CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ECUADOR FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND LETTER OF EDUCATION SEMIPRESENCIAL SUBJECT: MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX NAME:

ANA OROZCO

SEMESTER: VI A ENGLISH

PRACTICE N 1
A.

Identify the features of nouns in these sentences.

Peter built some houses.

[- human] [- animate] [+concrete] [+count] [+common] [- singular]

The butterflies flew to the garden.

[- human] [+animated] [+concrete] [+count] [+common] [- singular]

New York is an expensive city.

[- human] [- animated] [- concrete] [- count] [- common] [+singular]

Happiness is in our heart.

[- human] [- animated] [- concrete] [- count] [+common] [+singular]

B. Identify the determiners. Write the structure rules of these sentences. The gipsy disappeared in the night. I want a piece of pizza. Children like butterflies. This boy is crying. Those three buildings are old. N The next two weeks are busy. +N A second opportunity for them. +N C. Match the sentences with the rules. NP preart + NP gen + ord +
NP preart + def art +

NP - + def art + N NP - - def art + N NP

art + N

NP dem + N NP dem + card + NP- + def art + ord NP - - def art + ord

His last three trucks were green. dem + N Both of their jeans are dirty. card +N Only the last two records were presented.
ord + card

Several of these books were sold. +N

NP preart + gen

PRACTICE N 2 A.Answer, briefly but in complete sentences, using your own words. What are affixes? Affixes are when we add one or more words to change the meaning of the base word. What are prefixes? Prefixes are when we put morphemes at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. What are suffixes? Suffixes are when we put morphemes at the end of a word to modify or change its grammatical meaning. What are morphemes? Morpheme involves the meaning of a word and from wich we can derivate other words.
B.

Write derivational affixes to these base words. You can use: -ment, -er, -ion, -ness, -y, -ty, -ance, -ship, -hood or ry. Base Word + abdicate (verb) abduct (verb) avoid (verb) forgive (verb) manage (verb) reassure (verb) regular (noun) sweet (noun) sport (noun) boy (noun) Derivational Affix = ion ion ble ness er ty ity ness y hood Noun abdication abduction avoidable forgiveness manager reassurity regularity sweetness sporty boyhood

brave (noun) clean (noun) neighbor (noun)

ry ness hood

bravery cleanness neighborhood

PRACTICE N 3 A.Complete.

A sentence must consist of a noun phrase and a verb phrase. The adverbials can be obligatory or optional in verbs phrases. The adjective can be obligatory constituents in the type of sentences or elaborate noun phrase too.

B.Match. Match the types of adverbials with one word adverbials. Adverbial Adverbial Adverbial Adverbial of of of of time place frequency manner everywhere, around, across. sometimes, always, generally. furiously, quietly, slowly, unusually. already, early, today, soon.

C.Unscramble the sentences. ( some delicious vegetable salad this month in the restaurant Emily ate every Monday boyfriend) with her

Emily ate some delicious vegetable salad in the restaurant with her boyfriend every Monday this month.

(sold money their)

club balls in

Children

they because need

Children sold balls in their club because they need money.

(some house They the Pattys made carefully.)

in every

cookies Monday

They carefully made some cookies in the Pattys house every Monday. D. Write sentences using these adverbials case. My sister is in the kitchen making the dinner. Im going to do my homework today.

Location: Time:

Manner: Enmas child is growing quickly. Reason: We recollected money to buy a present for our mother.

PRACTICE N 4 A. Write two prepositions from each sentence. Stephanie has a little pet. Stephanie has a pet. Her pet is little. Her little pet is doggy. Her pet is doggy Doggy is a little pet Her movie was seen everybody Movie was seen everybody Angelina has a movie

Angelina filmed a good movie B. Angelina filmed a movie. The movie was good.

Use the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives Superlative Fathest furthest stodgy stodgier stodgiest new newer newest intelligent more intelligent most intelligent bad worse worst skintight more skintight most skintight Write five adjectives derived from nouns of verbs. far Noun or Verb touch weep sweat + Suffix able ly ful ing less y = Adjective touchable friendly shameful weeping senseless sweaty Positive Comparative father - further

C.

friend shame sense -

D. Identify if the sentence show adjectives used as verbs or pronominal modifiers and match them. The girl is pretty. Nancy treated the big warm. The dough is watery. They lead to the little lions. The baby has a wiry skin. The chicks are sickly. Verb Phrase Pronominal Modifiers

PRACTICE N 5
A.

Write finite and non finite Finite My sister always buys me chocolates for my birthday. Arthur comes to visit me every month. Angelina brushes her teeth every morning. Babies cry when are hungry. John plays soccer in a club with his friends.

Non - Finite You should have called me and told me that you didnt come. Hugo has waited for you long time and he left. I did turn the lights off I dont understand what happened. Susie must have been tired because she worked all night. Finally, you can play the guitar after of those lessons.

B.

Write sentences using the present and past tense. Present I visit Baos with my family almost once a year. My mother grows vegetables to buy them. I want to buy a new computer. Mary studies English in a good Institute. Helen has a pretty small cat.

