Методические рекомендации к семинарам по теоретической грамматике английского языка. Тивьяева И.В. - 22 стр.

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II. State the classification features of the adjectives in the following sentences:

1. Julia, smiling good-naturedly, looked at her with ingenuous eyes. (W. S.

Maugham)

2. He was tall and homely, wore horn-rimmed glasses, and spoke in a deep

voice. (J. Cheever)

3. She was very fond of him, but he was so elegant, so well-bred, so cultured,

she could not think of him as a lover. (W. S. Maugham)

4. He advanced with unmistakable authority on squat, powerful legs. (D.

Brown)

5. Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and

so slippery and elusive to the grasp. (M. Twain)

Seminar 8

The Adverb

Reading

1. Блох М. Я. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. (Ch. XIX, p.

214 – 222)

2. Ilyish B. The Structure of Modern English. (Ch. XVII, p. 146 – 148)

3. Quirk R., Greenbaum S. et al. A University Grammar of English. (5.21. –

5.41., p. 118 – 129; 5.48. – 5.49., p. 133)

Points to discuss

1. The adverb as a part of speech.

2. Classifications of adverbs. Structural types of adverbs.

3. The problem of verb-adverb combinations.

Questions for the discussion

1. What is the categorial meaning of the adverb?

2. List the semantic, morphological and syntactic features of the adverb.

3. What classes of adverbs are traditionally singled out?

4. Where do the degree adverbs belong?

5. What does the problem of verb-adverb combinations consist in?