Download Review of Chapter 2 – ENG 314

Review of Chapter 2 – ENG 314
(1)
Verbs and Nouns?
Three kinds of differences, see Table 2.1.
(2)
The Adjective-Adverb Rule
An adjective modifies a noun;
an adverb modifies a verb and (a degree adverb) modifies an adjective or adverb.
(3)
The Preposition-Complementizer-Adverb Rule
A Preposition introduces a noun (e.g. about the book);
a Complementizer introduces a sentence (e.g. because he left); and
an Adverb is on its own (e.g. She went out; and Unfortunately, she left).
(4)
The Determiner-Adjective Rule
A Determiner points to the noun it goes with and who it belongs to;
An Adjective gives background information about the noun.
From The Cat in the Hat
We looked!
Then we saw him step in on the mat!
We looked and we saw him!
The Cat in the Hat!
And he said to us,
“Why do you sit there like that?”
“I know it is wet
And the sun is not sunny.
But we can have lots of good fun …!”
“I know some good games we could play,”
Said the cat.
Some adverbs
On my website, there is a site with 3738 and not all are included!
abroad, tomorrow, unfortunately
here, there, recently, out, early, often
up, seldom, home, scarily
admittedly, never, lazily, less, when, where
For Chapter 3
Draw brackets around all the NPs in the first paragraph of the text below. Note that names,
pronouns, and nouns on their own also need to be marked as phrases.
Man rescued after 4 months at sea
A U.S. Navy frigate rescued a man off the coast of Costa Rica last week. The man
says his crippled sailboat was adrift at sea for almost four months. The 24-foot
sailboat appeared battered and broken, and the navy spokesperson said his crew was
stunned when Van Pham appeared and waved at the frigate.
Van Pham told crew members of the Navy frigate that he had set out for a
brief trip between Long Beach and Catalina Island when high winds broke his mast.
His radio, he said, failed to work and he found himself adrift. Van Pham survived
because he ate the fish that he caught in the water around him, as well as a few
seagulls. He drank rainwater collected in a bucket and he appeared to be in generally
good health.