a als L rs sai. TAT PROVATE English Grammar Eeereives 129 4 Their attitude is favorable to us, (a) compound nominal predicate) & Weean do it in no time. (b) compound modal predicase) d. He started to run. (c) compound aspecsual predicate) We stopped exying. (c) compound aspectual predicate) Note: Compound nominal predicates include a linking verb and a predicatives compound ‘modal predicates include a modal verb; compound aspectual predicates include such verbs as: to begin, to start, 0 continue, t0 go on, to kcep, to finish, to stop etc, followed by a ‘ong infinitive or an v-ing form, 1. ve ceased going up there quice a long rime ago. 2. Ina day or nwo ic will be as good as new. 3. You must not go there all by yourself at this time of night, 4, I did actually stare walking there the other day. 5. It’s so marvellous to sce you again afterall these years. 6. Ir’s no use shouting ar me, John, I’m not going to change my mind. 7. He stopped talking ail of a sudden 8. There are moments when T would willingly change places with you. 9. Helen is in town for the moment. 10. She should be back any moment now. 11. He seems to have gotten worse, 12, Te was only an idea of mine. 13. [cannot see Jack interested in such a thing, 14, We cannot go on standing in the middle of the road! 15. [e's no good saying ies his own fault. 2 EXERCISE 6 Inthe nominal predicate below specity whether the predicatve is ‘expressed by: .@) anoun, pronoun or numeral, b) an adjective or past participle, ¢) aprepositional phrase, d) an infinitive or infinitval construction, ore) a whole caus: 1. They are our best experts in the field, 2. What are these? 3. [e's simply our of the question! 4, Weare nor getting any younger, my friend. 5. The face is that nobody wants to assume this heavy responsibilicy. 6. He seems terribly upset, 7. Don't you ever feel tired of so much talking? 8, They are more numerous; we are only nine. 9. My friends are all in the mountains for the summer holidays 10. The young gicl was dressed in a colousful new school outfit. 11. Our own judgement should be our best guide in this action 12. Their attitude is extremely favourable to us. 13, These presents are for your litle daughter. 14, The truth is that we have often been reminded about it. 15. He looks very much like a stranger in town. 16. The point is thac we must help him. 17. He isto report to me about it next week: 18. How wonderful this ist reer rrrrrrrerrerrrerreeeresressernesesssencmmsemnsnmnnemmmmmmmmmmmmme428 English Grammar Exercises 4. Giving up smoking is very necessary for the patient b, Its very necesutry for the patient to give up smoking. - Being there on time might be very important for us. Meeting the same people so often isn’t very amusing, . Finding synonyms for these words was easy. Sercing the alarm clock at 5 is necessary if you want to catch the train. Learning new things is always interesting. Calling a meeting tomorrow afternoon is not a bad idea. . Spending most of their time in the library is necessary for all scudents. ‘Smoking so many cigarettes a day is not good for your health. . Considering all angles of the problem before starting to solve itis essential, ‘Arguing is advisable if you are convinced of the correctness of your point of view. Syeuaugupe 1 ZO EXERCISE 4 Point out whether the predicates of the following senlences are simple or compound. Specity the part (or parts) of speech they are expressed by: 1. [think your daughters pleased to have you here; she looks much happier tonight. 2. Lucy and I have always got on well together. 3. Have you seen the change in him, how thin he has become? 4, Weall need friends who will help us in our difficulties 5. What would you say about living here permanently? 6. know her 50 well that there isn’t much about her thac I miss 7. Two foreign tourists tiptoe up the steps to the monastery and whisper reverently over their guide books. 8. I know practically nothing about painting, but I am still sure chat Ann isn’t very good arit. 9. You must have known that Joan had gone. 10. Twish you were coming with me, Mother. 11, That boring man called again this morning bur I had my sister tell him I was out, 12. Isn’c that you promised the last time we argued about it? 13. He's only got himself to blame for it 14, [ran across Jane on her way co the Art Museum. 15. Now look here, why don't you let me bring you a cup of coffees then, when ie cools down a litte, maybe we can all go for a waik to the lakes. 16. She began asking me about my new colleagues, what were they like, what had T thought of them. 17, There are very few people in the hotel now chat the summer tourists have gone back to their work. 18. Now I’ve got you here I don’t feel so lonely any more. 19. I told her T wasn’t going to have my house turned upside down again and house-painters all over the place. 20. How can he dare come up here and lecture me about my duties! PP EXERGISE 5 State whether the compound predicates in the following sentences are: nominal, b) model, c) aspectual. MODEL: a. They are all students. (a) compound nominal predicate) - oa130 English Grammar Exercises AP EXERCISE 7 State the types of predicates inthe following texts: ‘A.