英语语法Lecture.ppt

Summary of Lecture 27-29 Existential Sentence? There stood the poor lady against a moon as bright as the sun. Pattern: There + be + NP(notional subject or real subject) + locative/ temporal expression (adverbial) The notional subject, which is actually the focus of information, is usually a noun phrase with indefinite specific reference. The determiners include the indefinite article, the zero article, and other indefinite determiners such as some, any, no, several, many, much, more, (a) few, (a) little, less, another, a lot of, plenty of, a number of, enough, etc.. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ______? A. didnt it B. doesnt there C. usednt it D. didnt there There isn’t anything wrong with the radio, ______? A. is there B. is it C. does it D. does there There appeared to be no better way, _______? A. was there B. were there C. did there D. didn’t there Key: D A C Tag questions They must have stayed at hotel last night, ______? a. mustn’t they b. haven’t they c. didn’t they d. hadn’t they I suppose you’re not going today, ______? a. are you b. do you c. don’t you d. aren’t you I wish to shake hands with you, ______? a. shall I b. may I c. do I d. will I Key: C A B Empty it and anticipatory it In the sentence “It’s no use waiting for her”, the italicized phrase is____. A. the object B. an adverbial C. a complement D. the subject Yes, he would give them three thousand pounds: it would be liberal and handsome! It would be enough to make them completely easy. from Sense and Sensibility Key: D Cleft sentence and Pseudo-cleft sentence I have two grammar classes today at room 210 in Wenli building. I have two grammar classes today. I have two grammar classes today. I have two grammar classes today. I have two grammar classes today a