Practical tasks

1. Say whether the following verbs are transitive or intransitive: stand, run, take, seire, give, lie sleep. Consult a dictionary for all LSV.

2.Give the corresponding passive constructions:

They asked me a question. They sent him a letter. They langhted at him. She will take care of the child. No one has slept in the bed. No one lives in the house.

3.Translate into Russian:

The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority. The report was followed by a long debate. The delegation is expected to arrive tomorrow.

4.What factors affect the meaning of “be + P II” in the following sentences:

The piano is not tuned. The symphony was per for med for the first time last week. You’ll be given new instructions when you leave. His instructions are not carried out. He was finally persuaded to enter polities. As my work is finished I’m free to go.

5.Define the means of expressing modality:

Here is here. Is he here? He may be here. He will probably come. If only he were here! Don’t be too late!

6.Define the meaning of the verb-forms in the sentences:

I knew it. I wish I knew it. I insert you read this book. Read this book.

7.Compare the lexical meaning of the verb “to let” in the sentence “Let us let him do it”:Make it negative.

8.Analyse the meaning of the verb “Should”

I should like to speak to you. You should be more attentive. I promised I should it. It is necessary that we should stay here.

1. Define the main features of the noun, the adjective, the verb, the adverb within the 3- criteria principle of dividing words into parts of speech.

3. Consider the syntactical properties of the underlined words. State to what part of speech they belong.

1. She was sitting at a table with two women friends of hers who

came often to the house. b) We can house you and your friends if the hotel is full.

a)‘Nobody is like us’, Catherine said. b) ‘I like your dress,’ remarked Mrs. Mckee. c) They are as like as two peas.

3. Define the main features of the functional parts of speech in English:

the article, the preposition, the conjunction, the particle, the

interjection, the modal words.

1. State the subclasses of the following nouns, comment on the meaning of number:

a table, a man, sugar, music, a family, spectacles, police, wines.

2. Define the relations expressed by nouns in the Genitive case and the type of the Genitive case used.

• Mrs. Forester was a very nice woman. Her voice was a woman’s

voice. The letter dropped from Mr. Johnson’s hand. It was a two-hour’s trip. W. Shakespeare’s sonnets are masterpieces of poetry. The butcher’s was next. Judy’s smile wasn’t inviting.

Is it your farm? – No, my aunt and my uncle’s.

3. Examplify the would – be analytical cases.

Fancy the joy of the child getting a toy like this. Much water has

flown under the bridge. The cottage was separated from the road by a lawn. This is an exception to the rule. The chief left a message for you. He came out into the street.

4. State types of arguments in the following sentences:

John stopped the car at once. The car broke down. Mary wrote a novel. This knife won’t cut. The storm has ruined many houses.

5. State what properties of the nouns the underlined words possess.

• They thought us to distinguish between the false and the true.

• Often she tormented herself on the rights and wrongs of that impulsive action.

• We will nurse your sick and feed your hungry.

• The wiser go their way with a decent grace.

• The rich will help only the humble poor.