«Сочинение на 500 слов. можно выбрать любую тему. задание ниже:»,
Английский язык в Санкт-Петербурге

Topics: 1) What kind of phrases are italicised in the following sentences? Support your analysis with appropriate arguments and address any difficulties in the analysis. Explain how linguists identify phrases and constituents in sentences. a. The key is on the table. b. I wanted to buy the book on quantum physics. c. He wanted to approach the test very constructively. 2) What are the syntactic categories of the italicised words in the sentences below? Support your answers with appropriate linguistic arguments. a. The success at the examination caused her great happiness. b. She has been coming to his parties for many years. c. The coming of the president was a great event for the city. d. He gave her the nicest present of her life. Are there any words (use your own examples in addition to the ones above, if you wish) whose syntactic category is difficult to define? What challenges would such difficulties pose for linguists? 3) Consider why synonymy is generally considered to be a problematic notion. (hint: think about the denotation and connotation of the words) 4) Explain the relationship between grammar and semantics ( hint: syntactic functions and semantic roles might be mentioned) *Instruction: 1) Write an essay (500 words) choosing any topic from the list; 2) Do not forget to mention which topic you have taken; 3) Word doc, Times New Roman, 12-14 font size, with your names, surnames, group number and word count typed in the left upper corner; 4) You can refer to some sources (if you do so, do not forget to include them in your “works cited” section; + be very careful with in-text citation ? MLA style; 5) Your work will not be assessed if the plagiarism exceeds 12% (this is the maximum) 6) DEADLINE: 18.04