Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ecaterina POPA
2005
2005
ISBN 973-0-04249-7
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Unit 1 THE SENTENCE
Unit Objectives
1.1.
The Sentence What Is a Sentence
1.2.
Sentence Classification
SAQ 1
1.3.
The Simple Sentence
1.3.1. Structural and Functional Classification
1.4.
Syntactic Elements of the Simple Sentence
1.4.1. Classes of Sentence Patterns
1.4.2. Adverbial Modifiers
SAQ 2
1.5.
The Declarative Sentence
1.5.1. Negative Declarative Sentences
1.5.2. Realization of Negation
SAQ 3
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
PA No. 1
Answers to SAQs
UNIT 2 INTERROGATIVE, IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
Unit Objectives
2.1.
Interrogative Sentences or Questions
2.1.1. Definition
2.1.2. Main Question Types
SAQ 1
SAQ 2
SAQ 3
2.1.3. Other Types of Questions
SAQ 4
2.2.
Imperative Sentences
SAQ 5
2.3.
The Exclamatory Sentence
SAQ 6
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
SAA No. 1
Answers to SAQs
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4.3.1. Concord of Collective Nouns
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SAQ 1
4.3.3. Uncountable Nouns Followed by the Verb in the Plural
SAQ 2
4.3.4. Concord between Subject and Predicate when the Subject is
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SAQ 3
4.3.5. Concord of Coordinated Subjects
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
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5.3.3. Means of Expressing the Direct Object
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SAQ 3
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
PA No. 4
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UNIT 9 COORDINATION
Unit Objectives
9.1.
What is Coordination
9.1.1. Coordinating Sentence Constituents
SAQ 1
9.2.
Coordinating Simple Sentences
9.2.1. Coordinating Two Sentences with the Same Subject
SAQ 2
9.2.2. Coordinating Simple Sentences with Different Subjects
9.2.2.1.
Coordinating Sentences with Different Subjects, the
Same Action Performed
9.2.2.2.
Coordinating Sentences with Different Subjects,
Different Actions Performed
SAQ 3
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
PA No. 7
Answers to SAQs
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SAQ 1
10.2.2. Deleting the Relative Pronoun
SAQ 2
10.3. Non-Defining Relative Clauses
10.3.1. Introductory Markers of Non-Defining Relative Clauses
SAQ 3
10.4. Independent Relative Clauses
10.5. Reduced Relative Clauses
SAQ 4
Summary
Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
SAA No. 3
Answers to SAQs
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Key Concepts
Selected Bibliography
PA No. 10
Answers to SAQs
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
Module Structure
Introduction
Introduction
The Sentence
UNIT 1
THE SENTENCE
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
SAQ 1
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SAQ 2
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SAQ 3
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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PA No. 1
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Answers to SAQs
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The Sentence
The Sentence
The Sentence
SAQ 1
Identify the kinds of sentences: a. simple; b. compound; or c.
complex in the following text. All sentences start with a capital letter
and end with a full stop.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
It was late, and everyone left the caf except an old man who
sat in the shadow of the tree leaves. In the daytime the street was
dusty, but at night the dew settled and the old man liked to stay late.
He liked it because it was quiet. The old man was a little drunk. Two
waiters were looking at him from inside the caf. The old man was a
good client, but he could have left without paying.
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The Sentence
The Sentence
The Sentence
S+V
S+V+C
S+V+O
S+V+O+O
S+V+O+C
S + V + PrepO
SV
SVC
SVO
SVOO
SVOC
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S + V + A:
She sings beautifully.
2.
S + V + C + A:
The weather is fine today.
3.
S + V + O + A:
She knows the lesson well.
4.
S + V + O + O + A:
She gave me the book yesterday.
5.
S + V + O + C + A:
They appointed John manager last year.
6.
S + V + PrepO + A:
She agreed with me right away.
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The Sentence
SAQ 2
Try to identify the basic constituents of the following sentences
according to the verb type and use the symbols to write down the
structure. The first is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
He likes sweets.
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5.
6.
The Sentence
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8.
9.
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The Sentence
NOTE!
Nobody / Nothing as subjects cannot be replaced by any or
anything.
*Anybody didnt mention his name to us.
(incorrect)
c)
Negation can be also realized by using semi-negative
adverbs as: scarcely, barely, hardly, rarely. In this case, the verb is
always used in its affirmative form:
She can hardly walk.
John could barely believe the story.
They rarely meet nowadays.
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The Sentence
NOTE!
Such adverbs can be used in initial position in the
sentence. When they are used like that for emphasis then
inversion is necessary.
I have never seen such a man.
Never have I seen such a man.
They meet rarely nowadays.
Rarely do they meet nowadays.
d)
Negative declaratives can also be formed by using
negative lexical words.
She disliked the man. [She didnt like him.]
This sentence is meaningless. [It doesnt have meaning.]
The story made her unhappy. [The story didnt make her happy
at all.]
SAQ 3
Negate the following affirmative sentences by using the negative
verbs or words in the brackets. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1. They bought some flowers for their mother.
They didnt buy any flowers for their mother.
(not buy)
(never)
(nobody)
(nobody)
(rarely)
(none of)
(barely)
(not say)
(no)
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The Sentence
Summary
Sentence
Sentences and
clauses
Simple sentences
Sentence
syntactic
constituents
Sentence patterns
according to the
verb
Types of simple
sentences
Declarative
sentences
Key Concepts
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emphasis
inversion
negation
verb
o auxiliary
o modal
o lexical transitive/intransitive
o linking
clause
o main
o subordinate
sentence
o simple
o compound
o complex
simple sentence
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o extended two-member
o declarative
o interrogative
o imperative
o exclamatory
o negative
simple sentence constituents
o subject
o predicate
o complement
o object
o adverbial modifier
Selected Bibliography
1. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z,
Penguin Books, 1990, pp. 278 - 282
2. Leech, G., Svartvik, J. A Communicative Grammar of English,
Longman, 1975, pp. 110-116, 145 - 148
3. Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S. A University Grammar of English,
Longman, 1973, pp. 10 - 18
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The Sentence
PA No. 1
I. Identify the types of sentences in the following text (simple,
compound or complex):
In the fall the war was there, but we did not go to it any more.
It was cold in Milan, and the dark came early.
We were all at the hospital that afternoon. The hospital was
very old and very beautiful. Beyond the hospital were new
pavilions where we met every afternoon We all had medals
and were very proud of them. The other boys asked me what
I had done to have so many medals.
II. Identify the kinds of simple sentences according to their structural
classification (one-member, unextended two-member, extended
two-member).
1. Snowy day.
2. They left.
3. She put the book on the desk.
4. Nobody came to see you yesterday.
5. What a brilliant idea!
6. She must be dreaming.
7. The doctor must come soon.
8. Nobody knows the truth.
9. They didnt do their homework.
10. Who?
III. Insert the appropriate form of one of the given verbs in each of
the following sentences and identify the pattern of the sentence
according to the verb. You are given ten verbs and ten sentences,
one verb for each sentence.
to write, to be, to break, to go, to seem, to give, to think of, to
become, to buy, to depend on
1. She _____ me a cup of tea.
2. Children _____ their parents.
3. He _____ rather tired, doesnt he?
4. She _____ two cups yesterday.
5. They _____ a new car last year.
6. Days _____ longer and longer in spring.
7. Shakespeare _____ novels.
8. They _____ to school on Sundays.
9. Will he _____ his friend?
10. _____ she a nurse?
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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The Sentence
Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
Sentence 1 It was late of the tree leaves. complex sentence.
Sentence 2 - In the daytime to stay late. compound sentence
Sentence 3 He quiet. complex sentence
Sentence 4 The old man drunk. simple sentence
Sentence 5 Two waiters inside the caf. simple sentence
Sentence 6 The old man without paying. compound sentence
SAQ 2
2. S + V + O
3. S + V + O + O
4. S + V + O
5. S + V
6. S + V + Prep.O
7. S + V + C
8. S + V + Prep.O
9. S + V + O
10. S + V + O + O
SAQ 3
2. He never tells lies.
3. Nobody was present.
4. Nobody knew the answer.
5. They rarely go to the theatre.
6. None of the pupils came to the party.
7. She can barely speak English.
8. She didnt say anything to him.
9. They wont go anywhere during the summer holiday.
10. No man is perfect.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
1.2
1.4
1.5.2
for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
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UNIT 2
INTERROGATIVE, IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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SAQ 1
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SAQ 2
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SAQ 3
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SAQ 4
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SAQ 5
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SAQ 6
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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SAA No. 1
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Answers to SAQs
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objectives
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(invitation)
(request)
(surprise)
Do you go to school?
Where do you live?
You are listening, arent you?
Are you listening or playing?
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These questions are also called yes/no questions because they ask
for general or short information expressed by a short answer:
Do all children study English at school? Yes (, they do).
No (, they dont).
However, the answer cannot always be a definite Yes / No one
and in such cases adverbs like always, never, often, seldom, quite,
surely, certainly, etc can provide the information.
A: Do you go skiing in the winter?
B: Never.
A: Are you alright?
B: Not quite.
Answers to general questions may represent the opinion or
attitude of the interlocutor about the content of the question and in
such situations the answer may be: I think so, I hope so, I think not, I
hope not, I dont know, I am afraid not, I expect so.
Have you failed your exam?
I hope not.
Will John come tonight?
I expect so.
Will you be here next year?
I dont know.
Any and Some in Questions
Such questions are defined as being non-assertive, namely that
the speaker does not know what answer he will get so the question is
built up with any (anybody, anything, anywhere).
Have you got any matches?
Has anyone called?
Did they go anywhere during the summer?
NOTE!
There are instances when the speaker expects an affirmative
answer and subsequently the question has a positive
orientation expressed by some (somebody, something).
(offer)
(request)
(accepting)
(refusal)
(affirmative)
(negative)
SAQ 1
I. Give short affirmative and negative answers to the following
questions. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
Question
1. Can you speak English?
2. Do they play chess?
3. Did she meet her friends yesterday?
4. Have you been busy lately?
5. Do you enjoy teaching?
6. Will he be here tomorrow?
7. Were they at the cinema last night?
8. Should he see his doctor?
9. Could they have been wrong?
10. Is it true?
Answers
Yes, I can.
No, I cant.
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John Smith.
I saw my friend.
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NOTE!
When the pronouns who, what and which perform the
function of the subject in the interrogative sentence, the
structure is identical with that of a declarative sentence,
namely SVO.
What happened?
Who left?
Which of you wants to read the story?
At 3 oclock.
To Bucharest.
Because he was hungry.
In order to find food.
How did you manage it? Easily.
How can be associated with far, long, often, many/much
referring to:
distance
duration
frequency
quantity
how far
how long
how often
how many/much
1 mile.
3 months.
Twice a month.
Not much.
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NOTE!
Special questions may occur in fluent conversation as being
represented only by the question word:
He managed to do it.
Who?
John.
How?
He did it himself.
Where?
At home.
SAQ 2
I. Add the wh-question word to the following questions. The first one
is done for you. Can you provide two question words for some of the
sentences? Which of the sentences? You will find the answers at the
end of the unit, as mentioned in the contents.
1. Who came in just now?
2. ___ has taken my copy-book?
3. ___ language is easiest to learn?
4. ___ painted this picture?
5. ___ is the matter?
6. ___ did you learn English?
7. ___ have you been away from home?
8. ___ did they go?
9. ___ money did you spend?
10. ___ did he tell the lie?
II. Turn the following sentences into questions by asking about the
words underlined. The first two are done for you.
1. He is looking at me.
Who is he looking at?
2. They bought a house in the countryside.
Where did they buy the house?
3. The dog bit the little boy.
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4. My brother has just called me.
