English grammar assignment, Summaries of English Literature

Download English grammar assignment and more Summaries English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -1- THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Hyderabad-500007 M.A. ENGLISH (Semester II/Course No. VI) MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE ASSIGNMENTS 2022-2023 (Total number of printed pages: 14) *General Points to Remember* • Answer all the questions BRIEFLY within the space provided. Do not give random details. Limit the answer to relevant details. You only have limited space to answer. • Do NOT SUBMIT any additional papers. Do NOT submit your assignment in PENCIL. • Separate the three assignments from the stapled bunch, and send them separately as per the deadlines. • The questions are based on the ACTIVITIES and REVIEW QUESTIONS in the Units. Please go through them to see how these questions need to be answered. You will not be able to answer these questions without reading the blocks properly. Do not take shortcuts. • Remember that you need to score 40% and above to get a PASS grade. Once you get an F in an assignment, it remains F, with no chance to re-do the assignment, which will lower your over-all grade eventually, and sometimes even lead to an over-all grade of F in the paper. ASSIGNMENT - 01 (Based on Block I) (Total number of printed pages: 04) I. Look at the following sentences. Say in each case whether it is a simple, compound, complex or compound-complex sentence. Pay attention to the fact that clauses are not always arranged one after the other. Sometimes they are embedded inside other clauses. In the space provided below the sentences, you need to not only tell us which are the clauses, but also how they are nested inside one another (if they are). (i) If it is a compound sentence, identify the independent clauses that have been coordinated. (ii) If it is a complex sentence, identify (a) the main clause and the subordinate clause(s) (b) the matrix clause and the embedded clause as the case may be. (iii) If it is a complex sentence, which uses both subordination and embedding, say so. (iv) If it is a simple sentence, say why you think it is so in terms of the number of clauses. Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -2- Simple/ Compound/ Complex/Compound- complex a With the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has single-handedly revived the fortunes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. b The old sheriff of the cold war has regained its focus, and, to the surprise of many, has proved itself to be a remarkably spry and capable force in the fight against Russia. c Nato’s return to the spotlight has been accompanied by a renewed debate about its history. d For Moscow, Nato has long been a project to subjugate Russia and reduce its influence to a memory. e The political stability that Nato achieved in the 50s was never free from ruptures. Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -1- THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Hyderabad-500007 M.A. ENGLISH (Semester II/Course No. VI) MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE *General Points to Remember* • Answer all the questions BRIEFLY within the space provided. Do not give random details. Limit the answer to relevant details. You only have limited space to answer. • Do NOT SUBMIT any additional papers. Do NOT submit your assignment in PENCIL. • Detach Assignment ONE from Assignment TWO in the stapled bunch, and send them separately as per the deadlines. • The questions are based on the ACTIVITIES and REVIEW QUESTIONS in the Units. Please go through them to see how these questions need to be answered. You will not be able to answer these questions without reading the blocks properly. Do not take shortcuts. • Remember that you need to score 40% and above to get a PASS grade. Once you get an F in an assignment, it remains F, with no chance to re-do the assignment, which will lower your over-all grade eventually, and sometimes even lead to an over-all grade of F in the paper. ASSIGNMENT - 02 (Based on Block II) (Total number of printed pages: 04) I. Specify the article features of the underlined NPs in the following paragraph: Carausu’s job1 was to process evidence2 . She3 snapped photos of a black ski mask4 . A stun gun5 sat on a rocking chair6 . In a banker’s box7 she found more duct tape and gloves8 . In a bathroom9 were makeup brushes10 and a partly empty bottle of NyQuil. An open tube of golden brunette hair dye11 lay on the sink12 . 1 4 7 10 2 5 8 11 3 6 9 12 II. Correct the following ungrammatical sentences. Briefly (in just one sentence) indicate the reason why you think the given sentence is ungrammatical. Please ensure that the original intended meaning of the sentence is not changed when you correct the sentence. Under ‘reason’ tell us why you have made the correction, and don’t just make vague statements or merely highlight the correction you have made. Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -2- (a) Every one of us were crying Correction Reason (b) The tallest plants here grow to about 1.75 foot. Correction Reason (c) I saw that Hillary’s stupid boyfriend yesterday. Correction Reason (d) Are we expecting a bad weather in Kohima next weekend? Correction Reason (e) The staff is on strike from tomorrow. Correction Reason III. Comment on the differences (in just one or two sentences in the space provided), if any, in the meaning between the sentences in each of the following pairs. Highlight the difference in meaning and not the difference in structure. In (c) highlight the semantic contribution of the words ‘beside/besides’. a i . Is there any water in the can? ii . Is there water in the can? b i . She married Brad Pitt , the actor. ii . She married Brad Pitt , an actor c i. They lived in a little house beside the river. ii. Besides literature, we have to study history and philosophy. IV. Identify the relative clause in the sentences in each of the following pairs by underlining the relative clause. Indicate whether it is restrictive or non-restrictive. Point out the difference in meaning between the two sentences in the space provided. Highlight the difference in meaning and not the difference in structure (or the presence/absence of commas). Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -3- a i . The white bui lding, which is next to our house, belongs to the Mayor. [res tr ic t ive /non-res tr ic t ive ] i i . The white bui lding which is next to our house belongs to the Mayor. [res tr ic t ive /non-res tr ic t ive ] b i . My fr iend whose laptop I had borrowed is very upset with me. [restrictive /non-restrictive] i i . My fr iend, whose laptop I had borrowed, is very upset with me. [restrictive/ non-restrictive] V. Say whether the italicized portion in each of the following sentences is: a nominal relative clause, a connective relative clause, or, a sentential relative clause. TYPE a The officers led him to a patrol car, which started moving as soon as they were in . b Muller was a strong-willed, introverted child who refused to do everything his father wanted him to do . c Her mother was a middle school English teacher, which was not very common those days . d She became whatever her parents wanted her to become . e What you told me about their relationship has totally scandalized me. VI. Read the context of the sentence in which the genitives in bold and italics appear in the following sentences and give the paraphrases of the genitives. Please paraphrase only the highlighted genitive expression and not the whole sentence. a. Moritz Kaposi discovered the skin tumour that came to be called Kaposi's sarcoma. a. __________________________________ __________________________________ b. George Mtafu, Malawi's only neurosurgeon, was arrested for criticizing President Banda. b. __________________________________ __________________________________ c. Many political prisoners from Irian Jaya are serving prison terms for advocating the province's independence from Indonesia. c. __________________________________ __________________________________ d. The father's sentence was changed to one of life imprisonment. d. __________________________________ __________________________________ e. Raphael's materials are generally borrowed, though the noble structure is his own. e. __________________________________ __________________________________ Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -2- II. Say what functions as the operator in the following sentences. Operator a Police traced the phone number to a cabin. b Carausu and her colleagues are preparing to enter the cabin. c It sits on a residential street in South Lake Tahoe. d Carausu could hear the cabin’s front door splinter. e They have had to shove through a barricade of chairs. III. Say whether the words in bold print are functioning prepositionally or adverbially: TYPE [prep/adv] a He immediately came over to my table and said hello. b His earnings have been over the tax-exempted threshold. c I ran over to her and gave her a big hug. d They had received over 1,500 letters of support. e The hijackers took over the plane. f Let’s pull over the car and ask someone for directions. g The actor went over his lines before the audition. h The children were playing, and they knocked the lamp over . i The tree has fallen over the car. j We finished the work over the last three years. IV. Replace the italicized noun phrase in each sentence by the corresponding pronoun and then give the whole new sentence in the space provided. If necessary, change the position of the pronoun. a Please break down the manufacturing process into steps for us. b The opposition party has called for an investigation . c He said he’s never heard of Jane Austen . d In the fall we pile up the dead leaves in the driveway and burn them. e I pointed out several flaws in Prof. Chomsky’s theory. Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -3- V. Say whether the italicized verbs followed by particles/prepositions are phrasal verbs, prepositional verbs, or phrasal-prepositional verbs. If it is a phrasal verb, say whether it is transitive or intransitive. If it is a prepositional verb or phrasal-prepositional verb, say whether it is of type I or type II: Phrasal/ Prepositional/ Phrasal- Prepositional Transitive/ Intransitive (if phrasal) Type I/ Type II (if prepositional / phrasal- prepositional) a I was sorry to hear that Maria’s mother passed away in the morning. b I was furious about the way he talked down to me! c The party came off well. Everyone had a lot of fun. d I just don’t feel up to going dancing tonight. e I’m so embarrassed. Why did I fall for his lies? VI. Correct the following ungrammatical sentences. Briefly (in just one sentence) indicate the reason why you think the given sentence is ungrammatical. Remember that we are looking for your ability to identify exact reasons and exact differences. Don’t give us vague definitions. For example, the Simple Present or Present Continuous may be used for multiple functions in English. We are not interested in that. We need to know what specific difference of meaning/function is being highlighted in the given context. (a) It is raining. We will get wet if we will go out. Correction Reason (b) Where’s Johnny? He has a shower. Correction Reason (c) How are you feeling now? I am usually feeling very tired in the mornings. Correction Reason (d) He never thinks about other people. He is being selfish. Correction Reason (e) He has a fever since Monday. Correction Reason Modern English Grammar and Usage-Assignments-2022 Roll no: ________________________ -4- VII. Resolve the ambiguity. Say what the multiple interpretations of the given sentences are. Make sure that in the meaning that you give, you re-phrase the original sentence in such a way that there is no more ambiguity left. Use proper sentences/language to bring out the different meanings, and do not resort to the use of brackets and commas for the same. (a) They shot the policeman with a camera. Meaning-1 Meaning-2 (b) I fed the dog in the cage. Meaning-1 Meaning-2 (c) He said the teacher was missing from the class in the morning. Meaning-1 Meaning-2 VIII. Give the passive and cleft equivalents of the following clauses. Do note that you can form multiple cleft structures for each of the clauses. Form 3 cleft structures at the least. If it is not possible to passivize a sentence, say so explicitly. Be very careful with the tense, aspect and modal specifications of the original sentence and retain it in the passive and the cleft structures. Remember that mere jumbling of the words is not clefting. (a) Steffy told him to look at her camera. Passive Cleft-1 Cleft-2 Cleft-3 (b) Jacky had grown up in the suburbs of Delhi in the early eighties. Passive Cleft-1 Cleft-2 Cleft-3 (c) He plays trumpet in the school band. Passive Cleft-1 Cleft-2 Cleft-3