Morphology

An II
TEST PAPER
1. Mention the verb classes (providing examples) and then identify to what class the
verbs in the following texts belong:
a) I dont believe that, Harry, and I dont believe you do, either. However, whatever was
my motive and it may have been pride, for I used to be very proud I certainly
struggled to the door.
b) and therefore I began to tamper with the farmer and his wife and was going to
represent my case to them, when a farmer interrupted me
c) Most people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of
life.
2.

Identify the verb phrases and specify if they are finite or non-finite (simple or
complex; if complex, mention the elements).
For myself, at least, I must confess being not always so attentive as I ought to be (here
was a glance at Fanny) that nineteen times aut of twenty I am thinking how much a prayer
ought to be read.
3. Speak about the morpho-syntactic properties of countable and uncountable
nouns, providing examples.
4. Identify the nouns as belonging to the following types: common noun or proper
noun, countable noun or uncountable noun, concrete noun, abstract noun:
1 'Your books have sold millions of copies,'the young interviewer was saying.
2 According to Kant and Laplace, the original mass of gas cooled and began to
contract.
3 The minibar was filled with candy, mineral water, decaffeinated soft drinks and
dairy products. 'These are the kind of munchies which our research found helps
sleep,' said Jeremy Baka, Hilton spokesman.
5. Mention the different manners in which the distinction between masculine and
feminine nouns is rendered in English and provide examples.
6.

Give the masculine and feminine forms for the following common gender nouns:
sheep, horse, deer, sibling, parent.

7. Mention at least three uses (with examples) for each of the articles in English.