VIII. Terminative – non-terminative (durative – non-durative) e.g. close, shut, put, take – sleep, walk, love, live e.g. We are building a cottage – We have built a cottage.
In other classifications: limitive (close,arrive) and unlimitive (behave,move).
II. Define the subclasses of the following verbs:
To think, to arrive, to show off, to come back, to go, to be, to seem, to repair, to do, to have, to link, to mention, to write, to put off, to taste, to walk, to send, to cross, to feel, to take, to turn around, to maintain, to look, to check, to do, to have, can, to turn, to spend, will (would), to grow, to expect, to continue, to prove, to fall, to get.
to bring, to consist, to feel, to catch, to enjoy, to move, to belong, to walk, to discover, to escape, to fall, to talk, to spring up, to pass, to jump off, to exist, to lie, to lay, to finish.
IV. Exemplify the double aspective meaning of the following verbs (limitive/unlimitive):
to translate, to read, to do, to hear, to understand, to show, to write, to pour
V. Think of the actional counterparts for the following statal verbs:
to see - to look; to hear - ....; to go - ....; to lie - ....; to rise - ....; to look for - ...; to speak, to talk - ...; to carry - ...
VI. Determine if the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive. If transitive, indicate the object of the verb.
1. The birdcage swung from a golden chain.
2. Margaret angrily crumpled her letter in her fist.
3. Someone answered that question.
4. He shuddered with fright during the scary part of the movie.
5. The rats chewed their way into the old house.
6. Acorns drop from the trees every fall.
7. Charlie combed his hair nervously before the dance.
8. We bought paper napkins for the picnic.
9. Zelda smiled at the thought of a parade in the snow.
10.Fish and potatoes sizzled in the pan.
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