Методические рекомендации к семинарам по теоретической грамматике английского языка. Тивьяева И.В. - 17 стр.

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4. And somewhere or other, quite anonymous, there were the directing brains

who co-ordinated the whole effort and laid down the lines of policy which

made it necessary that this fragment of the past should be preserved, that one

falsified, and the other rubbed out of existence. (G. Orwell)

5. If only Richard had left him alone, without interference, simply left him

alone. (A. Cronin)

III. State the functional meaning (realization, neutralization, transposition) of

verbs in the following sentences:

1. O’Donnell was maneuvering for time while he marshaled his thoughts. (A.

Hailey)

2. O’Donnell was introducing Pearson to Hilton. (A. Hailey)

3. “Somebody was being poisoned last time we were here, I remember,” said

Tuppence. (A. Christie)

4. Just a little minute ago I am asking questions of a gentleman who wants to

tell me all his ideas on every subject. (A. Christie)

5. I’ll give you a hand when it comes to putting them in. (E. S. Gardner)

6. Virginia returned to her car, drove to Bakersfield and called Perry Mason,

just as the lawyer was reaching his office. (E. S. Gardner)

7. “He’s always straying off and getting lost, and turning up again; he’s so

adventurous.” (K. Grahame)

8. “Are you feeling happy just now?” (P. Abrahams)

9. Brown was having to tread warily and to be diplomatic. (A. Hailey)

10. “Yes, it was old Mrs. Caraway. She’s always swallowing things.” (A.

Christie)

IV. Find 5-10 examples illustrating oppositional reduction of verbal categories.

Analyze them according to the following model:

Julia hummed in an undertone as she went into her dressing room. (W. S.

Maugham)

The form ‘hummed’ presents a case of neutralization of the opposition

“continuous vs. non-continuous” (the process is implied). Neutralization is