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in his surroundings. 12. To know London is to know the contrasts of
a big capitalist city. 13. He waited for her to speak but it seemed that
her answer would never come. (P.A.). 14. Larry was the last person I
should have expected to find in such a place (a library). He looked up
as I passed, recognized me and made as if to get up. (W.M.). 15. It is
said that the best way to see London is from the top of the bus. 16. I
would like to get these shoes half-soled. 17. I want you to tell me
what you know of the East End. (J. L.) 18. Lanny watched Mabel go.
(P.A.)
3. State whether the ing-form is a participle, a gerund, or a verbal
noun.
1. Looking back upon that time was like remembering something that
had happened long ago, when he was much younger. (J, S.) 2.
Looking back upon that time, I thought that all might have been
different had it not been For the interference of my parents. 3. Dave
lived there like a rent-paying tenant, his comings and goings being of
small concern to the others. (A. S.) 4. The distraught Jenny, sitting
by her sleeping child, was at last made to realize, by its peaceful
breathing, that all danger was over. (Th- D.) 5. ... She left off
ringing, and, sitting down at the top of the stairs, buried her face in
her hands. (Gisw.) 6. With a sudden tightening of the muscles he
became aware of a figure walking noiselessly beside him. (H. W.) 7.
There was the sound of rocking a chair in the room, and of a woman
singing. (R. G.) 8. He cursed himself for having come, and at the
same time resolved that, happen what would, having come, he
would carry it through.
4. Combine or paraphrase the following sentences, using non-finite
forms of the verb (give several variants where possible).
1. He tore the envelope open and took out the enclosed letter. He
turned it several times in his hand and put it back unread. 2. When
Andrew was reinforced by this information he immediately went
down to the hall and rang up his wife. 3. We came to the party; we
found everybody gathered. 4. He wanted me to speak in public; he
insisted on it. 5. Martin poured out the wine clumsily and spilt some
Assignment VI
THE CATEGORY OF MOOD
The problems for discussion
1. What does the category of mood express?
2. The formal description of the spective mood.
3. The constructions rendering the same semantics.
4. The structural and functional basis of Subjunctive II.
5. The subjunctive presenting the past posterior.
6. The main drawbacks of the description of the category of
mood in the existing manuals.
Recommended reading:
5. Blokh M.Y. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar. - M:
Vysshaya Shkola, 2000, Ch. XIII.
6. Ilyish B.A. The Structure of modern English. – L.: Prosveschenie,
1971, Ch.XI.
7. Иванова Т.П., Бурлакова В.В., Почепцов Г.Г. Теоретическая
грамматика современного английского языка. – М: Высш.
Шк. , 1981, С. 68-74.
8. Иофик Л.Л., Чахоян Л.П., Поспелова А.Г. Хрестоматия по
теоретической грамматике английского языка.- Л.:
Просвещение, 1981, С. 82-87.
Additional task
The problem of the imperative mood in English.
Recommended reading:
1) Слюсарева Н.А. Проблемы функциональной морфологии
современного английского языка. – М.: Наука, 1986. – C.
62-67.
2) Воронцова Г.Н. Очерки по грамматике английского
языка. - М.: Изд. лит. на иностр. яз., 1960. – С. 250-262.
3) Бархударов Л.С. Очерки по морфологии современного
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