) 4 |
d) 5 |
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Which verbal is considered as the head word-form of the whole |
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paradigm of the verb? |
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a) present participle |
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b) past participle |
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c) infinitive |
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d) gerund |
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27.Which grammatical category doesn’t the infinitive possess?
a)the aspective category of development
b)the aspective category of retrospective coordination
c)the category of voice
d)the category of time
28.How many forms does the infinitive paradigm of intransitive verbs
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a) 2 |
b) 3 |
c) 4 |
d) 5 |
29. Choose infinitive or gerund: (5 points) |
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a) infinitive |
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b) gerund |
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1.As some water had got in, the engine of the boat couldn’t but … working (to stop).
2.I’m afraid our camera wants … (to repair).
3.This is not the way … (to treat) children.
4.I soon regretted …the meeting (not to attend).
30.Choose present or past participle:
a) present participle |
b) past participle |
1)The journey was (tire)
2)I was (tire)
3)He is a (devote) friend.
31.Which verbal doesn’t join the conjugation of the verb?
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a) present participle |
b) past participle |
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c) infinitive |
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d) gerund |
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Which verbal has a triple (not dual) nature? |
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a) participle |
b) gerund |
c) infinitive |
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Find a ‘half-gerund’: |
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a) his arriving |
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b) him arriving |
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c) my arriving |
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d) her arriving |
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Test 5. Syntax, phrase and sentence, simple sentence, paradigmatic structure, communicative types of sentences
1. Which level of language doesn’t syntax deal with?
a) phrasemic |
b) proposemic |
c) lexemic |
d) supra-proposemic |
2. Complete the sentence “The level of phrases is called …”
a) …major syntax |
b)…minor syntax’ |
3. Match the types of phrases with examples:
1. nominal |
a) extremely clever |
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2. verbal |
b) some of the students |
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3. adjectival |
c) a nice cat |
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4. pronominal |
d) very quickly |
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5. adverbial |
e) to work hard |
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4.How many types of subordinate phrases are there according to their structure?
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a) 1 |
b) 2 |
c) 3 |
d) 4 |
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Which phrases are called semi-predicative combinations? |
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a) nominal |
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b) subordinate |
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c) predicative |
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d) coordinate |
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linguistics? |
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a) 1 |
b) 2 |
c) 3 |
d) 4 |
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Refer the sentences to one of the following types: |
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a)complete two-member sentence
b)elliptical one-member sentence 1. Who is poor in love?
2. No one.
3. She intended to come on Sunday.
4. But never did.
8.The main differentiating feature between the simple and the composite sentence is:
a) type of predication |
b) type of the subject |
c) number of predicative lines |
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a) syndetic, anaphoric |
b) anaphoric, epiphoric |
c) syndetic, asyndetic |
d) epiphoric, asyndetic |
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10.Which property of the sentence distinguishes it from a word and a phrase?
a. modality |
b. nomination |
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c. determination |
d. predication. |
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11. Match: |
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1. government |
a) the subordinate word takes a form similar to that of the head-word |
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2. agreement |
b) the form of the head-word doesn’t influence the form of the |
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subordinate word |
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3. adjoining |
c) some element of a phrase is enclosed between two parts of |
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another element |
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4. enclosure |
d) the subordinate word takes a form required by the head-word but |
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not coinciding with the form of the head-word |
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12. Refer the sentence parts to the following groups: |
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Main sentence parts |
Secondary sentence parts |
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1. Attribute 2. Object, 3. Subject, 4. Adverbial modifier, 5. Predicate, 6. Parenthetical enclosure, 7. Addressing enclosure, 8. Interjectional enclosure.
13.Define the communicative sentence type:
1)Go and see Dr. Rose first.
2)Why not walk down to the village after tea?
3)Over the breakfast she grew serious.
4)Tell us about your last walk with Dr. Wilbour.
5)How do you feel?
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a) declarative |
b) interrogative |
c) imperative |
14. Match: |
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Declarative |
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a) question |
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Interrogative |
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b) statement |
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3.Imperative |
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c) inducement |
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1. 2. 3.
15. State whether the utterances are constative or performative:
Constative |
Performative |
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1)I declare the conference open.
2)I declared the conference open.
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3)I disapprove of his decision
4)His decision is wrong.
5)He declares the conference open.
16.According to what principle did the American scholar Ch. Fries classifiy the sentences?
a) according to the purpose of communication b) according to the response they elicit
c) according to their efficiency
17.How many groups were situational utterances divided into by Charles Fries?
a) 2 |
b) 3 |
c) 4 |
d) 5 |
18.Are exclamatory sentences one of the cardinal types of sentences according to the purpose of communication?
a)yes b) no
19.Can all the cardinal communicative sentence-types be represented in the two variants – non-exclamatory and exclamatory?
a)yes b) no
20.Complete the sentences:
1) The theme expresses… 2) The rheme expresses…
a)…something new
b)…something already known or mentioned
21.Does the imperative sentence express proposition proper? a) yes b) no
22.How many predicative lines are there in a simple sentence?
a) 1 |
b) 2 |
c) more than 2 |
Test 6. Composite Sentence as a polypredicative construction, complex sentence, compound sentence, semi-complex sentence, semi-com- pound sentence, sentence in the text, textual categories
1.Complete the definition: “ The composite sentence is formed by…
a)two predicative lines”
b)three predicative lines”
c)two or more predicative lines”
d)one or two predicative lines”
2.Which language mode is the use of composite sentences more characteristic of?
a)colloquial oral speech
b)literary written speech
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3. Match:
1. hypotaxis |
a) subordination |
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2. parataxis |
b) coordination |
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4.State whether the following composite sentences are
a)compound
b)complex ones
1)Africa was where he had been happiest in the good time of his life, so he had come out here to start again.
2)She could not understand why, instead of smiling at such good news, Miss Elizabeth covered her eyes with her hands and groaned.
3)She was outlined against the sky, carrying a basket, and you could see that sky through the crook of her arm.
4)All he wanted to do was help her.
5.Match:
1. traditional view |
a) at the higher level of classification all |
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syndetic and asyndetic |
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2. N.S. Pospelov’s view |
b) all composite sentences are to be classed |
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into compound and complex (there are |
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syndetic and asyndetic types of clause |
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connection in both classes |
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6.According to professor N.S. Pospelov, which types of clauses can be divided into complex and compound ones?
a)syndetic
b)asyndetic
7.Which scholar pointed out serious flaws in the non-traditional classification?
a)M.Y. Blokh
b)A.I. Smirnitsky
c)B.A. Ilyish
d)G.G. Pocheptsov
8.What principle is the complex sentence built on?
a)coordination
b)subordination
c)parataxis
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