worksheet tema 4 - Apuntes de Cultura Inglesa

UNIT 4 - THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH PP – TASK 4.1

Deadline: 11/1/2018, 23:59:59 h.

1. Complete the PPs in these sentences with the units shown:

1. We were woken up by a sound like __________________ (NP)

2. In ________________ (AdjP) Betty prefers wine to beer, and she likes red wine in ______________ (AdjP).

3. I was sitting in the back row and couldn’t hear the speaker from ___________ (AdvP)

4. The shops are open every day except ___________________ (PP)

5. Can you see the sea from ______________________________________________________ (Wh- Tensed Cl)?

6. Have the judges decided on ___________________________________________________ (Wh- to-inf. Cl)?

7. A man shot dead his opponent after ___________________________________________ (–ing Cl)

2. In the following sentences: a) Insert appropriate External Dependents of the type indicated in the PPs; b)

identify all cases of complex prepositions; c) analyze the sentences in as much detail as possible.

1. His proposals for changes in the public transport system are ___________ in line with the opposition

0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 Fparty _____________________ (Grading: Comparison)

2. Many villages isolated by the snow were left __________________ without electricity for several days

(Intensiﬁcation)

3. I am _________________ in agreement with you. (Attenuation)

4. Archaeologists found prehistoric remains _______________________ below the surface (Quantiﬁcation)

5. As a journalist, he is ___________________ out of touch with what’s going on in the Third World Countries

(Descriptive, attitudinal)

6. She got the job _____________________ because of her knowledge of Arabic (Focus)

3. Discuss the analysis of the highlighted fragments in the sentences below:

1. I’m saving this brandy for after dinner.

2. If I go round by the market I can drop you there.

3. Few CIA agents escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

4. She is outside in the garden.

5. They were getting dangerously near the edge.

6. Out from under the bed crawled a naked man.

7. People are much same the whole world over.

8. He plans to move back to America.

9. He left home several weeks ago.

4. In the following sentences, a) Classify all prepositions as simple (S), derived (D), compound (Cp) or complex

(Cx) b) Apply the criteria for complex prepositions to the highlighted sequences in example 5.

1. Marvin went along with us to the matinee.

2. Alongside the house was a garden whose barrenness was due to neglect, a weed patch would look

good alongside of it.

3. As for the weather, we will have rain during the weekend.

4. In spite of the rain and despite any objections, we are going to the beach without any delay.

5. We left the ﬁsh on top of the refrigerator, but the cat jumped on the top of the counter and got it.

6. The guard in the lobby is of no use, with respect to crime prevention.

Gramática Inglesa III

Unit 2 - The English VP

Task 2.1

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UNIT 4 - THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH PP – TASK 4.

Deadline: 11/1/2018, 23:59:59 h.

1. Complete the PPs in these sentences with the units shown:

1. We were woken up by a sound like __________________ ( NP)

2. In __ (AdjP) Betty prefers wine to beer, and she likes red wine in (AdjP).

3. I was sitting in the back row and couldn’t hear the speaker from ___________ ( AdvP)

4. The shops are open every day except ___________________ ( PP)

5. Can you see the sea from ______________________________________________________ ( Wh - Tensed Cl )?

6. Have the judges decided on ___________________________________________________ ( Wh - to -inf. Cl)?

7. A man shot dead his opponent after ___________________________________________ (–ing Cl)

2. In the following sentences: a) Insert appropriate External Dependents of the type indicated in the PPs; b)

identify all cases of complex prepositions; c) analyze the sentences in as much detail as possible.

1. His proposals for changes in the public transport system are ___________ in line with the opposition

party 0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F0 0 1 F_____________________ (Grading: Comparison)

2. Many villages isolated by the snow were left __________________ without electricity for several days

(Intensification)

3. I am _________________ in agreement with you. (Attenuation)

4. Archaeologists found prehistoric remains _______________________ below the surface (Quantification)

5. As a journalist, he is ___________________ out of touch with what’s going on in the Third World Countries

(Descriptive, attitudinal)

6. She got the job _____________________ because of her knowledge of Arabic (Focus)

3. Discuss the analysis of the highlighted fragments in the sentences below:

1. I’m saving this brandy for after dinner.

2. If I go round by the market I can drop you there.

3. Few CIA agents escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

4. She is outside in the garden.

5. They were getting dangerously near the edge.

6. Out from under the bed crawled a naked man.

7. People are much same the whole world over.

8. He plans to move back to America.

9. He left home several weeks ago.

4. In the following sentences, a) Classify all prepositions as simple (S), derived (D), compound (Cp) or complex

(Cx) b) Apply the criteria for complex prepositions to the highlighted sequences in example 5.

1. Marvin went along with us to the matinee.

2. Alongside the house was a garden whose barrenness was due to neglect, a weed patch would look

good alongside of it.

3. As for the weather, we will have rain during the weekend.

4. In spite of the rain and despite any objections, we are going to the beach without any delay.

5. We left the fish on top of the refrigerator, but the cat jumped on the top of the counter and got it.

6. The guard in the lobby is of no use, with respect to crime prevention.

Gramática Inglesa III

Unit 2 - The English VP

Task 2.

