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TRABAJO 8 - IDIOMA BÀSICO INTENSIVO |
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El participante debe investigar What`s The Noun Phrase give examples. The Verb Phrase with examples and The Phrasal verbs, with examples (In English)?
THE NOUN PHRASESA noun phrase consists of a pronoun or noun with any associated modifiers, including adjectives, adjective phrases, adjective clauses, and other nouns in the possessive case. Like a noun, a noun phrase can act as a subject, as the object of a verb or verbal, as a subject or object complement, or as the object of a preposition, as in the following examples: subject Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves. object of a verb To read quickly and accurately is Eugene's goal. object of a preposition The arctic explorers were caught unawares by the spring breakup. subject complement Frankenstein is the name of the scientist not the monster. object complement I consider Loki my favorite cat.
A noun phrase is either a single noun or pronoun or a group of words containing a noun or a pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.
EXAMPLES OF NOUN PHRASES: EG: John was late. ('John' is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb.) EG: The people that I saw coming in the building at nine o'clock have just left. ('The people ... nine o'clock' is a lengthy noun phrase, but it functions as the subject of the main verb 'have just left'.)
THE VERB PHRASESA verb phrase consists of a verb, its direct and/or indirect objects, and any adverb, adverb phrases, or adverb clauses which happen to modify it. The predicate of a clause or sentence is always a verb phrase: Corinne is trying to decide whether she wants to go to medical school or to go to law school.
He did not have all the ingredients the recipe called for; therefore, he decided to make something else.
After she had learned to drive, Alice felt more independent. We will meet at the library at 3:30 p.m.
The Phrasal Verbs:
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition, a verb and adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and preposition, any of which are part of the syntax (of the sentence), and so are a complete semantic unit. Its sentences may, however, contain direct and indirect objects in addition to the phrasal verb. Phrasal verbs are particularly frequent in the English language. A phrasal verb often has a meaning which is different from the original verb.
Example: Many verbs in English can be combined with an adverb or a preposition, and readers or listeners will easily understand a phrasal verb used in a literal sense with a preposition:
Verb and adverb constructions can also easily be understood when used literally:
An adverb in a literal phrasal verb modifies the verb it is attached to, and a preposition links the subject to the verb. It is, however, the figurative or idiomatic application in everyday speech which makes phrasal verbs so important:
Phrasal verbs that contain adverbs are sometimes called "particle verbs", and are related to separable verbs in other Germanic languages. There are two main patterns: intransitive and transitive. An intransitive particle verb does not have an object:
A transitive particle verb has a nominal object in addition to the adverb. If the object is an ordinary noun, it can usually appear on either side of the adverb, although very long noun phrases tend to come after the adverb:
With some transitive particle verbs, however, the noun object must come after the adverb. Such examples are said to involve "inseparable" phrasal verbs:
Still other transitive particle verbs require the object to precede the adverb:
With all transitive particle verbs, if the object is a pronoun, it must normally precede the adverb:
Prepositional verbs are phrasal verbs that contain a preposition, which is always followed by its nominal object. They are different from inseparable transitive particle verbs, because the object still follows the preposition if it is a pronoun:
The verb can have its own object, which usually precedes the preposition:
Prepositional verbs with two prepositions are possible:
A phrasal verb can contain an adverb and a preposition at the same time. Again, the verb itself can have a direct object:
Exercises
Identify the head in each of the following bracketed noun phrases:
1.- [Cats] make very affectionate pets.
2.- [The editor] rejected the manuscript.
3.- We drove through [an enormous forest] in Germany.
4.- [People who cycle] get very wet.
5.- We really enjoy [the funny stories he tells]
6.- I like [the title of your book]
7.- I enjoy eating [in Indian restaurants]
8.- [The roads from Paris] were blocked.
9.- [The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons] is the Prime Minister.
10.- [The Canadian House of Commons] was abolished in 1801.
11.- [The Coat of Arms] was introduced by King Richard I.
12.- We saw [the boy running down the street].
Verbs Phrases
1. Beryl had wringed all of water out of the clothes before she hung them on the line.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
2. Last night the wind shooked the house so much that I could not sleep.
1. This verb is correctly formed.
3. Once he had written a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio.
1. This compound
verb is correctly formed.
4. The planes have flew over this neighbour for twenty years.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
5. The child who had been caught stealing bread was hanged at noon.
1. This compound
verb is correctly formed.
6. I betted my entire salary on a nag named Mephibosheth.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
7. After Lilith defied Adam, God cast her out of Paradise.
1. This compound
verb is correctly formed.
8. The bells of the tower have rang for three hours in honour of the passing a generous soul.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
9. The walls of the trenches that had been digged yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
10. Marilla has forbade us to play in the hayloft while she is away.
1. This compound verb is correctly formed.
II. Identify all the
verbs in the following extract.
Her pace slowed and an ache spread from between her shoulders. Vapours swirled and banked; the light of on-coming headlights drained out of the car. [...] Sodium street lamps burned phosphorescent holes in the fog, but as she turned off Main Street to the cottage she noticed the one which illuminated the alley was out.
Phrasal verbs
I. Fill in the following verbs (believe, fill, get, look, put, switch, take, throw, turn, try) with the correct prepositions (away, down, for, in, off, on, out).
Example:
My parents are out. So I have to ________ my baby-brother.
1. Quick! get in
the bus. It's ready to leave.
2. I don't know where my book is. I have to
look for it.
3. Its dark inside. Can you
turn on the light, please?
4.
Fill in the form, please.
5. I need some new clothes. Why don't you
try on the jeans?
6. It’s warm inside
take off. Your coat.
7. This pencil is really old. You can
throw it away.
8. It’s so loud here. Can you
turn off
the radio, please?
9. The firemen were able to
turn off the fire in Church Street.
10. Does your little brother believe in ghosts?
II. Instructions: Complete each sentence with a suitable word. In text boxes, type just ONE word.
Teacher to students:
I'm afraid I haven't got enough copies of this exercise. so
I tried to have more run over but the photocopier
had broken down and the repairman
didn't turn on when he was supposed to.
He did ring in to say he'd been
held on unexpectedly, but that's the second
time that company has let us off recently.
Well, there's nothing else for it: you're just going to have around
to look for with your neighbour. While you're doing
that, I'll just give away the test you did last week.
Some of you slipped off in a few places,
but, on the whole, the results were good. If you try
carry on
as you've been doing, you should do fine!"
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