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Engelsk Grammatik
Skriftligt prov för ENG A01, ENG B01 8 December 2007, kl. 9-13.
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LYCKA TILL! Marie Källkvist, Mats Johansson
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1. Underline the verb phrases in the following clauses. State the tense and aspect for each
verb phrase:
a) You could be killed in Chicago.
Tense: __________
Aspect:_____________
b) Mary is not singing well tonight.
Tense: __________
Aspect: _____________
c) The family was having dinner.
Tense: __________
Aspect: _____________
d) Never again will I make this mistake. Tense: __________
Aspect: _____________
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2. Analyze the following five phrases in terms of the function (for example determiner,
head, premodifier, main verb, complement, etc.) and form (for example noun, adjective
phrase, subclause, etc.) of their constituents.
Note: Do NOT analyze phrases within phrases.
on the corner of Main Street and Vine
Function
Form
a
much
taller
man from the United States
Function
Form
very
fond
of
wrestling
Function
Form
those three little words that wrestlers like to hear
Function
Form
much
Function
Form
taller
than
the
man
from the
United
States
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3. Explain and exemplify the difference between the following terms.
(a) Auxiliary verbs and lexical (main) verbs
(b) Subordinating conjunctions and coordinating conjunctions
(c) Finite and non-finite clauses
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4. Characterize the meaning (possibility, ability, etc.) of the underlined modal auxiliaries in (3)
the following sentences.
(a) Bill can play the guitar quite well, but he sings really badly.
(b) Can I have a new guitar for Christmas?
(c) I’m afraid that the virus you have can be fatal.
5. Discuss the difference in form between the two underlined subclauses in (a) and (b)
below. You need to specify what kind of subclause each of them is, as well as what time
they refer to.
(a) I wonder if he will come.
(b) I'll be surprised if he comes.
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6. a) Explain why the definite article must or cannot be used in the gapped position in the
sentences below:
(a) We always go skiing in
Rocky Mountains.
(b) The Beatles made their début at
(c) I don’t think you’re
Cavern Club in Liverpool.
right man for the job.
(d) Which monitor is
brightest?
(e) The best things in
life are free.
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7. Consider the following passage from The Los Angeles Times:
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Roger Smith attempted to reinvent General Motors, aiming to create of the giant corporation
a model of efficiency. In 1986 Chief Executive magazine named him man of the year for his
free-spending fearlesness at the head of GM. But in fact he was to lead the company to
record losses and set it on course for decline. “In hindsight,” the magazine's editorial
gingerly admitted in August 1997, “Smith's reorganisation of GM proved a costly challenge
for the aging powerhouse.”
In 1989 Smith was the subject of Michael Moore's first film, Roger & Me, a black comedy
about the effects of the decision to close 11 GM plants and relocate factories to Mexico.
Among other things, Moore took a plant worker, fired 12 times in his 22-year career with
GM, to Ciudad Juárez in Mexico to ask for his job back.
Smith's bold intentions — “I will seek out change instead of having it thrust upon me” —
struck a chord with American business leaders at the time. In 1980 the company's industrial
infrastructure was still built on the ethos of freewheeling capitalism. GM's brands —
Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Buick — all managed their own estates and
their presidents governed their fiefs according to local custom without interference from the
top.
Times, 10 May, 2007)
Name the form (e.g. NP, AdjP, Subclause) and clause element function (e.g. Subject,
Indirect Object) of the linguistic strings underlined in the passage above.
Form
General Motors
man of the year
in fact
the magazine's editorial
factories
Among other things
to ask for his job back
their own estates
Function
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8. Analyze the following main clauses in terms of the function (e.g. Subject, Predicate verb, (10)
etc) and form (e.g. Noun Phrase, Adjective Phrase, etc) of their constituents.
Note: Do NOT analyze phrases within phrases or clauses within clauses.
a) As she is very ill perhaps she will need some help.
Function
Form
b) To
be
honest
I
consider
this
course
extremely
important .
Function
Form
9. For each of the following sentences, indicate whether it was most likely produced by a
speaker of BrE or AmE.
AmE
a) Have you any cash to spare?
b) Did you have breakfast yet?
c) How is this word spelled in English?
d) The government have decided to increase the income tax again.
BrE
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10. Explain in grammatical terms the difference in meaning between the following pairs of
sentences.
a) Bill climbed the mountain.
b) Bill was climbing the mountain.
c) We have some food in the kitchen.
d) We are having some food in the kitchen.
e) Still, he is the captain of the team.
f) He is still the captain of the team.
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11. Consider the following passage from The Times:
As one of the world's leading research universities, Edinburgh provides students with top
draw facilities, especially in the sciences. Computers are widely available in the library and
at microlabs around the central university area. The library itself, though one of the ugliest
buildings in the city, is adequately stocked, although this could, and should, improve. The
academic staff boasts leaders in their fields in most subjects and even the odd literary
celebrity such as Alexander McCall Smith of No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency fame.
The standard degree awarded is a four year Scottish MA, roughly similar to an English BA,
and the year is divided into two semesters rather than the three terms seen south of the
border. The coursework/exam balance varies dramatically from subject to subject but as can
be expected in the humanities your degree will be comprised of around roughly one third
written work although this is often adjustable. In the sciences, students are often expected to
be in university most days of the week but for arts-based disciplines there is typically a one
hour tutorial per course, of which you take three a semester, and three one-hour lectures a
week. In the first and second years there is usually a stipend of around four to six essays a
year but in the later years this increases to around six or more alongside long essays and
dissertations. (The Times, 13 June, 2007)
Please identify and quote one example of each of the following in the text:
a) an adjective in the superlative
b) a postponed subject
c) a reflexive pronoun
d) a plural noun with generic reference
e) a numeral
f) a modal auxiliary verb
g) an uncountable noun
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12. Circle the correct alternative in the sentences below. Explain why this alternative is
correct.
(a) The house
(has been / was) built two years ago.
(b) He proposed that we ___ (should / would) write to each other.
(c) This wine looks ___ (awful /awfully) expensive.
(d) I injured
(my / the) left arm when I tried to climb the fence.
(e) I gave him a lot of good advice, but he didn’t take ______ (it / them).
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13. The following sentences contain one grammatical error each. Explain in grammatical
terms what the error is, and correct it by making as minimal a change possible.
a) *He drove very fast until his wife reminded him of that his brakes were in bad shape.
correction:
explanation:
b) *There was an asleep dog on the old man’s porch, but that didn’t worry Bill.
correction:
explanation:
c) *The previous Christmas had been unusually cold, so this time we decided to go to the
sunny California instead of staying in Maine.
correction:
explanation:
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