Chapter 12. Adjectives and Adverbs12.1 Characteristics of Adjectives12.1.1 Stacking of Adjectives(1) An ugly, old, yellow tin bucket stood beside the stove.(2)a. ?an old, ugly, yellow tin bucketb. ?an ugly, yellow, old tin bucketc. ?an ugly, old, tin yellow bucket12.1.2 Gradability of Adjectives(3)a. The result was less successful than anticipated.b. His third campaign was the least successful of all his attempts.12.1.2.1 Gradability of Absolute AdjectivesAdjectives such as absolute, complete, correct, essential, impossible, perfect, pregnant, ultimate, and unique have been called absolute adjectives because their meaning is supposedly not gradable as they express a quality that cannot be increased or decreased. Yet native English speakers tend to write and say sentences like the followings.(4)a. He has the most complete game of the top 10 pros.b. After the first four months they found it somewhat impossible to control the outbreaks of sporadic violence.c. It’s the most perfect copier ositions following be- the difference between participial adjectives and verb participles. A test that can often be used to distinguish between them involves degree adverbs such as very or too.(11)a. Her story was very frightening. present participial adjectiveb. *John was very frightening her. verb participlec. John was too startled to move. past participial adjectived. *John was too startled by his boss. verb participle(12) The shop is closed at five o’clock.Past participial adjectives describe a state. If closed is functioning as a participial adjective, then the sentence can be restated as(=means that) At five o’clock, the shop is no longer open. However, if closed is a past participle in a sentence in the passive voice, then the sentence can be restated as At five o’clock someone closed the shop.12.2.1 Attributive –Only Adjectives(13)a. At last night’s party, he saw one of his former wives.b. *At last night’s party, he saw one of his wives who is former.c. She thought that he was was still alive.d. * The rescue squad was happy to discover an alive man.Adjectives That Take Complements(22)a. She is liable to make a scene. infinitiveb. *The liable person has to pay.c. He is devoid of any humor. prepositional phrased. *He was a devoid comic.12.2.2.2 Adjectives Referring to Medical Conditions or Health(23)a. He feels faint.b. *They revived the faint patient.c. My mother is ill.d. *They took the ill woman to the hospital.12.3 Adjective Phrases(24) Adja. The customers were [angry].Adv Adjb. He was [ [extremely] [upset] ].Adj ppc. He was [ [upset] [about the poor service] ].Adv Adj PPd. He was [ [extremely] [upset] [about the poor service] ].(25) My father was grateful for the police officer’s intervention.12.3.1 Adjective + about(26) They were concerned about the possibility that he might refuse.12.3.2 Adjective + at(27)a. The author was amazed at the reaction he received from the critics.b. I am really terrible at sports.12.3.3 Adjective + for(28)a. Everyone knows tt this stop. restrictive adverb12.4.2.9 Act – Related Adverbs(43) She deliberately left the gas on.12.4.10 Stance Adverbs(44)a. Alice foolishly tried to have John fired.b. He regrettably chose to ignore my advice.(45)a. He will undoubtedly experience some feelings of remorse when he hears the bad news about his old friend.b. It is probably not as luxurious as the car he owned.(46)a. The king reportedly refused to eat his asparagus.b. The request for discretionary spending by the president will apparently exceed what Congress had anticipated.(47)a. Young children typically utter their first words near their first birthday.b. New assistant professors generally have a teaching load of two courses per semester.(48) In fact, there is no scientific evidence that any one race is superior to any other.(49) In our view, his proposal is a step in the wrong direction.(50) I ain’t seen this series. I just sort of remember from the las series.(51) The ratio of clerks to total employees in the same ’s done that already. timef. Today navigation is done electronically. instrumentalg. *She will leave definitely. stance(58)a. Earlier he told us a different story.b. Sometimes she comes in over an hour late.c. *Always she speaks English to her mother.d.? Contentedly they would watch TV for hours.