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5. The Intercontinental is one of the best hotels in Bucharest.
__________________________________
6. They played in the park.
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7. Mary went to the cinema with her friend.
__________________________________
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question tag
declarative
question tag
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SAQ 3
Add a tag to each of the following sentences so that you obtain
disjunctive questions. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1. Ann will go on a holiday soon.
Ann will go on a holiday, wont she?
2. You werent listening, _____?
3. Youve got a camera, _____?
4. John can help us, _____?
5. You wont tell anyone, _____?
6. They went home, _____?
7. We have to answer this question, _____?
8. They are learning English, _____?
9. This winter has been very cold, _____?
10. He is not lazy, _____?
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a) Negative questions
From a structural and functional point of view negative
questions are of the same structure as the four basic types in 2.1.1,
namely:
a) general questions:
b) special questions:
c) disjunctive questions:
d) alternative questions:
Isnt it beautiful?
Why dont you ring him up?
He doesnt speak English, does he ?
Is he in love with her or not?
(or isnt he?)
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(uncertainty)
(admiration)
(irony)
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SAQ 4
State the kind of questions (negative, statement-like, echo or
rhetorical) and suggest their communicative functions. The first one is
done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1. Why didnt you do it?
Negative question seeking information
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For the first person and the third person the imperative
sentences are constructed with the auxiliary let followed by the
accusative form of the noun or pronoun, which functions as the
subject (the person/persons who is/are supposed to do something).
Let me tell you!
Let us go there!
Let him/John sing the song!
Let her/Mary play the game!
Let it be!
Let them/the pupils go home!
The negative form can be realized either by using the negative
particle not or the negative do not / dont as introducing the
sentence.
Let me not tell you what I did!
Lets not go home yet!
Dont let me go!
Dont let us quarrel now!
Let them not stay here in the rain!
Let him not do it!
Dont let them stay here in the rain.
Dont let him do it.
Stop and think!
Both in everyday and classroom language we use
imperatives. Consider the imperatives that you make use of and the
purpose you use them.
In the space below, provide your examples and the
associated purpose. Take your examples to the next tutorial to
discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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Summary
Sentences
Interrogative
sentences
Imperative
sentences
Exclamatory
sentences
Types of question
Communicative
function
general question
asking for information
special question
asking for confirmation
disjunctive question
asking for clarification
negative question
exclamation
statement-like
request
question
offer
echo question
suggestion
rhetorical question
invitation
Types according to person and command
structure:
order
nd
st
rd
2 person; 1 and 3 person
instructions
affirmative and negative
requests
advice
warning
good wishes
suggestions
Types according to structure:
emotion
What !
feelings
How !
attitude
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Key Concepts
communicative function
clarification
confirmation
emphasis
information
intonation
inversion
sentence constituents
syntactic structure
Selected Bibliography
1. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English
Grammar, MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 220-233
2. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 259-269
3. Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S. A University Grammar of English,
Longman, 1973, pp. 191-202
SAA No. 1
III.
II. Make up your own examples (four for each type) of general
questions, special questions, disjunctive questions (affirmative and
negative). Explain their structure. Youll have 12 sentences.
III. Make up a list of 10 instructions that you give to pupils in the
classroom by using imperative sentences.
Make use of the selected bibliography in order to solve the test.
Send your answers to your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Yes, I can.
No, I cant.
Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
Yes, she did.
No, she didnt.
Yes, I have.
No, I havent.
Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
Yes, he will.
No, he wont.
Yes, they were.
No, they werent.
Yes, she should.
No, she shouldnt.
Yes, they could.
No, they couldnt.
Yes, it is.
No, it isnt.
II.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
I dont know
I hope not
I hope so/ I think so
I think so/ Im afraid not
I think so
I hope not
I think not
I expect so
I dont know/ I hope so
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
III.
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I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
who
which
who
what
where/when
how long
where/when
how much
whom
II.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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SAQ 3
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
were you?
havent you?
cant he?
will you?
didnt they?
dont we?
arent they?
hasnt it?
is he?
SAQ 4
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
negative exclamation
statement-like disbelief
rhetorical
echo-question
negative seeking information
rhetorical anger
rhetorical exclamation/surprise
negative offer
statement-like disbelief
SAQ 5
I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
will you?
can you?
shall we?
can you?
will you/can you?
will you?
can/shall we?
wont you/will you?
shall we?
II.
SAQ 6
I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
How
What
How
What
What
How
What
How
How
II.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
2.1.2
2.1.2
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.2
2.3
for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2 (I, II)
for SAQ 3
for SAQ 4
for SAQ 5 (I, II)
for SAQ 6 (I, II)
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UNIT 3
THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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49
50
SAQ 1
3.1.3. Introductory there
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SAQ 2
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57
58
58
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SAQ 3
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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PA No. 2
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Answers to SAQs
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The subject and the predicate are the two basic constituents of
the simple sentence. It is very important to bear in mind that as in
English, the verb does not change according to number and person
(except in Present Tense Simple, 3rd person, singular and the verb to
be), the subject must always be expressed. Actually what follows
after the subject refers back to it. The predicate will always tell
something about the subject: the action performed or suffered by it;
the process undergone; a state of being; a quality or status.
Both the subject and the predicate can be identified according
to their position in the sentence.
After having read and studied this unit you will be able to:
identify the position and function of the subject and
predicate in a sentence
identify means of expressing the subject
identify the introductory it and there
distinguish between the different roles of it as the subject
distinguish between verbal and nominal predicates
unit
objectives
Pred.
Pred.
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articles
pronominal adjectives
o possessive
o demonstrative
o indefinite
o negative
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e) a numeral
Five is not a good mark.
f) a non-finite form of the verb (infinitive or gerund):
To learn means to try.
Lying is a sin.
g) the pronouns one, you, they and the noun people used in a
general sense:
One can never tell.
You can never know.
They say its better late than never.
People do such things.
h) a subclause* which functions as subject for the main clause:
That he is a liar is a fact.
Whatever he does is well done.
*Such clauses, which perform the function of subject, fall in the
group of Nominal Clauses and will be dealt with in Unit 11.
3.1.2. It as Subject
The 3rd person personal pronoun it is very often used as subject
and not always as a substitute for a noun as in case (c).
Stop and think!
There are phenomena, concepts or situations when it is
difficult to identify the doer of the action or the doer is not known.
What subject do we use in such instances? Can you provide some
examples?
In the space below, write your answers. Take your answers
to the next tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your
tutor.
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A. Impersonal it or empty it
The pronoun it is used as the grammatical subject for
impersonal constructions expressing natural phenomena, time and
distance. It is also called empty it because it has only a
grammatical role but no meaning.
It is still raining.
Its five oclock.
Its about 300 km from Cluj to Timioara.
B. Introductory it
Introductory it introduces or anticipates the actual subject of
a sentence when the subject is expressed by:
a)
a verb in the infinitive
b)
an infinitive construction for to
c)
a verb in the gerund
d)
or a subject clause introduced by that, how or what
a) To do something like that is mean.
It is mean to so something like that.
b) For him to do that is essential.
It is necessary for him to do that.
c) Going there is useless.
It is useless going there.
d) How he manages all these problems is a mystery.
It is a mystery how he manages all these problems.
The use of introductory it is also linked to the type of
predication. When the predicate is a nominal one (linking verb +
adjective / noun) as in: to be mean, to be necessary, to be useless,
to be a mystery, the adjective or the noun associated with
introductory it makes up the introductory it construction:
It is mean
It is necessary
Its useless
Its a mystery
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SAQ 1
I. Identify the subject in each of the following sentences. State what
it is expressed by. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2.
3.
4.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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SAQ 2
Insert there is, there are in the appropriate forms (affirmative,
negative or interrogative) in the following sentences. The first one is
done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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(action)
(event)
(state of being)
(process)
verbal predicate
nominal predicate
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NOTE!
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SAQ 3
I. Complete the following sentences with linking verbs. In some of
the sentences you can choose from two or more linking verbs. Mention
all the linking verbs which you consider appropriate. The first is done
for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Summary
The Subject and the Predicate are the basic constituents of a
sentence.
The Subject of a sentence can be expressed by:
a noun
a noun phrase (NP)
a pronoun as noun substitute
a substantivized adjective
a numeral
a non-finite form of the verb
a clause
Impersonal it
Introductory it
Introductory there
The Predicate
verbal
nominal
Nominal Predicate
linking verb
+
subject complement
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Key Concepts
existential sentences
subject
subject complement
verbal predicate
impersonal it
introductory it
introductory there
linking verb
nominal predicate
operator
Selected Bibliography
Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 149-153; pp. 285 296
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PA No. 2
I. Add the correct form of it is or there is to the following
sentences:
1. _____ a good movie on tonight.
2. _____ fine tomorrow, I hope.
3. _____ a long time since we met.
4. _____ a man standing on the wall a few minutes ago.
5. _____ difficult to find a cheap place to live these days.
6. _____ snowing for three days now.
7. _____ a beautiful park right in the middle of the town.
8. _____ time to get started.
9. _____ many people outside the concert hall.
10. _____ many sports grounds in your town ?
11. _____ not far to walk there.
12. _____ enough food for everybody.
13. _____ anyone willing to help?
14. _____ pity you missed the show.
15. _____ fun talking to you.
II. Identify the pronoun as personal, impersonal or introductory it
and there as an adverb or the introductory there in the following
text:
In the fall the war was still there, but we did not go to it any
more. It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came on,
and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows.
There was much game hanging outside the shop. It was a
cold fall and the wind came down from the mountains.
(E. Hemingway, Another Country)
III. Identify the predicates in the following text. Say whether they are
verbal or nominal.
I was lying on my back on the rocks. I opened my eyes and
saw a star. I had been having a familiar dream and yet I had
never had that dream before. I dreamt that my cousin James
was here. I was aware of the stars, and I was breathing. I felt
happy, and I was relaxed. I closed my eyes and breathed
deeply again.
IV. Make up ten sentences of your own by using the following linking
verbs one in each sentence:
to seem, to be, to smell, to grow, to become, to turn, to fall, to
sound, to keep, to look
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
Proiectul pentru nvmntul Rural
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
I.
1. impersonal it
2. personal pronoun
3. common noun
4. introductory it
5. proper noun
6. pronoun one used in a general sense
7. indefinite pronoun
8. subclause
9. impersonal it
10. abstract noun
II.
2. It is impossible that he cheated.
3. It is a surprise for him to be sent to London.
4. It is worth going there.
5. It doesnt matter whether they come or not.
6. It did not occur to us that he could be away.
7. It was understood that we should help them.
8. Its a pity to lose a game in the last minute.
9. It is natural for her to do her duty.
10. It shocked us to hear such news.
SAQ 2
2. There are
3. There is
4. There are
5. Is there
6. Are there
7. There was
8. There arent
9. Will there be
10. There is
SAQ 3
I.
2. tastes, is
3. are
4. is, fell
5. feel
6. fine, well
7. turned
8. were, kept
9. looks
10. is, become
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II.
2. afraid
3. fond
4. glad
5. ablaze
6. alone
7. ashamed
8. aware
9. ready
10. alive
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
3.1.1 and 3.1.2
3.1.3
3.2.2
3.2.3
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UNIT 4
SUBJECT PREDICATE CONCORD
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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700
700
711
711
711
SAQ 1
722
733
744
4.3.4. Concord between Subject and Predicate when the Subject is Expressed by
Other Means than a Noun
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SAQ 3
4.3.5. Concord of Coordinated Subjects
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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PA No. 3
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Answers to SAQs
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In the case of the verb to be, where there are distinct forms for
each person in the Present Tense singular, the person can be
specifically marked by the verb form.
I am a student.
You are right.
He/She is wrong.
