RT2 Additional exercises - key
I. Clause synthesis. Combine each group of sentences to form one complex sentence. Make any
necessary changes in the disposition of the material and in the wording, but do not change the
sense of the original.
1.The English have a legal system. It is much admired. Yet they cling to an outdated
penal code. This include hanging as a deterrent against murder. This seems
strange to any other country.
The English have a much admired legal system although they cling to an
outdated penal code which includes hanging as a deterrent against murder
even though it seems strange to any other country.
.
2.I had the opportunity of spending my holiday at sea. I had no experience of sailing.
Nevertheless, I decided to take the opportunity. Some friends of mine invited me
to join them. They were very keen yachtsmen. They wanted to sail round the
British Isles.
Even though I had no experience of sailing I decided to take the opportunity of spending my holiday
at sea when some friends of mine, who were very keen yachtsmen, invited me to join them because
they wanted to sail round the British Isles.
II. I. Provide the form and syntactic functions for all subordinate clauses, and the semantic role
of adverbial clauses, e.g.:
1.I can understand him wanting to defend his wife's honor and his own record.
wanting - ing nom cl. Co
to defend… - nom to inf clause, Od
2.It was hard to watch this Prozac version of Rudy without wondering if his heart was
really in this race.
to watch this Prozac version of Rudy - nom to inf clause, S extraposed
without wondering - Adv. cl. manner
if his heart was really in this race - nom interrogative yes/no cl. Od
III. Explain in syntactic terms the difference between the members of the following (pairs) of similar
sentences.
1.As we had anticipated, the scheme didn't work out in practice. adverbial clause of comment, content
disjunct
The scheme didn't work out in practice as we had anticipated. adverbial of similarity/comparison
2 Approaching the bank, he noticed two suspicious-looking men. - adverbial of time
He noticed two suspicious-looking men approaching the bank. - postmodifier of 'men'
IV.Clause analysis (1). Analyse the sentences below in terms of constituent clauses by supplying
the bracketing (you may use round brackets) that reflects the relations of subordination and
coordination.
AB
[ [After a devastating fire erupted in the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral], the
C
French people -- and much of the world -- vowed [to restore an iconic church
D
DCA
[that's served as the symbol of Paris for 850 years.] ] ]
A
B
C
[Firefighters earlier declared victory [when they announced [the devastating
D
inferno was officially put out after an intense effort [to save the cathedral in the
DCBA
French capital.] ] ] ]
B