Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thảo 20cna05.Npnc2.b3doc
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thảo 20cna05.Npnc2.b3doc
belongs to:
Example: faster: adjective.
a. hushes: noun
b. kindness: adjective
c. fried: verb
d. gamers: verb
e. heavily: adjective
a. singing:
b. unhappy
c. mechanism
d. trousers
e. brother
f. blackboard
a. rewarded
b. misfortune
c. establish
d. submit
e. strawberry
f. abnormal
a. kissed
b. freedom
c. stronger
d. follow
e. awe
f. goodness
g. talkative
h. teacher
i. actor.
V/Compounds are often frequent in modern technical areas where new vocabulary is being
created. Find the compounds in the following passage:
Free Talker
Nokia 610 Car Kit
The cell phone stays by your side -- instead of your ear -- with Nokia's hands-free Bluetooth
system. An unobtrusive dash-mounted screen provides the same information as your cell-phone
display, and you can effortlessly download contact info from your phone.
A small console-mounted control unit with three intuitive buttons and a dial is but one way to
manage calls and messages, which sound off through your car's speakers: Choose to use Nokia's
decent voice-recognition software and neither hand has to leave the wheel.
www.nokia.com
VI/Complete the process and identify the type of word formation in English:
syntax
1. Make an analysis of the following noun phrases in items of the word classes
that they comprise.
e.g.: Those delicious ice-creams
3. Find out noun phrases in the following sentences, analyze their constituents
and functions:
1. The woman wearing a plastic nose is our history professor.
-The (det) woman (head) wearing a plastic nose (post modifier) => Subject.
- our (det) history (noun modifier) professor (head) => subject complement
2. Opinions expressed here are not those of the editors.
-Opinions (head) expressed here (post modifier)=> Subject
- those (head) of the editors (post modifier). => subject complement
3. This is an experience you'll always remember.
-This (noun phrase) (head) => Subject
- an (det) experience (head) you'll always remember (Post monifier)=> subject
complement
4. She loves any dish involving cheese.
-She (head) => Subject
- any (det) dish (head) involving cheese (post monifier ) => subject complement
5. Any article left by students in the office will be taken to the lost property office.
-Any (det) article (head) left by students in the office (post monifier) => Subject
- the (det) lost property (noun modifier) office (head) => subject complement
6. The bad weather compelled us to stay indoors.
- The (det) bad (adjective phrase) weather (head) => subject
- us (head) to stay indoors (post monifier) => object complement
7. The man behind the door is my old teacher.
-The (det) man (head) behind the door ( post monifier) => subject
- my (det) old (adjective phraase) teacher (head) => subject complement
8. The man to feed the kangaroo is my uncle.
- The(det) man (head) to feed the kangaroo (post monifier) => S
- my (det) uncle (head)=> Cs
9. His decision to use all female cast surprised all of us.
- His (det) decision (head) to use all female cast (post monifier) => S
- all of us (det) => Cs
10. The next plane to arrive is from Bangkok.
- The next (det) plane (head) to arrive (post monifier) => S
- from Bangkok (head) => A
11. The poor little boy who seems to be lost is my friend's daughter.
-The (det) poor (adj) little (adj) boy (head) who seems to be lost (postmonifier)
=>S
- my (det) friend's (det) daughter (head) => Cs
12. The clearest instructions that anybody could have been given were already
made.
- The (det) clearest (adj) instructions (head) that anybody could have been given
(post monifier) => S
- were already made.
13. The fourth place behind Jim was reserved for Peter.
- The (det) fourth (det) place (head) behind Jim (post monifier)=>S
- for Peter (head) => Cs
14. Several irate gentleman farmers waiting for the prime minister came from the
south.
- Several (det) irate (noun modifier) gentleman farmers (head) waiting for the
prime minister (post monifier)
- from the(det) south (head) => A
15. This sudden disaster approaching us made us very worried.
- This (det) sudden (noun modifier) disaster(head) approaching us (post monifier)
- us (det) very worried => Co