For the Past Tense, this distinction is also marked by was 1st
and 3rd person and were 2nd person singular and all plural
persons
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SAQ 1
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the
verb to be. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Nouns derived from adjectives the rich, the poor, the blind
The poor are always disadvantaged.
e)
f)
Proper nouns denoting ranges of mountains or groups of
islands: the Alps, the Carpathians, the West Indies, the Hebrides
The Alps are covered with snow all year round.
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NOTE!
SAQ 2
Complete the following sentences with one of the following nouns
according to the context. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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SAQ 3
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the
verb to be. The first is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
NOTE!
The subject may be linked to another noun by: as well as,
except, but, with. In such cases only the first noun dictates
the agreement with the predicate.
Mary as well as all her colleagues is expected to come.
All the pupils, but John, are here.
A lady with a dog was coming on the road.
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Summary
Subject Predicate Concord
Concord of Person
o with all lexical verbs, only the 3rd person Simple Present is
different from the other forms. With the verb to be there
are different forms for 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular in the
Present Tense.
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Key Concepts
concord or agreement
countable nouns
collective nouns
coordinated subject
correlative conjunctions
notional verbs
proximity rule
uncountable nouns
Selected Bibliography
Leech, G., Svartvik, J. A Communicative Grammar of English,
Longman, 1975, pp. 220 - 222
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PA No. 3
I. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural, according
to the subject.
1. Physics was / were his best subject at school.
2. Three days isnt / arent long enough for a holiday.
3. Does / Do the police know who robbed the old man?
4. The news wasnt / werent too bad.
5. The information they gave was / were inaccurate.
6. Is / Are the audience seated?
7. Where does / do your family live?
8. The money is / are not enough for shopping.
9. The rich has / have money.
10. Some people is / are waiting outside.
II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the
verb in brackets. Use the Present Tense Simple or Continuous or
the Present Perfect to make sure whether you use the singular or
plural form. The first one is done for you.
1.
2.
3.
Both Mary and her friend (to read) have read the book.
Either he or you (to have) __________ to do it now.
The little boy with his friends (to save) __________ the
trapped animal.
4. Neither the witness nor the victim (to tell) __________
the truth.
5. Football as well as volleyball (to play) __________
outside.
6. Not only the students but also the teacher (to participate)
__________ in the competition.
7. Many people with umbrellas (to walk) __________ in the
street.
8. All the books, except one dictionary (to arrive)
__________ in good condition.
9. Food and drinks (to be served) __________ now.
10. Not only the policeman, but the passers by too (to run)
__________ after the thief.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
1. are
2. was
3. was
4. is
5. is
6. is
7. is
8. is
9. is
10. has been
SAQ 2
1. scissors
2. The blind
3. The police
4. The Carpathians
5. The surroundings
6. These trousers
7. people
8. The cattle
9. Clothes
10. belongings
SAQ 3
1. is
2. is
3. are
4. is
5. are
6. are
7. is
8. are
9. is
10. is
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
4.3
4.3.3
4.3.4
for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
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UNIT 5
COMPLEMENTATION OF THE VERB (I)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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SAQ 1
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SAQ 2
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SAQ 3
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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PA No. 4
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Answers to SAQs
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Mary is a student.
*Mary is ?
2.
3.
4.
(subject complement)
(direct object)
(indirect object)
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5.
(prepositional object)
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(transitive)
(intransitive)
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b) ditransitive verbs which ask for two objects: a direct object and
an indirect object, as the verbs to give something to somebody or to
do something for somebody:
The pupils gave flowers to the teacher.
Go there and help him. Do it for me, please.
c) ditransitive verbs which ask for two objects, one with a
compulsory preposition as the verbs: to accuse somebody of
something or to congratulate someone on something.
They accused the young man of cheating.
My friends congratulated me on my success.
d) complex transitive verbs which ask for a direct object and
another complement which tells us something about the direct
object.
They found the job tiring.
(the job = direct object; tiring refers back to the job which
is described as tiring)
They proclaimed the 1st of May a holiday.
(the direct object 1st of May is identified as a holiday)
Except requiring an object or more, transitive verbs also display
the capacity of being changed into passive constructions.
5.2.2. Passivization
Transitivity is directly linked to passivization and generally a
sentence which is constructed with a transitive verb can be
transformed into a passive one by moving the direct object in subject
position.
The tourists admired the landscape.
The landscape was admired by the tourists.
Within the same transformation the subject of the active
construction becomes a by-object denoting the doer of the action or
the agent.
This transformation from active sentences into passive ones
can be exemplified with all groups of transitive verbs:
a) Monotransitive verbs
Patients trust doctors.
Doctors are trusted by patients.
They decided upon a plan of action.
A plan of action was decided upon (by them).
They put off the meeting.
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SAQ 1
Turn the following active sentences into passive sentences paying
attention to the agent (by-object). Mention the number of the
sentence in which you do not think that the agent should be
expressed and why. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the uni.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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8.
9.
10.
Monotransitives proper
Monotransitive verbs, those which ask only for a direct object
form a very large class and are widely used in everyday language.
Here are some of them: to achieve, to admire, to build, to carry, to
catch, to complete, to correct, to cut, to destroy, to discover, to enjoy,
to express, to fill, to find, to hate, to hear, to hit, to keep, to kill, to
know, to love, to need, to own, to plan, to please, to produce, to
protect, to raise, to release, to receive, to remember, to rent, to
reveal, to risk, to sell, to test, to trust, to use, to waste, to welcome.
All sentences built with these verbs can be changed into
passive ones.
They are building new houses.
New houses are being built.
They have released the hostages.
The hostages have been released.
She wasted all her money.
All her money was wasted.
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NOTE!
In the case of the verb to want we may come across a
sentence like:
X was wanted for murder. (looked for
Similarly, the verb to wish in a passive form can be used in
impersonal constructions as
It is wished that everybody participate in the
ceremony.
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to smile a smile
to live a life
to dream a dream
to sigh a sigh
to dance a dance
Usually, in such instances, the noun is preceded by a modifier.
They were dreaming a beautiful dream.
Many people live a hard life.
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transitive
to get up
intransitive
I got up at 10 oclock.
Still, there are phrasal verbs which are transitively used as the
simple verb which is transitive: to beat up, to bring about, to bring in,
to carry out, to cut down, to fill in, to find out, to give away, to hand
out, to knock down, to leave behind, to pay back, to point out, to
push down, to put away, to put off, to see off, to set aside, to take
away, to take on/up, to try on/out, to turn on, etc.
They carried out their tasks.
Nobody found out the truth.
He took up tennis as a sport.
SAQ 2
Fill in the following sentences with an appropriate noun as the
direct object so that they become meaningful. The first one is done
for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
indefinite pronouns
I would like some.
Many people want something for nothing.
negative pronouns
I saw nothing in the darkness.
Mary knew nobody in the room.
demonstrative pronouns
Take this there!
Pick that up!
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possessive pronouns
I want mine not yours.
interrogative pronouns
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a joke; man and wife; Carolyn; alive; red; salty; tired; sick; still; open
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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8.
9.
10.
Summary
Transitivity and Complementation
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Key Concepts
complementation
transitivity
passivization
cognate object
causative verbs
agent
complement
object
transitive verbs
intransitive verbs
ergative verbs
Selected Bibliography
1. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 257 - 259
2. Leech, G., Svartvik, J. A Communicative Grammar of English,
Longman, 1975, pp. 199 210
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PA No. 4
I. State whether the statements below are true or false. Justify your
choice.
1. Verbs in English are either transitive or intransitive.
2. Transitive verbs are followed by a direct object.
3. Phrasal verbs are always intransitive.
4. All transitive verbs can be used in the passive.
5. In a passive sentence, the by-object denoting the agent is
always expressed.
6. The object complement follows a linking verb.
7. The direct object is expressed only by nouns and
pronouns.
8. The order of the subject, verb, direct object is flexible.
9. In passive sentences, the direct object becomes subject.
10. The object complement identifies or describes the direct
object.
II. Identify the direct object in the following sentences. State what it
is expressed by.
1. Save our souls.
2. She found a large sum of money in the street.
3. I couldnt see anybody in the room.
4. She saw herself in the mirror.
5. They wanted to leave.
6. What did you buy?
7. They denied having seen the accident.
8. This colour doesnt suit you.
9. They own a large property.
10. Nobody knew the whole truth.
III. In the following sentences identify the kind of verbs (transitive or
intransitive) and mention if there is change of meaning when used
transitively/intransitively.
1. a) He is running.
b) He is running a race.
2. a) The show has started.
b) She started the engine.
3. a) The girl got a prize.
b) They got there early in the morning.
4. a) She was dreaming.
b) They dreamt a nightmarish dream.
5. a) The train was moving slowly.
b) She moved the furniture in the room.
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
2. Books must not be stolen.
3. Valuable paintings were destroyed by the fire.
4. A pencil is used to write with.
5. This beautiful piece of music was composed by Beethoven.
6. Mother will be taken to the hospital tomorrow.
7. A suspect is being looked for by the police.
8. The room must be cleaned.
9. Many people were killed by the huge waves.
10. Lessons should be made interesting for pupils.
Sentences 2, 4, 6, 8 do not need the agent expressed. In sentences
2 and 4, it is obvious that only humans steal or write. In sentence 6
the focus is on the action referring to mother. In sentence 8 the
subject is you so the addressee is obvious.
SAQ 2
2. football (any game)
3. a cake
4. the light, the TV, the gas
5. mother
6. life
7. a lot of money/ or sum
8. the door/window
9. smoking
10. pen
11. the glass/cup
12. dress
13. tea/coffee/cake
14. answer
15. trip/performance
SAQ 3
2. tired (SC)
3. salty (OC)
4. still (SC)
5. Carolyn (OC)
6. alive (OC)
7. man and wife (OC)
8. open (OC)
9. a joke (OC)
10. sick (SC)
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NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
5.2.2
5.3.1
3.2.2.2 and 5.4
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for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
UNIT 6
COMPLEMENTATION OF THE VERB (II)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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104
106
107
107
108
109
SAQ 1
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111
112
SAQ 2
113
113
SAQ 3
118
Summary
120
Key Concepts
120
Selected Bibliography
120
SAA No. 2
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Answers to SAQs
122
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In this unit we will deal with the types of sentences which fall
into the S + V + DO + IO; S + V + DO + Prep.O and S + V + Prep.O
patterns as well as with complex constructions that follow certain
transitive verbs.
The two units with reference to complementation cover the
obligatory constituents of the sentence which are in close
relationship to the verb as predicator.
After having read this unit, you will be able to:
unit
objectives
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105
106
1.
2.
S + V + DO + IO (preposition to/for)
The pupils offered flowers to the teachers.
II.
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SAQ 1
I. Identify the direct and indirect objects in the following sentences.
The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit..
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Do it for them.
8.
9.
10.
1.
II. a) Turn the following sentences into passive ones using the IO
as subject. The first one is done for you.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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SAQ 2
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate
prepositions and underline the prepositional object. The first one is
done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
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g)
h)
verbs,
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group b):
group c):
NOTE!
The verbs to get and to have are not used in the passive.
group f):
group g):
group h):
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SAQ 3
I. Choose from the 3 verbs in brackets the appropriate form of the
verb for the complex construction. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The old man did not notice the window (to open, open,
opened).
6.
7.
They made him (to pay, paying, pay) for the damage.
8.
9.
10.
II. Turn the following sentences into passive. The first one is done
for you.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
____________________________
8.
9.
10.