(59)a. *He fainted almost.b. *She caught up nearly.c. Always remember to call your mother once a week.d. ?She speaks English to her mother always.(60)a. Never have I seen anything as brilliant as that. Subject-aux inversionb. Seldom does John forget to do his taxes on time. Subject-aux inversionc.*Never I have seen anything as brilliant as that.d.*Seldom John forgets to do his taxes on time.12.5.3 Modifying Clauses(61)a. He answered the question foolishly.b. Foolishly, he answered the question.(62)a. Regrettably, he had a previous engagement.b. He is not available just now, unfortunately.c. There is, in fact, no basis whatsoever to his claim.d. Reportedly, he will announce his candidacy sometiman.
Chapter 10. Determiners10.2 DETERNUBERS AND THEIR ORDER OF APPEARANCE10.2.1 Articles (a/a, the)(1)a. He met a woman.b. The woman got out of a car.10.2.2 Demonstrative determiners (this/that, these/those)(2)a. I want that book not this one.b. These sweaters are more expensive than those sweaters over there.10.2.3 Possessive determiners (my, his/her, our, your, its, their)(3)That’s her book. This is my book over here.10.2.4 Nouns as possessive determiners (John’s Bill’s)(4)Anne’s car is older than Jessica’s car.10.2.5 Quantifiers (all, any, few, many)(5)a. She has all the money.b. There are many ways to do it.10.2.6 Partitives (glass of, loaf of, bit of, acre of)(6)He bought a loaf of bread.10.2.7 Cardinal Numbers (one, two, three)(7)She bought three hats.10.2.8 Ordinal numbers (first, second, next, last)(8)That is the second time he has done that.10.2.9 Multipliers (double, twice, three times)(9)She bought double the amount we need.10.2.10 Fractions (three-fourth, two-fifths)(10)Three-foun. They are usually followed by an article, a possessive determiner, or of.(14)a. I'm willing to pay half the amount.b. *I'm willing to pay half amount.c. He's half your age.Multipliers occur with singular and plural count nouns as well as with noncount nouns.(15)a. He's twice the man you are!b. For some reason, she's earning three times our salaries.c. The price you are paying is five times the cost of production.Multipliers must always be followed by some other determiner.(16)a. He received an offer that was double the amount that she got.b. *He received an offer that was double amount that she got.Ordinal numbers are preceded by another determiner, often the definite article. The determiners next, last, other, and another are included in the category of ordinal numbers because they often have the same function as these numerical ordinals.(17)a. The tickets will go to the tenth caller.b. My parents just celebrated their 50th anniversary.c. The next step will be to conduct a physica night long.NPs with that/those constitute information that the speaker presumes is familiar to the listener.(23)Carl was telling those stupid "knock-Knock" jokes again.The two sets of demonstrative determiners also divide on a dimension of relevance; high relevance/ low relevance. This precedes head nouns that have high relevance for the speaker. In (24a), this and an intensifying adjective, terrible, precede the head noun crime, signaling that it has particular relevance for the speaker. In (24b), there is no particular reason to assign special focus to the head noun crime, and this is signaled by the use of that. Alternatively, the speaker could have used the pronoun it to indicate a lack of focus, as in example (24c).(24)a. Who has the right to try a man for a crime like genocide? Why, certainly it must be the courts of the nation in which this terrible crime was committed.b. Who has the right to try a man for a crime? Why, certainly it must be the courts of the nation where that cwithout of. For some native speakers, both can also appear with or without of.(29)a. All men are created equal.b. Some boys like sports.