Grammar I - Practice.

Unit I. Words I. a- Lexical word classes. i.adverbial particle j.coordinator k.subordinator l.special word 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Read the text and classify the underlined words (in red) as: a.noun e.determiner b.adjective f.pronoun c.lexical verb g.preposition d.adverb h.auxiliary verb 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

b- Find: 2 nouns with different affixes: .. ; . A compound noun: A compound adjective: .. c- Mark morphemes. INDUSTRIALIZED ACTIVATED INTERNATIONALIZATION UNGRATEFULLY d- Mark orthographic and grammatical words Call us as soon as you get to your home, if its good for you. GW: . ; OW:

Unit II. Phrases I. a-Classify the underlined phrases (in blue) as: noun phrase, verb phrase, adjective phrase, adverb phrase or prepositional phrase. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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b- Identify: a complex noun phrase (premod + head+postmod) noun + noun sequence a complex verb phrase a free prepositional phrase an embedded prep. Phrase. .. . . . . c- Divide the clauses into phrases. a. In the present financial climate, many clubs and bussiness are struggling to survive in the big city. b. Charles Dickens is the greatest English novelist of the Victorian period. c. The couples beliefs of living underground are genuine.

Unit III. Clauses a- Analyze these clauses. State if the verbs used are transitive, ditransitive, complex transitive, copular or intransitive. a. Judith pays me a visit from time to time b. He lived in the seventeenth century. c. I traveled around the world many times d. He didnt get his car repaired e. We slept four hours in a row

Unit IV. Nouns a- Classify these nouns underlined in common, proper, countable, uncountable, abstract, concrete. a. Shakespeare was the greatest English writer. His works have sold millions of copies around the world. b. The young girl suddenly saw herself, drinking a bottle of vodka in Rome at sunset. c. There is a lot of places you can visit in your car d. My hope is to enjoy our family vacations. b- Classify these nouns in collective, unit, quantifying and species. a. b. c. d. e. f. The flock of gooses passed by flying over our heads I dont like these type of books-you know for teenagers. For the test you will only need a sheet of paper. The gang meets once a year in the students reunion. I would like a piece of cake, please. The man could drink three gallons of water in 50 seconds

Unit V. The NPhrase premodification a- Complete with the definite, indefinite, or zero article. For all-around pleasant living conditions, people currently consider North Carolina _____ best area in ____ United States. Other places also receive high ratings in various categories. For example, Rochester Minessotta, is desirable because of its excellent facilities. San Jose in California has the greatest services of transportation and security. Not surprisingly, Stamford, Conneticutt, ___ area near New York City, rates very high in this last category. For ___ outdoor activity Seattle is ___ a clear winner. Its location near _____ ocean offers many. These cities were rated on 23 factors. Peoples concerns about safety make a lack of crime and violence ____ priority.

b- With the articles completed above, characterized them as: Definite article: anaphoric, cataphoric, generic or situational meaning. Indefinite article: specifying, unspecifying, generic, classifying. Zero article: generic, specific use.

c- Determiners or pronouns? Those are my favorite books Whose this jacket? Its mine! Do you want some cake? Neither of you did well on the test. Is this our class?

I have no money to go to the movies. None of us have. These shoes are awful but I really like those. The jacket doesnt belong to you. Its hers. Every day seems like a new day.