5. Some of the prepositions in the following sentences can be changed into prepositional adverbs by omitting

their Axes. Circle the Axes that can be omitted:

1. A card drove past the door

2. A wild horse galloped by us.

3. The book was written by a ghost writer.

4. He sat in the easy chair.

5. After briefly fainting, he came to consciousness again. 5. The main office is on the floor above this one.

6. He had cornflakes for breakfast and has eaten nothing since then.

7. The boy joined his parents at the table and squeezed in between them.

8. If we can’t get parsley, we’ll have to do without it.

9. She is not doing anything in the garden, just walking about the place.

In the examples below, a) explain the type of verb + particle construction used justifying your answer with grammatical evidence; b) provide a full syntactic analysis.

1. A third of working girls want to give up their job to look after their children but they insist on the fact

that they can’t afford it.

2. Looking for meaning in your life is like looking up a word in the dictionary of life.

3. The UK Government is currently looking into this problem, namely why not send back the funding

that has not been used to the countries which pay for the contributions, instead of saving up that money for superfluous tasks nobody is interested in.

4. Police inquiry may urge the local council to look into racism.

5. Joseph Smith is already eager to ask out someone who may like him.

6. Are your family going to back up your children over their decision to leave.

7. We don’t have to insist on the hidden meaning of his speech.

8. I am aware of other people’s need to put on others’ hats.

9. We still look up our dreams in these absurd books.

10. Antonio always looked forward to caring for people with dementia.

11. The English rely on those who were able to react to the way the king took off his crown.

12. Most people put on weight because they eat and drink more calories than they burn through everyday

movement and body functions.

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UNIT 4 - THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH PP – TASK 4.

Deadline: 11/1/2018, 23:59:59 h.

1. Complete the PPs in these sentences with the units shown:

1. We were woken up by a sound like __________________ ( NP)

2. In ________________ (AdjP) Betty prefers wine to beer, and she likes red wine in ______________ (AdjP).

3. I was sitting in the back row and couldn’t hear the speaker from ___________ ( AdvP)

4. The shops are open every day except ___________________ ( PP)

5. Can you see the sea from ______________________________________________________ ( Wh - Tensed Cl )?

6. Have the judges decided on ___________________________________________________ ( Wh - to -inf. Cl)?

7. A man shot dead his opponent after ___________________________________________ (–ing Cl)

2. In the following sentences: a) Insert appropriate External Dependents of the type indicated in the PPs; b)

1. His proposals for changes in the public transport system are ___________ in line with the opposition

2. Many villages isolated by the snow were left __________________ without electricity for several days

3. I am _________________ in agreement with you. (Attenuation)

4. Archaeologists found prehistoric remains _______________________ below the surface (Quantification)

5. As a journalist, he is ___________________ out of touch with what’s going on in the Third World Countries

6. She got the job _____________________ because of her knowledge of Arabic (Focus)

3. Discuss the analysis of the highlighted fragments in the sentences below:

1. I’m saving this brandy for after dinner.

2. If I go round by the market I can drop you there.

3. Few CIA agents escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

4. She is outside in the garden.

5. They were getting dangerously near the edge.

6. Out from under the bed crawled a naked man.

7. People are much same the whole world over.

8. He plans to move back to America.

9. He left home several weeks ago.

4. In the following sentences, a) Classify all prepositions as simple (S), derived (D), compound (Cp) or complex

1. Marvin went along with us to the matinee.

2. Alongside the house was a garden whose barrenness was due to neglect, a weed patch would look

3. As for the weather, we will have rain during the weekend.

4. In spite of the rain and despite any objections, we are going to the beach without any delay.

5. We left the fish on top of the refrigerator, but the cat jumped on the top of the counter and got it.

6. The guard in the lobby is of no use, with respect to crime prevention.

Gramática Inglesa III

Unit 2 - The English VP

Task 2.

5. Some of the prepositions in the following sentences can be changed into prepositional adverbs by omitting

1. A card drove past the door

2. A wild horse galloped by us.

3. The book was written by a ghost writer.

4. He sat in the easy chair.

5. After briefly fainting, he came to consciousness again. 5. The main office is on the floor above this one.

6. He had cornflakes for breakfast and has eaten nothing since then.

7. The boy joined his parents at the table and squeezed in between them.

8. If we can’t get parsley, we’ll have to do without it.

9. She is not doing anything in the garden, just walking about the place.

1. A third of working girls want to give up their job to look after their children but they insist on the fact

2. Looking for meaning in your life is like looking up a word in the dictionary of life.

3. The UK Government is currently looking into this problem, namely why not send back the funding

4. Police inquiry may urge the local council to look into racism.

5. Joseph Smith is already eager to ask out someone who may like him.

6. Are your family going to back up your children over their decision to leave.

7. We don’t have to insist on the hidden meaning of his speech.

8. I am aware of other people’s need to put on others’ hats.

9. We still look up our dreams in these absurd books.

10. Antonio always looked forward to caring for people with dementia.

11. The English rely on those who were able to react to the way the king took off his crown.

12. Most people put on weight because they eat and drink more calories than they burn through everyday

13. You only have to ask for a favour, that’s it.

14. I ran into your brother the other day at the cinema.

15. Thank you for picking up that puppy!

16. You have made up what he said.

17. This is what I can report on this matter that was brought up in our discussion here.

18. Did you find out what time the meeting starts?

19. You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep up with you.

20. The man in the office said that he was my teacher and I believed him. I was completely taken in.

21. I turned the lights out before leaving.

22. They had to blow up the tyres of their car before starting their trip to Cyprus.

23. He forgot bringing back all the books he had loaned from the National Library.

24. How will you deal with this new situation?

Gramática Inglesa III

Unit 2 - The English VP

Task 2.

2. In __ (AdjP) Betty prefers wine to beer, and she likes red wine in (AdjP).