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Summary
Ditransitive verbs + two objects
of the to give group
of the to buy group
DO + to IO
DO + for IO
Ordering DO and IO
I. S + V + DO + IO
II. S + V + IO + DO
Passivization of ditransitive verb sentences
I. DO S + V + IO + (by object)
II. IO S + V + DO + (by object)
Means of expressing IO
NP
NP substitute
reflexive pronoun
Ditransitive verbs + two objects
S + V + O + Prep.O
Transitive verbs + Prep.Object
S + V + Prep.O
Complex Complementation
S + V + DO + Inf.
S + V + DO + Present Participle
S + V + DO + Past Participle
Passivization
DO S + V + Inf./Participle
Key Concepts
Object
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Prepositional Object
Complex construction
Complex Complementation
recipient
beneficiary
Selected Bibliography
Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 296 - 301
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SAA No. 2
I. a) Complete the following sentences with the direct object and the
appropriate indirect object or prepositional object given in brackets.
1. She explained (the pupils, the new lesson).
2. They assured (we, their support).
3. Mary reminded (his name, I).
4. They offered (no explanation, the patient).
5. The officials congratulated (the success, young man).
6. The students handed (the teacher, the papers).
7. They blamed (the lie, John).
8. The students asked (questions, the teacher).
9. Introduce (John, your parents).
10. He promised (I, a present) on my birthday.
b) Turn the sentences into passive ones. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 two
possibilities are correct.
II. Make up sentences of your own according to the following
patterns using one of the following verbs:
to become, to convince of, to buy, to want, to watch, to
advise, to rely on, to elect, to teach, to get
1. S + V + IO + DO
2. S + V + DO + IO
3. S + V + DO + Prep.O
4. S + V + Prep.O
5. S + V + DO + Inf.
6. S + V + DO + Present Part.
7. S + V + DO + Past Part
8. S + V + DO + short Inf.
9. S + V + DO + OC
10. S + V + SC
Send your answers to your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
I.
2. the teacher IO; several questions DO
3. the letter DO; to Mother IO
4. we IO; your rubber DO
5. a birthday cake DO; for John IO
6. me IO; a rose garden DO
7. it DO; for them IO
8. yourself DO; to the newcomers IO
9. to them IO; their mistakes DO
10. a game of tennis DO; for the onlookers IO
II.
a)
2.
3.
4.
5.
b)
2.
3.
4.
5.
SAQ 2
2. from
3. of
4. to
5. in
6. on
7. at
8. of
9. of
10. on
SAQ 3
I.
2. to be
3. move/moving
4. to be
5. open
6. swim
7. pay
8. opening
9. to help
10. do
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II.
2. He was requested to leave the place.
3. The soldiers were ordered to shoot.
4. Mother was persuaded by the child to take him home.
5. Dogs wont be allowed in the shop.
6. The young man was encouraged to speak English.
7. The singer was expected to come back on stage.
8. I was meant to do the job.
9. The matter was not considered to be over.
10. The tourists were warned to take care of their valuables.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
5.2.2 and 6.1
6.2
6.3
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UNIT 7
ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS (I)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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125
126
127
127
129
130
132
SAQ 1
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135
135
136
137
SAQ 2
138
Summary
139
Key Concepts
140
Selected Bibliography
140
PA No. 5
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Answers to SAQs
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125
126
Adv. M of Time
Adv. M of Place
Adv. M of Manner
Adv. M of Reason/Cause
Adv. M of Purpose
Adv. M of Condition
Adv. M of Concession
Adv. M of Result
NOTE!
In these two units we will discuss the adverbial modifiers
which occur in a simple sentence. These concepts are also
expressed by clauses. The adverbial clauses will be dealt with
in units 12 and 13.
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128
NOTE!
In all these instances of expressing time, the question used is
when?
When do they leave?
When will she get home?
When did the wind start to blow?
b) An action can last for some time, and we can point out the
beginning of the action, the end of the action or both time points.
The beginning of the action is expressed by using since or from
and the time division (year, part of day, etc.)
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NOTE!
The questions for these time adverbials are since when? till
when?
Since when has he been playing the piano?
Till when will she be here?
in
the
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131
132
NOTE!
Adverbial modifiers of these three groups do not exclude one
another in the same sentence. We can make up sentences
using two of them observing the rules of placing them in the
sentence.
They get up early every Monday.
Every Monday they get up early.
He always goes fishing in the summer.
She has already been to school today.
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SAQ 1
I. Complete the following sentences with one of the time adverbials
given below. Pay attention to time tense relationship.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
in the morning, always, for a week, yet, about noon, two months
ago, since 2001, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., hardly ever, twice a year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II. Ask questions to the time adverbials in bold. Pay attention to the
kind of adverbial (exact time, duration or frequency). The first one is
done for you.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
(place)
(direction)
(place)
(direction)
(place)
(direction)
(place)
(direction)
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136
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NOTE!
Adverbial modifiers of place, expressed by prepositional
phrases which refer to the position of objects, can be placed in
initial position.
On the top shelf there was a china bowl.
At the far end of the street youll see the park.
SAQ 2
I. a) Identify the adverbial modifiers of place in the following text.
Say what they are expressed by.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
An old man with steel rimmed spectacles sat by the side of the
road. There was a bridge across the river, and soldiers were crossing
it. Carts were moving up the steep bank, and peasants were walking
along it. But the old man did not move, he only sat there.
b) Ask questions to the adverbial modifiers you have identified.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Summary
A. Adverbial modifiers of time expressing
time of action
duration of action
frequency of action
Means of expressing adverbial modifiers of time
adverbs of time: now
prepositional phrases: in the winter
noun phrases: last week
Placing adverbial modifiers of time
initial position
Yesterday was my birthday.
mid position
She has never been here.
end position
They graduated last year.
B. Adverbial modifiers of place expressing
place of action
direction
destination
Means of expressing adverbial modifiers of place
adverbs of place: here
prepositional phrases: on the table
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Key Concepts
Adverbial modifier
o time
o place
exact time
duration
frequency
place
direction
destination
Adverbs of time
Adverbs of place
Adverbial particles
Prepositional phrase
Selected Bibliography
1. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 24 - 29
2. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English
Grammar, MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 209 - 212
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PA No. 5
I. Answer the following questions, referring to yourself (if possible)
using the appropriate adverbial modifiers of time.
1. When were you born?
2. How long have you been studying English?
3. When did you graduate from high school?
4. Since when have you been living in this place?
5. What time did you start teaching yesterday?
6. How often do you go to the cinema?
7. Havent you finished your task yet?
8. Are you still at school?
9. How long have you been teaching English?
10. When will you go on a holiday?
II. Complete the following sentences with the adverbial modifiers of
place and time given in brackets according to the appropriate order:
1. They are going (next month, to the seaside).
2. They drive (every weekend, to the countryside)
3. They have left (already, for Bucharest)
4. Is he (in his office, still)
5. They stayed (all day long, at home).
6. Children play (often, in the classroom).
7. We discussed the matter (for two hours, in my office).
8. Mary hasnt been (since Monday, here).
9. Lets go (tomorrow, to the supermarket).
10. Hes been walking (all morning, around the city).
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
I.
2. always
3. twice a year
4. yet
5. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
6. in the morning
7. two months ago
8. for a week
9. since 2001
10. about noon
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II.
2. How long have they been in the mountains?
3. When will we go to the cinema?
4. Since when havent I had time to read a novel?
5. When did he work in his office?
6. How often does Mary read in the garden?
7. How long has he been here now?
8. When did the lesson begin?
9. Till when did Peter work?
10. How often does he go to the theatre?
SAQ 2
I. a)
o by the side of the road expressed by prepositional phrase
o across the river expressed by prepositional phrase
o up and down the steep bank expressed by prepositional
phrase
o along it expressed by prepositional phrase
o there expressed by adverb
b)
Where did the old man sit?
Where was the bridge?
Where were the carts moving?
Where were the peasants walking?
Where did the old man sit?
II.
2. in
3. from
4. across
5. between
6. on
7. round
8. on
9. under
10. into
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
7.2
2.1.2 and 7.2
2.1.2 and 7.3
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UNIT 8
ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS (II)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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149
152
153
153
154
154
SAQ 3
156
Summary
157
Key Concepts
157
Selected Bibliography
158
PA No. 6
158
Answers to SAQs
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143
(manner)
(circumstance)
(means)
(instrument)
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(manner)
(degree)
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NOTE!
These degree pointers as well as the comparatives can be
used also with some adverbs of time. Early, for instance, can
be earlier, too early, very early, quite early, etc.
a) The adverbials of manner indicate the way the action takes place.
Lots of adverbs can be used with this function among which:
accurately, badly, beautifully, carefully, dangerously, easily,
fiercely, freely, honestly, peacefully, pleasantly, roughly, silently,
strangely, vaguely, warmly, willingly, etc.
He just behaved badly, thats all.
They sat silently by the fire.
The guests were greeted warmly.
b) Some adverbs also denote not only the way an action is
performed but also the feelings of the doer of the action:
anxiously, bitterly, cheerfully, gratefully, nervously, sadly, shyly
She tried desperately to find an answer.
The child was crying bitterly.
The little girl smiled shyly.
c) Other adverbs also imply the opinion of the speaker about the
action. This opinion may be
o positive as with: nicely, perfectly, favourably, well,
marvellously, wonderfully
The band played marvellously.
You have worked this out nicely.
o negative as with adverbs like: awfully, badly, horribly,
poorly, terribly
She suffered terribly of homesickness.
The business was badly damaged.
d) Other adverbs of manner point to the movements of the doer of
the action while performing it.
He clumsily opened the door.
She lazily looked for a free seat.
There are adverbs of manner that refer to the circumstances in
which something is done. Among these adverbs we will mention
some: accidentally, deliberately, individually, legally, politically,
privately, secretly.
They deliberately avoided speaking to the manager.
All these tasks must be done individually.
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with love
with care
with kindness
with pleasure
by accident
by chance
NOTE!
Very often the prepositional phrase can be replaced by an
adverb of the same meaning.
Handle the baby with care / carefully.
They met by accident / accidentally.
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SAQ 1
a) Replace the prepositional phrases (in bold) which are used as
adverbials of manner with an adverb having the same meaning. The
first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit..
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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2.
_______________________
3.
_______________________
4.
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5.
_____________________
6.
_____________________
7.
______________________
8.
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9.
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10.
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151
SAQ 2
a) Complete the following sentences with appropriate given
adverbial modifiers and mention the concept they express.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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NOTE!
Word order in English concerns not only the subject, predicate
and object relationship but also the ordering of adverbials. The
normal word order moves from the subject towards the
predicate and its compulsory constituents ending with
adverbial modifiers according to the patterns mentioned
above.
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b)
Adverbial modifiers of time preceded by only can also
take initial position. In this instance, inversion will also occur:
He found out the truth only after a long time.
You will get the result only in a few days.
Only after a long time did he find out the truth.
Only in a few days will you get the result.
c)
Adverbial modifiers, expressed by a prepositional phrase
containing the negative word no, as: under no circumstance, at no
time, in no way, are usually fronted and associated with inversion.
Under no circumstance are children allowed to smoke.
At no time will they be permitted to leave the country.
In no way can you cheat on me.
d)
position:
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SAQ 3
Complete the following sentences with the adverbial modifiers given
in brackets according to the appropriate order. The first one is done for
you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Summary
Adverbial modifiers of manner
way of action takes place
circumstance
means and instrument
Means of expressing adverbial modifiers of manner
adverbs of manner: clearly, publicly
prepositional phrases: in a low voice
Placing adverbial modifiers of manner
end position
She spoke English fluently.
mid position
He clearly made his point.
Adverbial modifiers of
Reason/cause: because of
Purpose: in order to
Concession: in spite of
Condition: in case of
Result: as a result
Placing Adverbial Modifiers in a Sentence
Principles
of the same kind from particular to more general
of different kinds Manner, Place, Time, etc.