“In search of some distraction, he looked out of the window at his left just as Welch slowed to a walking pace at a road junction. Standing on the pavement was a big fae man ‘whom Dixon recognized as his barber. Dixon felta deep respect for chis man because of his impressive exterior, his rumbling bass voice, and his unsurpassable stock of information about the Royal Family. At that moment cwo rather pretty gitls stopped ara pillarbox a few yards away. The barber, his hands clasped behind his back, tured and stared at them. An “unmistakable look of furtive lust came over his face then, like « courtly shopwalker, he moved slondy towards the ovo girls. Welch now accelerated again and Dixon, a good deal shaken, hurriedly switched his attention to the other side of the road, where a cricket match was being played and the bowler was just running up the bowl. The batsman, another big fat man, swiped ac the ball, missed ic, and was violently hit by iin the stomach. Dixon had time to see him double up and the wicket-keeper begin to run forward before a tall hedge hid the scene.” (K. Amis, Lucky Jim) 1B. “Ie was nearly dark. An icy wind blew through che ramshackle clapboard screets. His feet stumbling in the mud of the deep ruts, Mac walked round several blocks looking up at dark windows. He walked all over the town, but no sign ofa newspaper office. When he Found himself passing the same Chink hashpoint for the third time, he slackened his steps and stood irresolutely on the curb. Atthe end of the street the great jagged shank ofa hill bung over the rown, Across the street a young man, his head and ears huddled into the collar of a mackinaw, was loafing against the dark window of a hardware store. Mac decided he was a square looking stiff and went over to speak co him” (ohn Dos Passos, Big Money) AP ERERGISE 8 Translate the following sentences into English, paying attention tothe rendering of the predicates: . Nurl mai vizuse atic de dezamigic de multi vreme. Exisei multe posibilitigi de schimbare a situatiei, dar nici una nu este lipsiti de uunele siscuri. . L-am tntdlnie acum citeva zile pe cand ma plimbam pe stradi. Poti gindi ce vrei, dar nu trebuie si-i faci griji in legaturii cu el. Fin afar de orice indoiai ci eau o sansi mai mare de cistig darortd coeziuni echipel. 5. Ar trebui sai mai multdingelegere fay de ei; la urma urmei suntincd incepatork. De indata ce am intrat in Predeal, a inceput i ningi. |. Contin si explice celor de far ccea ce se intimplase, dar tsi did repede seama ci povestea lui era atat de stranie incit putini fi vor da crezare. Formard citeva grupuri: erau nou in virful dealului si cinci la poalele hui, fn timp ce ceilalf se aflau undeva la jumatatea pantei 10. Adevirul ¢ ci at luat-o la fugi cind au auzit nigte zgomote strani venind dintr-o parte mai intunecoasé a piduri 11. Arita a fel de cana cum il cunoscusem prima dati; nu imbatrinise aproape deloc {in cei doi ani care trecuserd de atunci, 12. Tncerul cu incecul ajunsera cu cofii si ingeleag’ avancajele unci inigiative atic de pregioase. SIARtipi. acimp fints-o edeloc fioase. English Grammar Exercises Y31 LF EXEGISE 9 Point out the types of predicates in the sentences below. Translate them into Romanian: - A thing of beauty isa joy for ever. (John Keats) He soon came to realize how tight his parents had been. All oF a sudden he fele very hungry and weak. ‘What followed was of litte significance for them. ‘Why he is alvays late is what bothers me so much, “The one and only thing to do was to work even harder and finish the job in time. . When a child, he would listen to the fascinating tales his grandfather would tell him before going to bed. 8, To underline Chaucer’s importance in the development of the English language it vwas said that “he found ic brick and left it marble”. 9, ‘Hard labour, sailorizing, run a rypewriter, no shorthand, can sit on ahorse, wiling, to do anything and tackle anything’, was the answer. 10. Te was this, all of it, and more that he had put into his story. 11, Lietle by lite he came to realize what her real feclings were. 2. The second round had hardly begun when a lucky punch senc his opponent flat to the ground. 13. Ithad started raining while we were still in the room. EXERCISE 10 Analyse te sujet nd predates inte folowing its. Transit them into fomanian. A. “His fat, white lips were trembling - wabbling nervously and big hot cears were ing down his previously pale bue now flushed checks. He presented one of those «unbelievable pictures which are yetso intensely human andsso true. [fonly the great cial and political giants would for once accurately reveal the details in cher lives! Mollenhauer looked at him calmly, medicatively. How often had he seen weaklings 0 more dishonest than himself, but wichour his courage and subtlety, pleading to him + this fashion, not on their knees exactly, but intellectually so! Life to him, as to every rman of large practical knowledge and insight, was an inexplicable rangle. What you going to do about the so-called morals and precepts of the world? This man ‘fancied that he was dishonest, and that he, Mollenhauer, was honest. He was here, convinced of sin, pleading ro him, Mollenhauer, as he would co a righteous, stained saint.” NOveypr (Th. Dreiser, The Financier) B. “Wasn't late? she asked. They hadn't come home yet. He flicked his watch carelessly open. But itwas only just past seven. He held his warch open for a moment, deciding that hhe would ell her what he had fele on the terrace. To begin with, it was not reasonable to be so nervous. Andrew could look after himself. Then, he wanted to tell her thar when he was walking on the terrace just now - here he became uncomfortable, as if he were breaking, into that solitude, that aloofness, thac remoteness of hers... Butshe pressed him. What had he wanted to tell her, she asked, thinking ie was about going to the Lighthouses that he was sorry he had said “Damn you”. Buc no. He did not like to see her look so sad, he said. Only ‘wool gathering, she protested, flushing a litde. They both felt uncomfortable, as if they did