English Morphology Seminar no.

3 The Phrases; The Noun Phrase

Answer the questions:
1. Which are the most important types of determiners? Give
examples of each.
2. List the types of pronouns and give examples.
3. Which are the primary auxiliaries? Moal auxiliaries?
!. What is the difference between the two categories in
terms of paradigm?
". What is the relation / difference between SHLL and
SH!"L#?
#. What is the role of the $h%wors?
&. Where are they used?
'. Which are the single$word classes?
(. What is necessary in order to identify the class a word
belongs to in %nglish?
1). What is the linguistic term for a phrase that is part of the
structure of another phrase?
11. How many basic types of phrases are there in %nglish?
12. What is the relation between the H%# and the other
elements in the phrase?
13. What is a &!"& 'H(S%?
1!. What word classes can function as H%#S in a &'?
1". What syntactic role can a &' ta)e? Give examples.
1#. What is the difference between *+&+,% and &!&$
*+&+,% verb phrases?
1&. What can be said about a sentence li)e- What are you two
talking about?
1'. What are the categories of the class .%(/S? How are
they actuali0ed?
1(. What is an #1%2,+.% 'H(S%? What is its role?
2). What is a '(%'!S+,+!&L 'H(S%? What does it
consists of?
21. What are the roles of the ''?
22. When is a preposition stranded?
23. What are the ma3or valency patterns of the verb in
%nglish?
2!. What are the clause elements?
*onsier the +ollowing NP stru,ture:
N-
d 4
e cl h
d 5 determiners 6articles7 demonstratives7 possessives7 Wh$ interrogatives7 Wh$ relatives7 distributives7 numerals8
e 5 epithet 6ad3ectives7 nouns7 participles7 d3G7 'repG.7 phrases7 clauses8
cl 5 classifier 6clauses7 ad3ectives7 adverbials7 participles7 'repG. etc.8
h 5 H%# 6nouns7 pronouns7 ad3ectives7 verbal nouns8
4 9 4ualifier 6&G7 d3.G7 'repG.7 dv.G7 clauses8
+dentify the elements in the following &G-
that short summer course we attended; those beautiful Persian rugs we saw
E.er,ise :
What is the function of the &' 6in italics8 in each sentence?
a. The best player available was a Spaniard.
b. ,he committee engaged the best player available.
c. ,hey offered the best player available a high salary.
d. ,om Smith seemed to be the best player available.
e. %verybody considered him the best player available.
f. He weighs eighty kilos.
g. He signed the contract last wee).
h. ,hey paid a high price for the best player available.
i. 1ac) Wil)ins7 the best player available, earns a high
salary.
E.er,ise ;
#iscuss the singular / plural form of nouns in the following examples 6ap. !%G8-
a :. #o you want ca)e? a. ;. ,hat<s a wonderful walnut ca)e.
b. :. ,hey might be in financial difficulties. b. ;. +s that because you were having difficulty in remembering things?
c. :. !ne loses interest in everything when one has young children...
c. ;. ,he two men have expressed and it<s possible + would be able to publish something out of that but you )now that all that
ta)es a very long time.
d. + don<t li)e spar)ling wines all that much. e. We bought +talian cheeses7 fresh pasta and olives.... f. !ne sugar only7 please. g.
+<ll have two coffees and two beers.
E.er,ise =
2hoose the appropriate form-
a. ,he scissors is/are lost forever7 + guess. b. coustics is/are a branch of 'hysics. c. What is/are the most efficient means of
dealing with this matter? d. dvice is/are readily given on all technical aspects. e. ,he public has/have a right to )now how
the money is/are spent.
E.er,ise >
What type of Genitive meaning is realised in the following examples 6ap. #owning?Loc)e8-
a. the firm<s success@ b. our team<s defeat by the rivals@ c. merica<s film industry@ d. today<s news@ e. a stone<s throw@ f. the //2<s
director @ g. the director<s orders@ h. cow<s mil).
E.er,ise A
+nsert the suitable article considering the type of noun in each case-
a. He gave us all .... advice on what to ta)e with us. b. +<m sorry. + can<t come. + have ... homewor) to do. c. She<s doing ...
investigation of teenage slang in %nglish for her university pro3ect. d. 'aula getting divorced? ,hat<s .... interesting newsB e.
+ have to buy ... film for the holiday. + thin) +<ll buy five rolls. f. We saw beautiful ... sil) and ... cotton in ,hailand.
E.er,ise C
2orrect the mista)es in the following sentences-
a. We had such a terrible weather that we left the camp$site and got an accommodation in town instead.
b. +n the &orth of %ngland7 most houses are made of stones7 but in the South7 bric)s are more common.
c. + love anti4ue furnitures7 but + would need an advice from a specialist before + bought any.
d. Her researches are definitely ma)ing great progresses these days. She has done a lot of original wor)s recently.
E.er,ise D
ssociate the collective nouns with the suitable nouns-
a. a clump of7 a range of7 a gang of7 a swarm of7 a row of7 a heap of7 a herd of
b. houses7 midges7 fir$trees7 elephants7 bed$linen7 mountains7 school)ids.
E.er,ise E
ssociate the group noun with the animal- floc)7 herd7 shoal7 swarm7 pac)7 pride7 flight7 ostentation.
E.er,ise F
ssociate the unit nouns with the following uncountable nouns-
a. a stro)e of@ a fit of7 a shower of7 an article of7 a lump of7 a flash of7 a blade of7 an item of7 a rumble of7 a stic) of7 a loaf of7 a
state of @
b. lightning7 disorder7 coal7 sugar7 grass7 chal)7 news7 rain7 clothing7 thunder7 temper7 luc).
Seminar 3: supplementary a,ti/ity
:. 2apitali0e as appropriate-
)ing arthur@ arthurian legend@ thailand@ thai restaurant@ buddhism@ a buddhist shrine@ alfred the great@ international union for the
conservation of nature and natural resources@ a cardigan@ a sweater@ venetian blinds@ gothic style@ mac)en0ie@ the south@ the western
hemisphere@ new england@ flying south for the winter@ living in the western part of the state@ fifth avenue@ route CC@ on dunbar street.

;. 2hoose the correct capitali0ation-
a. the &ile river / ,he &ile (iver
b. /ering strait / /ering Strait
c. 2harles dam7 1r. / 2harles dam7 3r.
d. an merican citi0en / an merican 2iti0en
e. east of the river / %ast of the (iver
f. the +berian peninsula / the +berian 'eninsula
g. /illy ,he Gid / /illy the Gid
h. an +rish setter / an +rish Setter
i. %astern seaports / eastern seaports
=. "se capitali0ation in the following texts-
a. +n ancient egypt the people worshiped many gods e4ually until the sun god (a became the principal deity.
b. dr. /ruce 1ac)son7 3r.7 principal of the high school7 formerly taught mathematics + classes and an introductory class in
computer science offered to freshmen and sophomores.
c. Su0anne o<(our)e7 president of the 3ogging club7 has an exercise route that ta)es her three times a wee) through myers par)7
down 2arriage street7 and then bac) west to #ean avenue.