Theoretical English Grammar. Part 1. Morphology. Бочарова М.В. - 42 стр.

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7. I like those.
8. That’s all I know.
9. He’s the guy who told me about this.
10. They know each other pretty well.
Task 18. Classify the underlined words as Numerals (Cardinal or Ordinal) or
Nouns with numerical meaning. Briefly state what evidence you used to do so.
1. I was doing my third week as a reporter.
2. I’ve read two thirds of the article.
3. Five is more than three.
4. They bought their little son a three-wheeler.
5. Damage is estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
6. Over two hundred people have been arrested.
7. Henry the 8
th
is said to have killed all his wives, isn’t he?
8. You want bus 44.
Task 19. Identify the lexical word class (part of speech) of the underlined words
below. Briefly state what evidence you used to determine the word class.
1a. I was flat on my
back
.
1b. I already told him to back
off.
2a. It’s pretty
hard to do that.
2b. I felt like I was pretty
.
3a. Actually, it’s fun to horse
around with danger.
3b. He is quite handy on a horse
.
4a. The price was coming
down all the time.
4b. The coming
weekend is relatively quiet.
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   7. I like those.
   8. That’s all I know.
   9. He’s the guy who told me about this.
   10. They know each other pretty well.


Task 18. Classify the underlined words as Numerals (Cardinal or Ordinal) or
Nouns with numerical meaning. Briefly state what evidence you used to do so.


  1. I was doing my third week as a reporter.
  2. I’ve read two thirds of the article.
  3. Five is more than three.
  4. They bought their little son a three-wheeler.
  5. Damage is estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
  6. Over two hundred people have been arrested.
  7. Henry the 8th is said to have killed all his wives, isn’t he?
  8. You want bus 44.


Task 19. Identify the lexical word class (part of speech) of the underlined words
below. Briefly state what evidence you used to determine the word class.


   1a. I was flat on my back.
   1b. I already told him to back off.
   2a. It’s pretty hard to do that.
   2b. I felt like I was pretty.
   3a. Actually, it’s fun to horse around with danger.
   3b. He is quite handy on a horse.
   4a. The price was coming down all the time.
   4b. The coming weekend is relatively quiet.




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