3.State whether the temporal or modal meaning prevails in ‘shall’ and ‘will’:

None are so deaf as those who will not hear. Winter will come and it will snow. I shall miss my train. Come, you shall have your cup of tea. Will you step in, sir? You will forget all about in a few minutes, I’m sure.

2. State what aspective meanings are expressed in these sentences and the way of expression:

The water is boiling. He went on talking. The rain began to fall

heavily. The sun set into a cloud. She stopped smiling at me. I used to have tea in his house nearly every day. He was throwing pebbles into the water.

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.

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.

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. Compare primary and secondary predication.

I rely on your coming in time. He stepped aside for me to pass. Classes over, we went home.

2. Define the types of the subject in the following sentences:

1.One can never be sure. 2. It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. 3. The man was seen to enter the house. 4. There were many people in the hall.

3. Define the type of the predicate in the following sentences:

1. They were four. 2.You ought to tell me everything. 3. The moon rose red. 4. You must start working. 5.He seems to know the play well enough.

5. Draw the ic – model and the derivational tree for the following sentences:

The woman sniffed the rose. The police shot the man in the right arm. The police shot the man in the red cap.

“Denominalize” the phrases:

The invitation of the writer, the roaring of the lion, the shooting of lions, the shooting of hunters.

. State the deep structure of the sentences:

He is eager to please. He is easy to please

Compare the semantic structure of the following sentences:

1. John broke the window with a stone. A stone broke the window. The window broke.

2. The boy dug the sand. The boy dug a cave.

Seminar 6

Units of Syntax

Topics for Discussion:

1. Phrase. Principles of classifications. Classifications by H.Sweet, E.

Kruisinga, O. Jespersen, H. Whitehall. Syntactic relations in a

phrase.

(Ilyish, pp.171-181, Blokh, pp. 222-229, Iofik,pp. 107-109, 114-116,).

2.Sentence. Basic features. Main aspects (syntactic, semantic,

logico-communicative). Their reflection in different definitions of the sentence. Predication.

(Ilyish,pp. 182-188, Blokh, pp. 229-236, Iofik, pp.117-119, 133-136, 150).

3.Principles of classification of sentences:

a)the composition of the predication group;

b)the number of predication group;

c) communicative aim.

d)Syntactic categories and sentence – paradigm.

( Blokh, pp. 243-261, Ilyish, pp.183-130, Кобрина 295 - 311).

4. Semi- composite sentence. Secondary predication.

(Blokh, pp. 222-229, Кобрина 401-420).

Literature

1.Blokh R.Y. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar . – M., 2000.- pp. 222 –236, 243-261,

2.Ilyish B.Y. Structure of Modern English. – L., 1974.- pp. 171-190,

3.Iofik L.L., Readings in the History of English Grammar.- L., 1981. - pp.107-109, 114-116, 114-116,133-136,150

4.Прокопчук Г.С. Курс лекций по теоретической грамматике английского языка.- Мн., 1997. - pp.

5. Н.А. Кобрина, др. Грамматика английского языка. Морфология. Синтаксис. – СПб., 2001.- С. 295 - 311, 401-420.