(30)a. Some of the women in this room like tall men.b. Many of his friends are Republicans.c. All (of) the men are married.d. Both (of) these cars are brand new.10.3.3.1 Quantifier FloatingThe quantifiers all, both, each can occur in more than one position in a sentence. The rule that stated the alternative positions that quantifiers can have is called quantifier floating. All can move to a position where it splits the nonfinite form to be, but it cannot move over the infinitive.(31)a. All of my relatives are farmers.b. My relatives all are farmers.c. My relatives are all farmers.d. I want [all of my friends to be at the airport].e. I want my friends all to be at the airport.f. I want my friends to all be at the airport.g. *I want my friends to be all at the airport.In sentences with other verbs, the quantifier cannot move over the verb.(32)a. All of t can apply only to subject NPs. Applying it to object NPs produces a questionable sequence as in (40c).(40)a. John reviewed each of the books.b. John reviewed each of them.c. ?John reviewed them each.10.3.3.3 Reducing Quantifier + Of + Pronoun ConstructionsBoth the quantifier+of+pronoun constructions in (41a) and reduced forms some and most in (41b) refer to the antecedent.(41)Tom : What did you think of the candidates that you interviewed?Susan: a. Some of them were pretty good, but most of them weren't.b. Some were pretty good, but most weren't.10.3.3.4 Meanings of Quantifiers(42) Some quantifiers have a meaning of inclusiveness. That is, they refer to an entire group.Quantifier Meaningall whole group All (of) the recruits are over 18 years old.any single member fits your requirements.both two members Both (of the) recruits are over 18 years old.each single members is over 18 years old.every single members is over 18 years old.few small group are over 18 years old.(43)a. He has many ed
Chapter 9. MULTIWORD VERBS9.2 PHRASAL VERBS(1)Tony set up all the chairs before class began.Daniela handed in her homework early.Don’t give up!(2)V NPa. Maggie [looked up] [the address].Vb. Maggie [sat up].9.2.1 Transitive Phrasal Verbs9.2.1.1 Separable Transitive Phrasal Verbs(3) Maggie looked the address up.9.2.1.1.1 Particle Movement(4)a. Maggie looked up the address.b. Maggie looked ___ the address up.(5)a. John looked up the telephone number.b. John looked it up.c. *John looked up it.(6)a. I picked up {some/ a few} this morning.b. I picked {some/ a few} up this morning.9.2.1.1.2 Blocking Particle Movement: End Weight(7) John looked up some information about an early religion in which forces of nature such as fire were worshipped.(8) John looked some information about an early religion in which forces of nature such as fire were worshipped up.9.2.1.2 Inseparable Transitive Phrasal Verbs(9)a. Don’t pick on my brother.b. Don’t pick on him.c. *Don’t pick him on.(10)a. Look after my siwill you?b. Look after her, will you?c. *Look her after, will you?9.2.1.3 Permanently Separated Transitive Phrasal Verbs(11)a. That job is getting Janice down.b. That job is getting her down.c. *That job is getting down Janice.(12)a. The judge let the thief off with a light sentence.b. The judge let him off with a light sentence.c. *The judge let off the thief with a light sentence.(13)a. He cried his eyes out.b. She laughed her head off.9.2.2 Intransitive Phrasal Verbs9.2.2.1 Pure Intransitive Phrasal Verbs(14)a. The plane took off quickly and climbed to cruising altitude.b. *The plane took quickly off and climbed to cruising altitude.(15)a. She sat down very slowly and began to cry.b. *She sat very slowly down and began to cry.(16)a. We are going to move on.PPb. We are now going to move on [to the next item].(17)a. He checked out.PPb. He checked out [of the hotel].c. He checked out of the hotel on Tuesday.d. He checked out of a hotel in Nice on Tuesday.9.2.2.2 Ergative Phrasal Verbs(After about an hour, the storm began to die down.b. At the end of December, sales of consumer goods usually taper off.c. Over the past two weeks, a number of problems have cropped up.(19)a. The ship blew up. ergativeb. The terrorists blew up the ship. transitive counterpartc. The terrorists blew the ship up. transitive counterpart(20)a. Her shoes wore out. ergativeb. She wore out her shoes walking to work. transitive counterpartc. She wore her shoes out walking to work. transitive counterpart9.3 PREPOSITIONAL VERBS(21)a. He applied for the job.b. *He applied the job for.