Emphasizing Adverbial Modifier
negative adverbs or prepositional phrases
only + time prepositional phrases
adverbs of place
prepositional adverbials of place or positioning
Principle initial position + inversion
Key Concepts
Adverbial modifiers
o manner
o circumstance
o instrument
o means
o degree
o reason
o cause
o concession
o condition
o purpose
o result
Emphasis
Inversion
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Selected Bibliography
1. Leech, G., Svartvik, J. A Communicative Grammar of English,
Longman, 1975, pp. 197 - 201
2. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University
Press, 1985, pp. 210 - 213
PA No. 6
I. Identify the adverbial modifiers in the texts below. State what kind
of adverbial modifiers they are (time, manner, etc) and what they
are expressed by.
a)
It was raining hard, and the rain splashed mud on the
sidewalks. In San Pier dArena there is a wide street, and we
drove down to the centre of the town. On our left was the
Mediterranean.
b)
We got in early in the afternoon from the shooting-trip. We
had been up that morning since five oclock. The day before
we had good shooting, but that morning it was bad Across
the plain we could see the mountains. The summer was
ending, but the new snow had not yet come on the high
mountains. Only the old sun-melted snow was shining
brightly in the distance.
(Adapted after E. Hemingway, Short Stories)
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that you emphasize the words
in bold. Make the necessary changes of inversion.
1. He scarcely ever goes to bed before midnight.
2. He never caught a fish in his life.
3. You will miss the class under no circumstance.
4. Their father rarely punished them.
5. A magic box was talking there on a shelf.
6. The dancers are here.
7. He helped us very little.
8. He realized his mistake only much later.
9. The rain came pouring down.
10. Their life was endangered at no other time.
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
a)
2. hurriedly
3. clearly
4. foolishly
5. silently
6. lovingly
7. kindly
8. politely
9. efficiently
10. dangerously
b)
2.
Because of the fog, the mountaineers could not climb to the top.
In consequence of the war, many people left the country.
In order to win, the young man did his best.
In case of an emergency, call the police.
Despite poor health, the man continued to work.
All sentences are correct.
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SAQ 3
2. The train arrived in Bucharest very late this morning.
3. The child spoke rudely in the classroom.
4. He was born on a lovely day in the spring of 1976.
5. Come to my office at 7 oclock tomorrow morning.
6. They learned English very well in England last summer.
7. Lets wait patiently here for another half an hour.
8. He went to school in this town during the war.
9. He must be at home about noon.
10. This patient must always take his medicine before dinner.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
8.1
8.2
8.3.2
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UNIT 9
COORDINATION
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
162
162
164
SAQ 1
165
166
167
SAQ 2
168
169
169
172
SAQ 3
173
Summary
175
Key Concepts
175
Selected Bibliography
175
PA No. 7
176
Answers to SAQs
178
161
Coordination
162
Coordination
NOTE!
Within a simple sentence adversative conjunctions are limited
in usage to sentence constituents expressed by adjectives
and adverbs and clauses set in contrast.
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Coordination
164
Coordination
d) Adverbial Modifiers
They will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
You can play in the courtyard but not in the street.
He spoke clearly but slowly.
Despite the cold and the fog they climbed to the top of
the mountain.
He behaved strangely yet politely.
They drove up the hill and down a narrow road.
When more than two identical constituents of the simple
sentence are coordinated with the conjunctions and and or we will
omit the conjunction before each constituent except the last one. The
omitted conjunction is replaced by a comma.
Mary, John and their friends will come to the party.
You can study English, French or German at the
university.
This child is kind, polite and eager to help.
SAQ 1
a) Complete the following sentences with the conjunctions and, or
or but in order to coordinate the constituents of the sentences given
in brackets. The first one is done for you. Pay attention to the
relationship between the coordinated constituents.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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9.
10.
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4.
_______________________
6.
_______________________
9.
_______________________
10.
_______________________
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2.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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In such instances, we should place the main verb after the second
modal (1) and use the modal verb only with the first main verb (2).
When more than two verbal predicates are coordinated, the
same rule applies as with the other sentence constituents. We omit
the conjunction except before the last verb, using the comma to mark
the other coordinated verbs.
The children played, sang and danced.
You can study, work and even stay here.
SAQ 2
Link together the following simple sentences to obtain a compound
sentence by means of and, but or or. Make the necessary changes.
The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the uni.
Coordination
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Coordination
Coordination
171
Coordination
John is a pupil.
Mary is a student.
John is a pupil, and Mary is a student.
b)
c)
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SAQ 3
I. Join the following simple sentences by using and too / and
so for the affirmative ones and and either / and neither for the
negative ones. The first two are done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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9.
10.
11.
2.
3.
They did not look for help. They did not ask for help.
_________________________________________
4.
5.
6.
b) There are two sentences for which two solutions are possible.
Which of them? Provide the alternative solutions, too.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
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Coordination
Summary
Coordination
coordinators
conjunctions
o simple: and, but, or, yet
o correlatives
both and
not only but also
either or
neither nor
what do we coordinate?
a) sentence constituents
o subjects
o subject complements
o objects
o adverbial modifiers
b) simple sentences
same or different subjects
same or different actions
Key Concepts
Coordination
Coordinator
Conjunctions: simple and correlative
o copulative
o adversative
o disjunctive
Selected Bibliography
Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 92-94
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PA No. 7
I. Identify the coordinating conjunctions in the following texts and state
whether simple or correlative and type: copulative, adversative or
disjunctive.
a)
He was a well-built boy. He had curly hair and good teeth and a
skin envied by girls. He was fast on his feet and did his work
well and he loved his sisters.
b)
The man shot, but the animal kept going. He either did not hear
the shot or he didnt feel the pain yet. Both the driver and the
hunter got out of the car and started running after the wounded
buffalo.
c)
He despised those people, but he kept living with them. They
neither quarrelled nor argued, yet each of them knew that truth
of his feelings.
II. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate coordinating
conjunctions, simple or correlatives.
1. You can take it _____ leave it.
2. He has _____ skied _____ skated lately.
3. He was very rich _____ she was very beautiful.
4. He tried hard _____ couldnt win.
5. In case of rain, take a taxi _____ wait until it stops.
6. _____ the teachers _____ the pupils enjoyed the trip.
7. _____ I _____ anybody else wants to hurt you.
8. We can go tonight _____ to a restaurant _____ to a movie.
9. She wanted to cry _____ she couldnt.
10. In the summer vacation we will go _____ in the mountains
_____to the seaside.
III. Join the following sets of sentences in order to obtain one
compound sentence. Make the necessary changes. Opt for one
solution only.
1. I wasnt in London last year. He wasnt in London last year.
_______________________________________
2. Mother cleans the house. Mother cooks. Mother takes care
of the children.
_______________________________________
3. Elisabeth was not rich. Elisabeth was very smart. Elisabeth
was very pretty.
_______________________________________
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177
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
2. My friend and I; Both my friend and I
3. bread, butter and cheese
4. English or American
5. sunny but cold
6. either a cake or an ice-cream
7. slowly and silently
8. down the street and round the corner
9. at 9 oclock or 10 oclock
10. Either Mother or Father
SAQ 2
2. John read the novel and liked it.
3. He opened the book but didnt start reading.
4. He is looking at me and listening to me.
5. Are you coming or leaving?
6. I looked everywhere but couldnt see anybody.
7. Is it raining or snowing?
8. You should and must tell them the truth.
9. You should either go to see them or call them up.
10. Mary goes to school regularly, does her homework and gets good
marks.
SAQ 3
I.
3. John went to the concert and Tom did, too / and so did Tom.
4. I like the Beatles and Tom does, too / and so does Tom.
5. Jane didnt go to the seaside last year and her daughter didnt
either / and neither did her daughter.
6. John doesnt work hard and you dont either / and neither do you.
7. My friends will come tomorrow and her parents will, too / and so
will her parents.
8. Your eyes are blue and your dress is blue, too / and so is your
dress.
9. Mary wont go to school tomorrow and John wont either / and
neither will John.
10. I appreciate his work and everybody does, too / and so does
everybody.
11. I cannot speak Japanese and my students cant either / and
neither can my students.
12. Everybody should see his/her doctor twice a year and I should,
too / and so should I.
II.
a)
2. They both swam in the lake and sailed on it. / They not only
swam in the lake, but also sailed on it.
3. They neither looked for help nor asked for it.
4. These pupils both like and appreciate their teacher. / These
pupils not only like their teacher but also appreciate him.
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for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3 (I)
for SAQ 3 (II)
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UNIT 10
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (I). RELATIVE CLAUSES
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
181
181
182
183
183
SAQ 1
10.2.2. Deleting the Relative Pronouns
185
186
SAQ 2
187
188
189
SAQ 3
190
191
191
SAQ 4
193
Summary
194
Key Concepts
195
Selected Bibliography
195
SAA No. 3
196
Answers to SAQs
198
180
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In all these three examples the words in bold, form the relative
clause which refers to the girl (1), to Toms father (2) and to the
people (3). The first two clauses contain finite-verb forms, while the
third clause contains a non-finite verb form. In all these cases we are
provided with information with reference to the girl, Toms father
and the people.
Relative clauses are introduced as subordinators by relative
pronouns: who, which, that or by relative adverbs: when, where,
why.
The girl who is standing at the door is Mary.
The book which is lying on the desk is mine.
The most beautiful actress that I can think of is Julia Roberts.
There will be a time when people will understand what peace
means.
This is the place where I live.
That was the reason why they left.
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c) that can replace both who and which in all cases except for the
possessive whose:
The man that (who) is talking to Mary seems to be Jim.
The book that (which) is lying on the desk is mine.
The man that (whom) I saw is Marys husband.
The dress what (which) I bought was expensive.
When that is associated with a preposition, the preposition is
placed at the end of the relative clause.
The book that we were talking about
d) the relative pronoun that is preferred instead of who or which in
the following cases:
o when the noun is preceded by only
This is the only example that I can think of.
He is the only child that I know who can solve this
exercise.
o when the noun is premodified by a superlative
It was the most interesting event that I can remember.
She was the best friend that one can have.
o when the relative clause refers back to a noun substitute
expressed by all or other indefinite pronouns (anything,
everything, everyone, etc.)
All that glitters is not gold.
Youll have everything that you want.
Everyone that I know will enjoy this performance.
o when the relative clause follows after the quantifiers little
and much
There is little / much that can be said about him.
B. Defining relative clauses can also be introduced by the relative
adverbs where, when, why.
In this case the nouns preceding these relative clauses must
define place, time or reason.
Summer is the time when people go on holiday.
It happened on a day when everybody was away.
This is the village where I would like to stay.
He gave no reason why he behaved like that.
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These relative adverbs are limited in usage and except reason why
they can be replaced by the relative pronoun which.
Summer is the time in which
It was the village in which
SAQ 1
a) Complete the following sentences with the appropriate
introductory marker, relative pronoun or adverb (who, which, that,
where, when, why). Pay attention to the noun or noun substitute
which is defined by the relative clause. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
b) Point out the sentences in which you can replace who / which by
that as introductory marker.
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SAQ 2
Delete the relative pronouns or adverbs where possible in the given
sentences. Change the place of the preposition in case of deletion.
The first two are done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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6. All the papers that you read carry the same story.
___________________________________
7. I saw the girl with whom you were in the street yesterday.
___________________________________
8. The actor whose name is everywhere got the prize.
___________________________________
9. The hotel in which they stayed was expensive.
___________________________________
10. A person who works in a hospital is a doctor or a nurse.
___________________________________
11. Give me the knife with which you cut the meat.
___________________________________
12. Everything that happened was our fault.
___________________________________
b) subject complement
The Da Vinci Code is a good book, which you might
like to read.
c) direct object
They study geometry, which is quite a difficult object for
them.
d) adverbial modifier
They were coming from Ploieti, which is not very far
from Bucharest.
