English Language Progress Test and Answers
ENGLISH LANGUAGE II - PROGRESS TEST 2
GRAMMAR
(TO BE HANDED IN SEPARATELY – WRITE YOUR NAME ON ALL THE SHEETS OF PAPER YOU HAND IN)
1. Identify the verb phrase constructions in the following sentences (phrasal verb, prepositional verb, phrasal-prepositional verb, lexical verb on its own, auxiliary + verb).
Term definition: 1. A Phrasal verb: is a two –word verb where the second element is an adverbial particle. These phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive. The particle in a phrasal verb generally has a non-literal meaning, whereas the particles often functions as adverbials.
Transitive phrasal verbs differs from the prepositional verbs by the fact that the particle can be moved after the object, and has to be moved if the object is a pronoun. As a result of the literal meaning of the particle is weakened, phrasal verbs therefore often constitute a single unit of meaning. Of this reason they may be replaced by one verb, like: give in (“surrender”) or count in (“include”). So the single verb alternative tends to take a more formal role.
2. Prepositional verb: designates a combination of a two - word verb and a preposition. The preposition belongs to the verb, and the verb selects the preposition. For example: apply for, believe in or depend on.
The preposition cannot be separated from the verb and placed after a noun phrase like this: “they looked the problem into”. Many prepositional verbs constitute a single unit of meaning and can be replaced by one verb, like: look into (investigate/examine).
3. A prepositional phrase: consists of a preposition plus a compliment. The compliment consists usually of a noun or a noun phrase. In contrast to other phrase types, in prepositional phrases both elements are considered equally important, and compulsory. Examples are: “In the evening” and “at work”.
4. A phrasal – prepositional verbs: is another type of multi – word verb, and consists of a verb + an adverb +
GRAMMAR
(TO BE HANDED IN SEPARATELY – WRITE YOUR NAME ON ALL THE SHEETS OF PAPER YOU HAND IN)
1. Identify the verb phrase constructions in the following sentences (phrasal verb, prepositional verb, phrasal-prepositional verb, lexical verb on its own, auxiliary + verb).
Term definition: 1. A Phrasal verb: is a two –word verb where the second element is an adverbial particle. These phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive. The particle in a phrasal verb generally has a non-literal meaning, whereas the particles often functions as adverbials.
Transitive phrasal verbs differs from the prepositional verbs by the fact that the particle can be moved after the object, and has to be moved if the object is a pronoun. As a result of the literal meaning of the particle is weakened, phrasal verbs therefore often constitute a single unit of meaning. Of this reason they may be replaced by one verb, like: give in (“surrender”) or count in (“include”). So the single verb alternative tends to take a more formal role.
2. Prepositional verb: designates a combination of a two - word verb and a preposition. The preposition belongs to the verb, and the verb selects the preposition. For example: apply for, believe in or depend on.
The preposition cannot be separated from the verb and placed after a noun phrase like this: “they looked the problem into”. Many prepositional verbs constitute a single unit of meaning and can be replaced by one verb, like: look into (investigate/examine).
3. A prepositional phrase: consists of a preposition plus a compliment. The compliment consists usually of a noun or a noun phrase. In contrast to other phrase types, in prepositional phrases both elements are considered equally important, and compulsory. Examples are: “In the evening” and “at work”.
4. A phrasal – prepositional verbs: is another type of multi – word verb, and consists of a verb + an adverb +