(22)a. Alice depends on her mother.b. *Alice depends her mother on.9.3.1 Tests for Distinguishing Between Phrasal and Prepositional Verbs9.3.1.1 The Particle Movement Test(23) In an argument, Sam will always back up his buddies.(24) Bill won the argument because Sam backed him up.9.3.1.2 The Adverb Insertion Test(25)a. *He turned quickly out the light. separable phrasal verbb. *He ran unexpectedly into his cousin. insep phrasal verbc. He stared intently at the target. prepositional verb9.3.1.3 The Relative Clause Test(26)a. The man [that they were waiting for] was late.b. The man [for whom they were waiting] was late.(27)a. The dress, which she tried on, didn’t fit her. phrasal verbb. *The dress on which she tried didn’t fit her.(28)a. The person who he depends on the most is his brother. prepositional verbb. The person on whom he depends the msot is his brother.9.3.1.4 The Wh- Question Test(29)a. Who were you shouting at?b. At whom were you shouting?(30)a. What are you looking up?b. *Up what are you looking?(31)a. He ran across an old manuscript in the library. inseparable phrasal verbb. *He ran unexpectedly across an old manuscript in the library. adverb insertionc. *The manuscript across which he ran was quite valuable. relative claused. *Across what did you run in the library? wh- question9.3.2 Constructions That Look Like Prepositional Verbs9.3.2.1 Verb + Noun Phrase + Adjective(32)a. The gamekeset the young lion free.b. *The gamekeepers set free the young lion.(33)a. After a few minutes she was able to work the ropes loose.b. After a few minutes she was able to work loose the ropes.(34)a. Robert had to cut his vacation short and fly home the next day.b. Robert had to cut short his vacation and fly home the next day.9.3.2.2 Be + Adjective + Preposition(35)a. I’m aware of your objections to the plan.b. He is not fond of my brother-in-law.9.4 PHRASAL PREPOSITIONAL VERBS(36)a. I guess I will have to put up with his bad behavior.b. *I guess I will have to put up his bad behavior(37)a. Joan really looks up to her father. She almost worships him.b. *Joan really looks up her father. She almost worships him.(38)a. You will have to come up with a better excuse than that.b. *You will have to come up a better excuse than that.(39)a. We are looking forward to seeing you at the party.b. We are looking forward to the party.(40)a. He got away with telling a terrible lie.b. He got away with .
Chapter 7. NONREFERENTIAL IT AND THERE7.2 NONREFERNTIAL IT(1) He picked up a flat stone and skipped it across the surface of the water.(2) It’s raining pretty hard(3)Is it raining?It was raining earlier, wasn’t it?It’s been raining all day.It’s a rainy day.*It are raining.7.2.1 Uses of Sentences with Nonreferential It(4)It’s sunny today. weatherIt’s raining. weatherIt’s 20 degrees below were out there. temperatureWhat time is it? timeIt’s 4:30. timeI’m not even sure what day of the week it is. daysIt’s Tuesday, October 29. datesIt’s Halloween. holidaysIt’s only 2 weeks until we go on vacation. elapsed timeIt’s a good 250 miles from here to Washington, D.C. distancesIt’s so noisy in this restaurant that I can hardly hear myself think environmentCan you open a window? It’s hot in here environment7.2.1 Special Constructions with Nonreferential It7.2.2.1 Cleft Sentences ★(5) It’s my brother who got married, not me(6) It was 6 months ago that he got his promotion7.2.2.2 Extraposed Subject Cieve thatWhat annoys me is that he is always late7.3 NONREFERENTIAL THERE(10)I was in Paris in 1926. It was there that I met Ernest Hemingway and Ford Maddox Ford.Put the boxes over there.(11) There is a unicorn in the garden.(12)Are there any cookies left?There was another road, wasn’t there?There’s something we need to talk about.7.3.1 Contractions and Their Occurrences(13)There’s a hole in my tire.There’re lots of deer out in the field.(14)Is there any milk left in the fridge? Yes, there is*Yes, there’sAre there any apples left? Yes, there are.*Yes, there’re.(15) A: Are there any good beaches on this side of the island?B: No, there aren’tNo, there are not.