Non-defining relative clauses can take mid position or end
position depending on the noun they refer to and are always
separated by commas from the main clause.
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My daughter was born in 1969, when the first men set foot on
the Moon.
Many people moved to villages, where they will set up farms.
Unlike in the case of defining relative clauses, the relative pronoun is
not deleted in the non-defining relative clauses.
SAQ 3
Complete the following sentences with appropriate relative
pronouns or relative adverbs and underline the non-defining relative
clauses. The first is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The pupils, _____ have been in school for more than two
months, are eager to go on a three day trip.
8.
9.
10.
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SAQ 4
I. Replace the finite relative clauses by a non-finite clause using the
present or past participle. Dont change the punctuation. The first two
are done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The rain, which has been falling night and day, will
damage the crop.
________________________________________
7.
8.
9.
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II. Replace the finite relative clauses by a non-finite one using the
long infinitive. The first one is done for you.
1.
The person whom you should consult is a lawyer.
The person to consult is a lawyer.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Summary
Relative Clauses
o describe, identify, provide information about a Noun
Classification
o defining
o non-defining
o independent
o reduced
Defining Relative Clauses
identify, specify, provide necessary information
o introductory markers
who, which
where, when
o the relative markers cannot be deleted
o separated by commas from the main clause
o take mid position or end position
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introductory markers
which
the relative pronoun cannot be deleted
separated by commas from the main clause
take only end position
Key Concepts
relative clause
o defining
o non-defining
o independent
o reduced
relative pronouns
relative adverbs
deletion
contact clause
subordination
subordinators
main clause
subordinate clause
Selected Bibliography
1. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English
Grammar, MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 236 - 243
2. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 272 - 276
3. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University
Press, 1985 pp. 176 187
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SAA No. 3
I. State whether the following statements are true or false. Explain
why you consider them true or false.
1. Defining and non-defining relative clauses always refer to a
noun in the main clause.
2. Relative clauses always start with a relative pronoun.
3. Relative pronouns which introduce the relative clause perform
syntactic functions.
4. Relative pronouns or adverbs can always be deleted.
5. A non-defining relative clause provides necessary information
and specifies the noun.
6. Non-defining relative clauses are separated by commas from
the main clause.
7. Relative clauses can take initial position, mid position and end
position.
8. Independent relative clauses can be introduced by relative
adverbs.
9. Reduced relative clauses have a finite verb form as predicate.
10. Participial reduced relative clauses can be defining or nondefining.
II. Underline the relative clauses in the following sentences. State in
brackets whether defining, non-defining, independent or reduced.
1. Motorists who intend to sell their old cars should see an
auto dealer.
2. The exhibition, which was opened yesterday, displays rare
objects.
3. A person looking for a house should look for
announcements.
4. People who want to travel abroad should hold a valid
passport.
5. The young couple, who got married on Saturday, left for
their honeymoon.
6. Is he the only person that can advise you?
7. Which is the nearest place where the tourists can be
housed?
8. Some parents allow their children to play on the main
roads, which is extremely dangerous.
9. The students who sat for the test passed it.
10. The medicine taken by the patient did not relieve the pain.
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III. Complete the blanks with relative pronouns or adverbs only where
necessary and use contact clauses where possible. Pay attention to
the structure of the relative clause.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
a)
2. which/that
3. whose
4. who/that
5. who/that
6. where
7. which
8. when
9. that
10. which/that
b) The sentences are nr. 1, 4, 5, 10
SAQ 2
3. The flowers I got yesterday have already died.
4. Can you remember the shop you bought it from?
5. The house they are admiring belongs to a friend of mine.
6. All the papers you read carry the same story.
7. I saw the girl you were with in the street yesterday.
8. A person who works in a hospital is a doctor or a nurse.
9. Give me the knife you cut the meat with.
10. Everything that happened was our fault.
SAQ 3
2. , which is the capital of the UK,
3. , who is the best Romanian poet,
4. , which was sold two years ago,
5. , who always comes in the morning,
6. , whose father is a teacher,
7. , who have been in school for more than two months,
8. , when the days are longer,
9. , about which I was talking to my students,
10. , where they can learn about folk traditions,
SAQ4
I.
3. Money given for charity
4. The man carrying the bag
5. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, published a century ago,
6. Money spent on books
7. The rain, falling night and day,
8. The flowers given to me by my students
9. The letter posted a month ago
10. Children playing in the street
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II.
2.
3.
4.
5.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
10.2.1
10.2.2
10.3 and 10.3.1
10.5
for SAQ 1 (I a, b)
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
for SAQ 4
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UNIT 11
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (II). NOMINAL CLAUSES
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
201
201
203
203
SAQ 1
206
207
208
SAQ 2
209
SAQ 3
213
Summary
214
Key Concepts
215
Selected Bibliography
215
PA No. 8
216
Answers to SAQs
217
200
201
a) That-clauses as subject
That-clauses as the subject always occur in an initial position
followed by the verb of the main clause.
That he was here doesnt mean that we invited him.
That he told lies came as no surprise.
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203
205
The problem that he was severely ill was not discussed in the
family.
The belief that money makes the man is not always true.
NOTE!
These that-clauses look very much like relative clauses but
they are not. First there is the head noun which is used in a
general way. Secondly the that introductory marker cannot be
replaced by which.
The fact that they were stealing
cannot be replaced by
*The fact which they were stealing
SAQ 1
Identify the syntactic function of the that-clauses in bold. Pay
attention to their position in the complex sentence and to the words
that precede the that-clause. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
206
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
She found out that the papers had been missing for
several days.
_______________
9.
10.
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e) object complement
They will appoint him whatever they want.
As an object complement, the nominal clause is introduced by
whatever as the object complement expressed by a noun which
refers to the position of the person expressed by the direct object.
f) prepositional object
He approves of whatever his parents tell him to do.
He always insists on whatever he tells you.
As a prepositional object clause, the nominal clause follows a
verb with obligatory preposition.
SAQ 2
Identify the syntactic functions of the nominal relative clauses and
wh- nominal clauses in bold. Pay attention to the position of the
subordinate clause in the complex sentence and the words which
precede the nominal clause. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
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The non-finite forms of the verb, namely the long infinitive and
the gerund, can have syntactic functions which are identical with
those of a noun. For instance, in the following examples the
infinitive or the gerund can function as the subject.
To tell lies is a sin.
Telling lies is a sin.
These clauses with the infinitive and the gerund are known as
non-finite nominal clauses.
A. The infinitive clauses perform the following functions in a
sentence:
a) subject
To behave like that is unconceivable.
To waste your time means to waste money, too.
Such sentences start with the infinitive as the subject takes first
position, and the infinitive clause is followed by the verb of the main
clause.
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b) adjective complement
He is sure to go to the university.
She is not afraid to live by herself.
In such instances the preposition of the adjective is dropped (to
be sure of, to be afraid of).
c) subject complement
His desire is to be helpful.
He seems to be happy.
The subject complement infinitive is mostly used after the
linking verbs to be and to seem.
d) direct object
The most common function of the infinitive is that of the direct
object after a transitive verb.
He wanted to leave right away.
I like to be here.
Mary loves to dance and sing.
With verbs like to know, to teach, to understand, the infinitive
can be preceded by how.
He knew how to mend the clock.
Teach him how to solve such problems.
I dont understand how to do it.
B. The clauses which contain a gerund are also nominal clauses as
the gerund as a verbal mood has verb and noun characteristics.
The gerund clauses perform the following syntactic function in a
sentence:
a) subject
Going to school is a pupils duty.
Reading books makes one wiser.
As in the other cases, the non-finite clause as the subject takes initial
position.
b) subject complement mostly after the linking verb be:
His favourite hobby is fishing.
What he likes most is going to movies.
c) direct object
She avoided meeting us.
She didnt remember having locked the door.
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There are certain transitive verbs which ask for a gerund nonfinite direct object clause. Such verbs are: to avoid, to deny, to
dislike, to postpone, to risk, to finish.
They risked being caught by the police.
They denied having seen the accident.
There are some verbs that require a gerund non-finite clause
which may have its own subject as the doer of the action.
1. Do you mind my coming with you?
2. Everybody appreciated his being honest about his
mistake.
In example (1) you is the subject of the main clause and my
expresses the logical subject of the gerund clause. In sentence (2)
everybody is the subject of the main clause and this is the logical
subject of the gerund clause.
Stop and think!
Compare the following sentences and say who has to
perform the action expressed in the gerund clause.
He certainly minded leaving the room.
He certainly minded Marys going away.
Write your answers in the space below. Take them to the
next tutorial and discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
With a gerund clause, the two actions of the two verbs can be
performed by the same subject as in He certainly minded leaving the
room. or by two different subjects
He minded Marys leaving the room.
Mary/her
The subject of the gerund clause is expressed by the
possessive or the accusative form of the noun or pronoun.
d) prepositional object
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SAQ 3
Identify the syntactic functions of the non-finite infinitive and gerund
clauses in the following sentences. Pay attention to the position of the
clause in the complex sentence and to the words that precede them.
The first two are done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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Summary
Nominal Clauses
o perform syntactic functions in a complex sentence
Classification of nominal clauses
o that-clauses
o nominal relative clauses
o wh-clauses
o non-finite clauses
That-Clauses
o introductory word
that
o syntactic functions:
subject
delayed subject
subject complement
direct object
indirect object
complement of adjective
apposition
Nominal Relative Clauses
o introductory words
whoever, whatever, whichever
o syntactic functions
subject
subject complement
direct object
object complement
prepositional object
Wh- Nominal Clauses
o introductory words
o syntactic functions
subject
subject complement
direct object
adjective complement
prepositional object
Non-Finite Nominal Clauses
expressed by infinitive and gerund
Infinitive Clauses
o no introductory word
o syntactic functions
subject
subject complement
adjective complement
direct object
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Gerund Clauses
o no introductory word (can take their own subject expressed
by a possessive or accusative noun or pronoun)
o syntactic functions
subject
subject complement
direct object
prepositional object
Key Concepts
apposition
nominal-relative clause
nominal clause
finite clause
non-finite clause
introductory marker
contact clause
subordination
subordinator
subordinate clause
subjunctive
syntactic function
Selected Bibliography
Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 177 - 198
215
PA No. 8
I. State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or
F after each statement.
1. Nominal clauses are also defined as noun clauses because
they perform the syntactic functions of a noun.
2. Nominal clauses are finite and non-finite.
3. That-clauses always take end position.
4. Nominal relative clauses are introduced by who and which.
5. Only nominal relative clauses can be indirect objects.
6. Wh-nominal clauses are questions.
7. Non-finite nominal clauses perform the functions of a noun.
8. All nominal clauses can be the subject or object of a complex
sentence.
9. A non-finite gerund clause can have its own subject.
10. Nominal clauses are important constituents in a complex
sentence.
II. Complete the sentences with a finite nominal clause introduced
by the word in bold. State the function of the clause you added.
1. It is clear that...
2. He was wondering who...
3. What... is more important than what you say?
4. I cannot remember where...
5. If you like both of them, take whichever...
6. The news that
7. His argument was that. .
8. He couldnt think of what...
9. He insisted that...
10. Nobody knows when...
III. Complete the blanks spaces with one of the non-finite verb forms
given below.
smoking, to live, to hear, helping, to see, to lose,
having taken, to teach, to do, to open
1. Dont promise _____ it if you are not sure that you can.
2. He appreciated our _____ them.
3. Mary was pleased _____ the good news.
4. Nobody knew how _____ the new window.
5. We were delighted _____ them again.
6. She was happy _____ in such a beautiful house.
7. They seemed _____ courage.
8. Do you mind my _____ here?
9. _____ someone like you is a pleasure.