Past He went to home early today because is your daughters birthday. Roger finished painting the wall this morning. We watch a new movie in Emilys house last week. Lisy went to on vacation to Cuenca and visited her family three months ago. Sammy played the piano in the party yesterday.

C.

Change into statements. Did she go to school? She went to school. She didnt go to school. Did we rent the apartment? We rented the apartment. We didnt rent the apartment.

D.

Underline the best answer. Mary and Walter a) got marry last Sunday b) got married last Sunday. c) married las Sunday. Angela
a) b) c)

did celebrated the Stephanies Birthday last month. celebrate the Stephanies Birthday last month. celebrated the Stephanies Birthday last month.

PRACTICE N 6
A.

Write the past of these modals verbs. Present Can Will Shall May Past Could Would Should Might

B.

Write sentences using BE auxiliary. You can add adverbials time, Laura is going to know Paris tomorrow. Mary was learning to swim this week. Nelson is having the lunch with his boss. David is taking English after classes. Paul was playing tennis today.

too.

C.

Write sentences using these rules. VP pres + have + -en + V (present perfect) I have lived here for many years. John and Mary have finished building their house. We have seen the new Julia Robert movie. Jack has bought a new car with a load from a bank. Train fares have increased again this year. VP past + have + -en + V (past perfect) They had left the restaurant when it started to rain. I had forgotten my wallet in the table. The postman had delivered the mail by the time I got up. The operator had just put me through when I got cut off. Sally had known George for years before they got married.

D.

Write sentences using multiples auxiliaries.

Simon and Karen will have been going out together for two years by the end of the summer.

Garlic can be eaten raw. Seatbelts must be worn at all times when driving. You might have told me that you were going to be late. Sharon couldnt have forgotten your birthday I saw it written in her diary.

PRACTICE N 7
A.

Identify the tense and the aspect of this verb phrases. Verb Phrase Has eaten Had thrown Were thinking May be teaching Has been spelling Progressive Tense Present Past Past Present Present Past Progressive Perfect Progressive Perfect Aspect Perfect Perfect Progressive

Could have been sleeping

B.

Write verbs in past ending in the following allomorphs. /- t/ worked asked smoked looked knocked locked /-d/ lived opened surprised cared explained bothered /- d/ invited painted started wanted reported shouted

C.

Write verbs in present ending in the following allomorphs. /- s/ bites smokes stops waits drinks thanks goes knows lives comes sees loves / -z / /- s/ catches pushes passes blesses launches blushes

PRACTICE N 8
A.

Write 5 sentences using this rule Peter works (from Monday to Tuesday.) Rosa wakes up (early every day.) The boys play (soccer in the yard.) Patty walks (in the park.) Tom shouted (goooool very loud.)

NP + Vi + (Adv.)

B.

Choose the verbs for completing the pattern 1 sentences. stayed was The bee can buzz. Walter stayed at home all night. Michael is walking in the park now. Rolandos children sang in the concert yesterday. can buzz sang runs is walking like

C.

Read the sentences. Identify them to the form belong to. Janet runs The cat fell down The flowers died The blade cuts The paint oxidized My mom stayed at home Entity stative location. Experiencer process. Instrument action. Patient action. Mover action. Patient process.

D.

Write the corresponding adverbials. Location Paul went to school.

(Outside, over, under, above, among, at, behind, below, beside, in, inside, near, on) Manner Paul went to school quickly.

(Well, badly, slowly, easily, fast, that way, this way, naturally, patiently, somehow)

Time Paul went to school at seven. (At, in, for, since, yesterday, tomorrow, today, late, the other day, now, last, next week.) Frequency Paul went to school every day.

(Ever, a lot, frequently, always, never, often, usually, sometimes, every) Duration Paul went to school for six hours.

(All, already, still, yet, any more, no longer) Reason Paul went to school to study.

(Hence, thus, therefore, so, for.) Instrument Paul went to school with her books..

(With, without)

PRACTICE N 9 A. Unscramble the words. Identify the parts of these sentences. NP1 V NP2 NP3 or NP1 V NP2

For her daughter Angela some books brought. Angela/ brought / some books / for her daughter. NP1 V NP2 NP3

some roses gave they yesterday the girls. They/ gave / some roses/ the girls/ yesterday NP1 V NP2 NP3 Adv.

on Monday go movie they to out the. They/ go out /to the movie /on Monday NP1 V NP2 NP3

I early Manolo house left the and. Manolo and I /left/the house/ early NP1 V NP2 NP3

silently love lost my you. You/ lost/ my love/ silently NP1 V NP2 NP3

Walter with coffee likes bread the. Walter /likes/ the coffee with bread NP1 V NP2

B.

Write sentences using these rules. Agent action patient: Agent action complement: My brother kicked the door. Mary wrote a letter.

Agent action patient beneficiary: The festival get lot money to the Foundation. Experiencer process patient: Experiencer process complement: Instrument action patient: Agent process complement: Beneficiary action patient: Possessor process patient: Entity stative part: Julian loves tangerines. They finished their project. The scissors cut paper A virus causes flu. The beggar received help. Loren has a cat. Doves have wigs.