(16)There must be another solution to this problem.There would be at least three other people who could tell you.There might be more than one solution.(17)There’ll be over 3,000 people at the concert. willThere’d be at least three other people who could tell you. wouldThere’s been some criticism of his book hasThere’ve been severalking prawns cooked in chili, salt, and pepper, which is a big favorite of mine.(20)There was 20 pounds of cocaine hidden in the trunk of the carThere’s 30 dollars in his walletThere’s only five minutes leftThere were a number of issues that he wanted to discuss*There was a number of issues that he wanted to discuss(21) It seems that every summer, there are more of these things around.7.4 NONREFERENTIAL THERE IN DISCOURSE7.4.1 Introducing New Information(22)There was a young lady from NigerWho smiled as she rode on a tiger;They returned from the rideWith the lady inside,And the smile on the face of the tiger.(23)There’s a new sheriff in town.He used to work in Dodge City7.4.2 Responding to Questions(24) A: I’m looking for a video store. D’ya know where I can find one?B: Yeah. Go down the street to the first stoplight. Turn left and go down that street four…. No, three blocks, and you’ll see a mall. There’s a video store on the far side of that mall.7.4.3 Shifting the Focus of a Discussid the turnout at political rallies has been low, consisting largely of civil servants and soldiers in civilian clothes, all loyal to the general.There are no reliable polls to suggest how the vote may go, but few doubt that the general will prevail. Officials of the Human Rights Commission note that the computing apparatus for vote counting is in the hands of the current government.7.4.4 Calling Something to Mind(26)A: Well, you’re taking your final classes this semester. You’ll graduate in June and be off to your cushy job overseas. I’ll bet you haven’t got a care in the world.B: Actually, I am not all that carefree yet. There’s still the comprehensive exam. I’ve got to pass that before I graduate.7.5 ADDITIONAL FACTs ABOUT NONREFERENTIAL THERE7.5.1 Nonreferential There Sentences and Their Counterparts(27)There is a man standing under that tree.A man is standing under that tree(28)There are some very expensive cars in front of your house.Some very expensive cars are in front of your haven’t considered.7.5.2 Nonreferentioal There with Verbs Other Than Be(31)In 1963, there occurred a tragic event in the history of the United States.Deep within his breast there smoldered an unquenchable desire.There comes a time in everyone’s life when you need to take a stand.(32)There appeared a strange face in the window.Just as she lit the old candle, there appeared a strange face in the window.(33)There dwelled an ancient woodsman on the far side of the forest.On the far side of the forest, there dwelled an ancient woodsman.(34) Once upon a time, there lived an ancient mariner.(35) There remain only two more issues to be dealt with.(36) There seem/ appear to be several possible solutions to the problem.★A number of ergative verbs like break, change, decrease, die, disappear, and increase do not appear in nonreferential there sentences.(37)*Over the past 10 years, there have died a number of famous authors.*Soon afterward there broke a large stained glass window in the cathedral.*n.
Chapter 5. NEGATION5.2 TWO FORMS OF NEGATIONAffirmative Negative(3) Lance is very happy Lace isn’t very happy5.3 VERBAL NEGATION5.3.1 Primary Verb NegationAffirmative Negative(5)My cousins are staying with me / My cousins are not staying with meWe lived there for a long time / We did not live there for a long time1. Sentences with Auxiliary VerbsAffirmative Negative Contracted Not(6)He is working He is not working He isn’t workingHe has been trying He has not been trying He hasn’t been tryingHe can read it later He can not read it later He can’t read it later2. Statements with Copular Be(7)He is a doctor He is not a doctor He isn’t a doctorThere is some milk There is not any milk There isn’t any milkThey were in class They were not in class There weren’t in class3. Statements with No Auxiliary Verb of Copular Be(8)I like the play I did not like the play I didn’t like the playShe plays the piano She does not play the piano She doesn’t play the pianoShe has a car She does not have a car tive/Positive Polarity Items and Verbal Negation(14)(affirmative) Ron brought some friends(negative) Ron didn’t bring any friendsAny is one of a set of words that can appear in negative statements but normally do not appear in affirmative statements.