10. They denied _____ the books from the library.
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
2. subject complement
3. direct object
4. subject
5. adjective complement
6. direct object
7. delayed subject
8. direct object
9. apposition
10. direct object
SAQ 2
2. direct object
3. subject complement
4. subject
5. direct object
6. adjective complement
7. indirect object
8. prepositional object
9. direct object
10. direct object
SAQ 3
3. direct object
4. adjective complement
5. subject complement
6. direct object
7. prepositional object
8. subject
9. subject
10. direct object
11. direct object
12. direct object
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
1.1.3
1.1.4 and 1.1.5
1.1.6
for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
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UNIT 12
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (III). ADVERBIAL CLAUSES (I)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
219
219
220
221
221
SAQ 1
224
225
SAQ 2
226
226
227
SAQ 3
228
229
229
230
SAQ 4
232
Summary
232
Key Concepts
234
Selected Bibliography
234
PA No. 9
235
Answers to SAQs
236
218
219
221
222
Time Clause
Past Simple or Continuous
when the teacher entered the
room.
while he was reading.
when I entered the room.
Past
He left the town
Past Perfect
after he had won the
scholarship.
Past Perfect
He had left the town
Past
before his parents died.
Past
when his friends called.
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Time Clause
Present Simple or Continuous
while I am watching TV.
whenever I go to see him.
Time Clause
Past Tense Simple
since she became a mother.
Time Clause
Present, Present Perfect
before the clock strikes 10.
after I leave.
when she has finished her
work.
The present tense is used instead of the future tense and the
present perfect instead of the future perfect tense.
223
NOTE!
Future tenses are not used in time clauses.
224
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
225
SAQ 2
Rewrite the time clause in bold into a non-finite clause making the
necessary changes. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
226
NOTE!
The subordinator where also introduces relative clauses and
nominal clauses, which do not establish relationships between
actions but refer to a noun (in the relative clause) or perform a
syntactic noun function (the nominal clause) in the complex
sentence.
227
SAQ 3
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the
verb given in brackets to indicate real, hypothetical and unreal
comparison between the two actions. Pay attention to the
subordinators. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
228
The words in bold are adverbial clauses of purpose which show the
aim of performing the actions in the main clauses. So the purpose of
working hard is to become rich (1); the purpose of getting up early
was to catch the bus (2), and the purpose of speaking clearly is that
the pupils may understand him (the teacher)(3).
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Main Clause
Indicative
Imperative
Indicative
Future
Present
Present
Perfect
Past
Past Perfect
Subordinate
clause
can
may
shall
will
could
might
should
would
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SAQ 4
Complete the following main clauses with a purpose clause by
using the verb in brackets in the appropriate form. Pay attention to a)
the subordinator; b) subjects of main clause and subordinate clause.
The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The leader of the group gave the tourists a map for fear
that they (lose) their way.
________________________________________
Summary
Adverbial Clauses
o express concepts like time, reason, purpose, etc., and
establish relationships between actions
o are introduced by subordinators
o can be finite and non-finite
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Non-finite clauses
subordinators: optional
the ing or ed forms of the verb are the non-finite forms
of the verb
the two actions are performed by or refer to the same
subject
Finite clauses
Key Concepts
time clause
temporal relationship
o simultaneity
o anteriority
o posteriority
subordinators
finite clause
non-finite clause
emphasis
inversion
clause of place
clause of purpose
clause of manner
clause of comparison
indicative
subjunctive
hypothetical
Selected Bibliography
1. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English Grammar,
MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 244 - 249
2. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 29 - 39
234
PA No. 9
I. Underline the subordinate clauses of time, place, manner and
purpose in the following texts.
1. As we were leaving, my father came up to where my mother
was and they stopped the carriage to kiss me good-bye.
2. I was met by my nurse before I got to the door, and she took
me into the house. Her grief burst out when she first saw me;
but she controlled it and spoke in whispers as if the dead
could be disturbed.
3. When he got near the house he got out of the car as quickly
as he could so that he might not be in that company which he
disliked so much.
II. Complete the following sentences with finite or non-finite
adverbial clauses of your own according to the type required in
brackets. Use the appropriate subordinators.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
2. goes
3. started
4. arrived
5. were trying
6. get
7. heard
8. ask
9. saw
10. rang
SAQ 2
2. while working
3. until having finished
4. (after) Having visited the museum, the students
5. Once verified, the results can be published.
6. / before going to school
SAQ 3
2. do
3. had seen
4. were
5. were/had been crying
6. teach
SAQ4
2. to learn
3. should hurt
4. not to be seen
5. may go
6. to get slimmer
7. to do
8. wont get wet
9. to learn
10. should lose
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
12.3.
12.3.2
12.5
12.6.1 and 12.6.2
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for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3
for SAQ 4
UNIT 13
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (III). ADVERBIAL CLAUSES (II)
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
238
238
239
241
SAQ 1
242
242
244
245
246
247
SAQ 4
249
250
SAQ 5
253
253
255
SAQ 6
257
Summary
258
Key Concepts
259
Selected Bibliography
259
SAA No. 4
260
Answers to SAQs
261
237
238
[general truth]
[habitual]
[logical
deduction]
239
240
241
SAQ 1
Answer the following questions which refer to general truth or
habitual actions by providing the main clause. When the question
refers to you, answer with a personal response having I as subject.
The first two are done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Subordinate Clause
Present Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Main Clause
Future Tense
Imperative
Modal + Main verb
NOTE!
There are some variations of verb form usage in these
conditionals:
a) in the if-clause we can use the verb should to indicate
that the speaker considers the condition less likely to
be fulfilled: If I should need help is less likely to happen
than If I need help. In such instances, we can drop the
conjunction if and invert should with the subject:
Should I need help, Ill ask someone to help me.
Should he come here, tell him that Ill be back soon.
The meaning of should is synonymous with that of by
any chance.
b) in the if-clause we can use the verb will with its modal
meaning of willingness.
If you will help me, Ill be grateful.
If he will book the tickets for us, well surely go to the
movies.
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SAQ 2
a) Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form
(future or imperative) of the verb given in brackets. The first one is
done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
244
__________________________________
6.
__________________________________
245
If
Conditional
Clause
were
had
went
bought
Main Clause
+ Main verb
should/would
+
Main verb
The past form of the verb in the conditional clause is called past
tense only for practical reasons. Actually it is the subjunctive form
of the verb, subjunctive which expresses an action contrary to
reality at the moment of speaking. The subjunctive form of the
verb is expressed only by the verb to be, the form were in the first
person singular and plural.
The main clause is constructed with the conditional mood
should/would + the short infinitive of the verb. The use of would
is more common, and the contracted forms are common in speech: I
would go/Id go.
If there are modal connotations of the action in the main clause,
then the modals could and might can be used.
If you explained it to me more clearly, I could understand it.
[ability]
If he left earlier, he might catch the train.
[possibility]
NOTE!
As with the open conditionals, there occurs the situation when
the willingness of the subject in the conditional clause is
required for the fulfillment of the action in the main clause. In
such instances, would is used in the if-clause:
If you would be so kind to help me, I could finish by
two oclock.
Actually, this conditional functions as a polite request.
SAQ 3
a) Complete the following sentences with the appropriate auxiliary
or modal (should, would, could, might) of the verb given in brackets.
The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
The event of being caught in the rain and the fact that I did not
leave early enough, made the catching of the train impossible.
The relationship between the main clause and the subordinate
clause is also signalled by the verb forms. The Past Perfect form of
the verb in the if-clause refers to an unreal situatio, so it is actually a
past subjunctive which expresses past situations contrary to reality.
In the main clause, the form of the verb is should / would +
have + -ed.
If
Conditional Clause
had been
had had
had bought
Main Clause
should/would
+ have + -ed
could/might
+ have + -ed
NOTE!
Conditional subordinate clauses can take both initial position
and end position, but in the end position the focus is rather on
the result than on the condition:
Youll drop it if you are not careful.
SAQ 4
a) Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of
the verb given in brackets (should/would/could/might + have + -ed).
The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
If she had read the novel, she (know) what the story was.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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5.
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6.
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8.
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reference to past time we use might + have + -ed. In the main verb a
modal is commonly used in such cases.
However busy he might be, he should call you.
No matter how difficult the problem might have been, he
could have tried to solve it.
NOTE!
The subordinators, however and no matter how are followed
by the adverb which functions as an adverbial modifier of
manner (work hard), or by an adjective which is the subject
complement of be (might have been difficult).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
3.
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5.
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NOTE!
So that is also used as a subordinator for the clause of
purpose. The difference lies in the relationship established
between the main clause and the subordinate clause.
Compare:
They watered the flowers so that they wouldnt die.
[the purpose of watering the flowers]
They watered the flowers so that they looked much
livelier.
[the result of watering the flowers]
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SAQ 6
Complete the subordinate clauses of reason or result with the verb
given in brackets in the appropriate form. The first two are done for
you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
The storm was so fierce that the ships (not leave) the
harbour.
The storm was so fierce that the ships could not leave
the harbour.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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Summary
Conditional Clauses finite
o subordinators: if, unless, provided that/on condition that
o omission of if + inversion
o use of should/will/would in the subordinate clause
Classification of Conditional Clauses
Type 0 factual conditionals
general truth
habitual actions
logical deduction
verb forms Indicative (present or past)
verb forms
o subordinate clause: present, present perfect
o main clause: future, imperative, modal verb +
main verb
verb forms
o subordinate clause: past form of the verb
o main clause: should/would/could/might +
main verb
verb forms
o subordinate clause: past perfect
o main clause: should/would/could/might +
have + -ed
Clauses of Concession
o subordinators: although, though, even though, however, no
matter how
o verb forms
subordinate clause: Indicative; may/might + main
verb
main clause: Indicative; modal + main verb
o finite
o reduced
o emphatic
Adverbial clauses of reason
subordinators: because, as, since
finite
non-finite introduced by as
verb forms: indicative; modal + main verb
Adverbial clauses of result
subordinators: so that, sothat, suchthat
finite clauses
emphatic clauses: initial position + inversion
verb forms: indicative; modal + main verb
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Key Concepts
clauses of condition
o factual conditional
o open conditional
o hypothetical conditional
o imaginary conditional
o unreal past conditional
clauses of concession
o contrast
o hypothetical concession
emphasis
inversion
logical deduction
reduced clauses
clauses of reason/cause
correlative subordinator
subordinator
omission of the subordinator
modal connotations
modal verbs
subjunctive
imperative
indicative
auxiliary verbs
Selected Bibliography
1. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English
Grammar, MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 112 - 120
2. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 87 - 91
3. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University
Press, 1985, pp. 72 83
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SAA No. 4
I. State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Factual conditionals are statements which express general
truth or habitual actions.
2. Open conditionals express conditions which can become true
in the future.
3. In an open conditional we can use any form of the verb.
4. Hypothetical or imaginary conditionals express a situation /
event which is not true at the moment of speaking.
5. Should or will/would can be used with modal connotations in
the conditional clause.
6. Conditionals of unreal past express an event or situation
which did not take place in the past.
7. The past perfect form of the verb in the conditional clause
expresses an action which was performed in the past.
8. The conjunction if cannot be omitted.
9. When we omit if, the auxiliary is inverted with the subject.
10. All conditional clauses express the condition upon which the
fulfilment of the action in the main clause is dependent.
II. Supply the correct form of the verb in the subordinate clauses.
Pay attention to the form of the verb in the main clause.
1. Tell him to call me if he (want) to see me.
2. If I (know) his address, I would write to him.
3. He would have heard something by now if anything
(happen).
