Методические рекомендации к семинарам по теоретической грамматике английского языка для студентов III курса заочного отделения. Тивьяева И.В. - 17 стр.

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Practice Assignment

I. State the type of objects in the following sentences:

1. “I want to ask you your opinion of several people.” (F. S. Fitzgerald)

2. I hurry into the kitchen, turn on the tap, and wait for the cold to come

through. (S. Kinsella)

3. “Gerry, I didn’t know the real you. I’m sorry if I was a beast to you.” (D.

Robbins)

4. The taxi driver pokes his head out of the window and gives me a matter-of-

fact look. (S. Kinsella)

5. We've both been made up by a fantastic make-up artist, and our hair is up in

sleek chignons. (S. Kinsella)

II. Underline the predicates and state their types:

1. But I'm not going to give up. (S. Kinsella)

2. We'll become known for our witty soirees. (S. Kinsella)

3. The screams were still rising unabated from the swimming pool. (I.

Murdoch)

4. He smiles at me and starts crossing things off the list. (S. Kinsella)

5. Catherine's blood ran cold with the horrid suggestions which naturally

sprang from these words. (J. Austen)

III. State what syntactic processes are observed in the following sentences and

reconstruct elementary sentences:

1. The pastor’s letter arrived yesterday.

2. I stare, slightly mesmerized, at the grand swirly writing.

3. You need to decide now.

4. I tail off and meet his quizzical gaze defiantly.

5. We arrive at Heathrow at seven o’clock next morning and pick up our hire

car.