(15)She doesn’t have any money*She has any moneyWords such as any, which normally occur only in negative statements but are themselves not negative, are called negative polarity items. The set of words and expressions formed with any (anybody, any longer, anymore…) also belong to this group. Words such as some, on the other hand, normally occur only in positive statements and are referred to as positive polarity items.(16)There are some crows roosting in that tree.*There aren’t some crows roosting in the treeThere was somebody else in the car*There wasn’t somebody else in the carThe negative polarity items anymore and any longer have a corresponding positive polarity item, still.(17)She still lives in that old house*She doesn’t still live itive Negative(21)a. It’s important to be seen by someone It’s important not to be seen by anyoneb. She recommended that we buy it She recommended that we not buy itc. He hates hearing the truth He hates not hearing the truth(22)She promised him to not come. (not to come is also acceptable)It’s important to not be seen by anyone.5.3.4.1 Negative Raising (Transferred Negation) ★(23)I imagine that he won’t want to comeI don’t imagine that he will want to come※ Verbs of Negative Raisingopinion + that clause with modals: think, believe, anticipate, expect, imagine, supposeappearance: appear, seembe + adjectives of probability: likely(24)It appears [that we won’t will after all]It doesn’t appear [that we will win after all](25)It is likely [that John won’t come]It’s likely [that John will come](26) meaning differenceWe forgot that she doesn’t like himWe didn’t forget that she likes him5.3.5 Additional Facts about Verbal Negation5.3.5.1 Multiple Negation(27) I couldn’t not respond (= I responr children don’t HATE schoole. Your children don’t hate SCHOOL5.4 NONVERVAL NEGATION5.4.1. Negative Words※ Common Negative Words: no, nobody, nothing, no place, nor, none, no one, nowhere, neither, never(39)Nonverbal NegationVerbal NegationHe revealed no informationShe chose none of themThey did nothing to stop himWe were going nowhereWe knew neither of themShe had never done that beforeThere is no newsHe didn’t reveal any informationShe didn’t choose any of themThey didn’t do anything to stop himWe weren’t going anywhereWe didn’t know either of themShe hadn’t ever done that beforeThere isn’t any news5.4.2 “Double Negatives’ with Negative Words(40)a. You’ve never seen nothing like it.b. I can’t get no satisfaction.c. I told her not to say nothing to nobody.(41)a. You’ve never seen anything like it.b. I can’t get no satisfactionc. I told her not to say nothing to nobody.5.4.3 Negative/Positive Items Compared with Negative WordsPositive Polarity ItemsNegative Polarity ItemsNegative Wordsll of his suggestions were accepted(Implication: Some of his suggestions were accepted)Not every person is born rich(Implication: Some people are born rich)After the two boys had finished eating, not much was left for me(Implication: Something was left for me)Not one before a noun can mean “not any”, “no”, or “none”. The same meaning can be conveyed by not a single. Similarly, not preceding a number+ago can mean “less than” that number.(44)Not one customer has protested so far (= no customers)Not a single customer has protested so far (= no customers)I was on the phone with him not 5 minutes ago (= less than 5 minutes ago)When not precedes a little or a few and a noun, the resulting meaning is the opposite of a little or a few.(45)His remarks resulted in not a little confusion(= a good deal, fair amount of confusion)Not a few of the members attending the meeting were upset by the chairman’s remarks(= Quite a few members were upset)When not precedes an adjective with a negative prefix, nal)