4. If he (not do) it right now, he will do it for the next time.
5. You dont have to do it, unless you (want) to.
6. If you (want) some coffee, you should have told me so.
7. What will happen if you (not go) to work tomorrow?
8. Many people would like to go to the seaside if they (have)
money.
9. If she (like) the job, she would have applied for it.
10. I could have come, if you (invite) me.
III. Complete the following sentences with adverbial clauses of
concession, reason or result indicated in brackets. Provide your own
subordinator.
1. They went out for a picnic __________ [concession]
2. __________, I asked for another cup of tea. [reason]
3. __________ that they could hardly buy their daily bread.
[result]
4. __________, they live very simply. [concession]
5. She couldnt answer the question __________. [reason]
6. __________ that he couldnt even talk. [result]
7. __________, she couldnt persuade them to change their
mind. [concession]
8. __________, there is no use trying to go there. [reason]
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
the answers may differ in content, not in form:
3. If we dont water the flowers, they die.
4. If I am hungry, I eat.
5. If there is a fire, we call the firemen.
6. If people are very ill, they go to hospital.
7. If the temperature goes below zero, the plants freeze.
8. If I have some spare time, I watch TV.
9. If a tree is struck by lightning it catches fire.
10. If I want to see a film, I go to the cinema.
SAQ 2
a)
2. will get
3. call me up
4. will drop
5. lets eat
6. Ill answer him
7. well go
8. will pass
9. lets start
10. tell it
b)
1. If he should come, hell meet
6. If he should write to me, Ill answer.
SAQ 3
a)
2. would tell it
3. he could work
4. might join
5. should be able to
6. could win
7. would/could marry
8. would go to see
9. wouldnt worry
10. would you do?
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NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
13.1.1.1
13.1.1.2
13.1.1.3
13.1.1.4
13.2
13.3. and 13.4
for SAQ 1
for SAQ 2
for SAQ 3 (a, b)
for SAQ 4 (a, b)
for SAQ 5
for SAQ 6
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UNIT 14
REPORTED SPEECH AND SEQUENCE OF TENSES
UNIT OUTLINE
Unit Objectives
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267
268
SAQ 1
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272
SAQ 2
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275
277
277
278
SAQ 4
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Summary
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Key Concepts
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Selected Bibliography
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PA No. 10
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Answers to SAQs
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3.
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a)
b)
c)
d)
[invitation]
[request]
[order]
[recommendation]
a)
b)
c)
d)
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2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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1.
2.
3.
Let me go!
[request]
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4.
5.
Wait outside!
[request]
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Reported Speech
here
now
today
last night
yesterday
a few weeks ago
this evening
this week
this book
tomorrow
next week
there
then
that day
the night before
the day before
a few weeks before
that evening
that week
that book
the next day/
the following day
the next week/
the following week
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He told me to go there.
as the verb to go indicates distance, while the verb come indicates
proximity together with here.
Reported Speech
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect or Past
Future in the Past
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With both questions and statements, the changes are the same as
with the reporting verb in the present. Namely, the pronouns are
changed according to the principle of who speaks and who the
reported sentence is about.
The statements are introduced by that, the general questions
are introduced by if / whether, and the special questions by a whword.
The structure of a question is turned into the structure of a
declarative sentence.
All these reported statements and questions become nominal
clauses, functioning as the Direct Object.
He told me that he was a teacher.
She asked me if I want to go to school in Bucharest.
They wanted to know when I had graduated, before or after
1989.
SAQ 2
I. Turn the following statements in reported speech using as the
reporting verb he/she told. Pay attention to the change of tense. The
first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
II. Turn the following questions, general and special, into reported
speech. Pay attention to the structure of the newly formed sentence.
Introduce your reported question with wanted to know. The first two
are done for you.
1. Do you have a car?
He wanted to know whether I had a car.
2. Where do your friends live?
He wanted to know where my friends lived.
3. Why hasnt Tom gone to school today?
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4. Did you have a good time at the seaside?
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5. Why do you have to borrow money?
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6. Must you do it now?
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7. What does this word mean?
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8. Can you tell me his address?
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9. Why dont you answer the phone?
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10. Shall we have dinner together?
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SAQ 3
Turn the following statements and questions into reported speech.
Pay attention to the verb forms in the reported sentence as all the
sentences are exceptions to verb form changes. The first one is done
for you. Choose the reporting verb from: She told me, He said,
She wanted to know, He asked. The first one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1. I would go there if I had time.
She told me that she would go there if she had time.
2. The Danube is a long river which crosses many countries.
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3. You ought to study more.
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4. Where could he be at this time of the night?
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5. Mary should be more careful.
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6. You ought to study more.
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7. They used to spend their holidays in the countryside.
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8. What would he have done if he had found out the truth?
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9. Would you be so kind to translate the letter for me?
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10. Bears are hibernating animals.
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(request)
(advice)
(recommendation)
(order)
(request)
(recommendation)
He told me to do it then.
He asked me to go there.
He recommended me to buy that book for the child.
Exclamations are seldom reported in spoken English, and the
reporting verbs are usually: to remark, to exclaim. The changes
which occur are identical with those in statements: personal
pronouns change, tenses change according to the sequence of
tenses and the adverbial modifiers of time and place and the
demonstrative pronoun this are changed in order to indicate
distancing:
What bad weather we are having!
He remarked/exclaimed what bad weather they were having.
How nicely you are dressed today!
She remarked how nice I was dressed that day.
What a bright girl you have been!
She remarked what a bright girl I had been.
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SAQ 4
Turn the following combinations of sentences into reported speech.
Use the reporting verb of your choice in the past tense and pay
attention to the changes required in each type of sentence. The first
one is done for you.
You will find the answers at the end of the unit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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9.
10.
Summary
Reported Speech is saying / telling what other people tell, have told
or told us
Reporting types of sentences
o statements
o questions
o imperatives
o exclamations
Reporting verbs
statements: to say, to tell
questions: to ask, to want to know
imperatives: to order, to ask, to tell, to invite, to recommend, to
request, to advise
exclamations: to remark, to exclaim
Reported Speech from a Present Viewpoint
reporting verbs form
Statements
that
Questions
Present or
Present Perfect
Imperatives
Exclamations
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introductory word
general questions :
if
whether
special questions:
who
what
where
etc.
what, how
Structure
Statements become nominal clauses
Questions become nominal clauses
Changes
- pronouns
- word order
- pronouns
- pronouns
- pronouns
Past
changes
pronouns
sequence of tenses
distancing
Key Concepts
direct speech
reported speech
reporting verbs
reported clause
distancing
sequence of tenses
statements
questions
imperatives
exclamations
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Selected Bibliography
1. Beaumont, D., Granger, C. The Heinemann ELT English
Grammar, MacMillan Heinemann, 1989, 1992, pp. 121 - 128
2. Broughton, Geoffrey A Penguin English Grammar A-Z, Penguin
Books, 1990, pp. 129 - 134
3. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University
Press, 1985, pp. 94 - 101
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PA No. 10
I. Change the following sentences into reported speech.
a) Use the reporting verbs in the present or present perfect and pay
attention to the change of pronouns, word order in questions and
verb form in the imperative.
1. Ill buy the tickets for the cinema tonight.
2. Stand still and listen to the doctor!
3. Where can we find a good bookshop?
4. I met her many years ago but havent seen her for a long
time.
5. Will they play the concert in our town tomorrow?
6. He could have won the game if he had been faster.
7. I am leaving for Bucharest next week.
8. Come in, sit down and have a cup of tea!
9. I dont think I can finish my paper today.
10. How many people have come to the lecture?
b) Report the same sentences but use the reporting verbs in the
past tense and pay attention to the sequence of tenses and change
the adverbial modifiers of time and place to indicate distancing.
II. Change the following combinations of sentences into reported
speech using as subject of the reporting verb Laura (Laura asked,
said, etc.).
1. Why dont you come in? We are preparing for the party.
2. Mother, can I come into your room? I want to tell you
something.
3. There was an accident. A man was killed. Can we help his
family?
4. Im going, mother, to see what we can do. May John come
with me?
5. I went there and I saw the children. I want to take some toys
to the little boys and a doll to the little girls.
6. Why are some people so poor? Dont they have enough
money?
7. I think Ill postpone the party. Ill give the cookies and the
sandwiches to that poor family. Isnt that a good idea?
8. Shall I go now? Come with me mother! Well pack everything
in a basket.
9. What a good idea it was to go there! Im so happy.
10. And now Ill call my friends and Ill tell them that there is no
party tonight.
Keep your answers in a portfolio and take them to your next
tutorial to discuss them with your classmates and your tutor.
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Answers to SAQs
SAQ 1
a)
2. She is saying that I must see the movie.
3. She is saying that she hasnt been to school today.
4. She is saying that John is ill today.
5. She is saying that Mother will be late.
b)
3. She wants to know if I can hear a noise.
4. She wants to know where I have put my glasses.
5. She wants to know if Mary is kind to me.
6. She wants to know what the time is.
7. She wants to know whether I speak French.
8. She wants to know what happened to her.
9. She wants to know whether they have already left.
10. She wants to know how much the apples are.
c)
2. He has told him/has ordered him to open the gates.
3. He has asked me to let him go.
4. He has invited me to go in.
5. He has asked me to wait outside.
6. He has ordered them to let the dog alone.
7. He has ordered/has told me not to touch it.
8. He has told/has invited me to have one more cake.
9. He has ordered them to get out of there.
10. He has told me to listen to my parents.
SAQ 2
I.
2. She told me that her friends were getting married soon.
3. He told me that he had been playing all day long.
4. He told me that he would be leaving the next day.
5. He told me that Tom had been ill for more than a month.
6. She told me that he could speak English quite well then.
7. He told me that I might finish it the next day.
8. He told me that his friend had studied engineering.
9. He told me that he didnt know what John was doing there.
10. He told me that people hardly went to the movies those days.
II.
3. He wanted to know why Tom hadnt gone to school that day.
4. He wanted to know whether I had had a good time at the seaside.
5. He wanted to know why I had to borrow money.
6. He wanted to know whether I had to do that (then).
7. He wanted to know what that word meant.
8. He wanted to know if I could tell him Marys address.
9. He wanted to know why I didnt answer the phone.
10. He asked me whether we would have dinner together.
11. He told me that people hardly went to the movies those days.
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SAQ 3
2. He said that the Danube is a long river which crosses many
countries.
3. She told me that I ought to study more.
4. She wanted to know where he could be at that time of the night.
5. He said that Mary should be more careful.
6. He said that there must be an answer to that question.
7. She told me that they used to spend their holidays in the
countryside.
8. She wanted to know what he would have done if he had found
out the truth.
9. He asked me if I would be so kind to translate the letter for him.
10. She told me that bears are hibernating animals.
SAQ 4
2. She said that she was going shopping and asked me if she
should buy anything for me.
3. He asked me if I had a pencil as he thought that he had lost his.
4. She asked/urged me to go and ask a policeman and told me that
he must know the way.
5. She exclaimed what a beautiful day it was and said that it was a
pity they couldnt go for a walk.
6. She asked me if I understood the exercise and said that she
could explain it to me if I didnt.
7. She asked me if I would like some coffee and said that she would
get me one cup.
8. She advised me to listen to them and told me that I had to follow
their instructions.
9. She wanted to know why those people were arguing and said that
they could solve the problem peacefully.
10. She told me to let them do their tasks and said that they would
have an exam soon.
NOTE:
In case your answers differ from the given ones, or you have
encountered difficulties in solving the SAQs, we suggest you go back
and re-read the following subchapters:
14.2.1, 14.2.2 and 14.2.3
14.3.1
14.3.2
14.3.4
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