exercises 1 deskriptivna gramatika

8/10/2019 Exercises 1 deskriptivna gramatika

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Use appropriate articles (a, the or X) to fill in the blanks

According to __ National Weather Service, __ cyclones are __

areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in __

Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in __ Southern Hemisphere.

They are generally accompanied by some kind of __ precipitation

and by __ stormy weather. __ tornadoes and hurricanes are __

types of cyclones, as are typhoons, which are__

storms thatoccur in __ western Pacific Ocean. __ hurricane is __ cyclone

that forms over tropical oceans and seas and has winds of at

least seventy-four miles __ hour. __ hurricane rotates in __

shape of__

oval or circle.__

hurricanes can cause__

greatenvironmental damage. Hurricane Andrew, which hit __ coasts

of Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992, caused __

extreme devastation.


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According to theNational Weather Service, xcyclones are x

areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in the

Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in theSouthern

Hemisphere. They are generally accompanied by some kind of x

precipitation and by xstormy weather. Xtornadoes and

hurricanes are xtypes of cyclones, as are typhoons, which are x

storms that occur in thewestern Pacific Ocean. Ahurricane is a

cyclone that forms over tropical oceans and seas and has winds

of at least seventy-four miles anhour. A hurricane rotates in the

shape of an

oval or circle. X

hurricanes can cause x

greatenvironmental damage. Hurricane Andrew, which hit thecoasts

of Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992, caused x

extreme devastation.


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___ Bermuda Triangle is situated in ___ western part of ___

Atlantic Ocean and is over ___ million sq km. Right in ___ middle

of ___Bermuda Triangle is ___ Sargasso Sea. It is called

"Sargasso" because of ___ seaweed that grows there. ___

"Sargasso" seaweed is supposedly strong enough to pull down

___ ships. However, that can't be ___ reason for all ___ shipsand planes going missing. Or have you seen ___ seaweed

growing 10 kilometres out of ___ water to pull down planes,

too? Since ___ year 1800, more than 50 planes and ships have

gone missing, and nobody really knows why. That is ___ reason

why it got ___ nickname, " ___ sea of lost ships" and " ___ ships

graveyard".


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TheBermuda Triangle is situated in thewestern part of the

Atlantic Ocean and is over amillion sq km. Right in themiddle of

theBermuda Triangle is theSargasso Sea. It is called "Sargasso"

because of theseaweed that grows there. The"Sargasso"

seaweed is supposedly strong enough to pull down xships.

However, that can't be thereason for all x/theships and planesgoing missing. Or have you seen xseaweed growing 10

kilometres out of thewater to pull down planes, too? Since the

year 1800, more than 50 planes and ships have gone missing,

and nobody really knows why. That is thereason why it got the

nickname "thesea of lost ships" and " theships graveyard".


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In 1881 ___ Ellen Austen was passing ___ Azores when it saw

___ abandoned ship. It stopped to help and three of its menwent on board. However, due to ___ storm ___ boats wereseparated and ___ Ellen Austen had to come back again ___ fewdays later. To their surprise, ___ men on board ___ abandonedship had completely disappeared and so they sent another three

men on board. Again they were separated by ___ storm andwhen they came back some time later, not only had ___ shipdisappeared but also their own crew who had gone aboard.


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In 1881 theEllen Austen was passing theAzores when it saw an

abandoned ship. It stopped to help and three of its men wenton board. However, due to astorm theboats were separatedand theEllen Austen had to come back again afew days later. Totheir surprise, themen on board theabandoned ship hadcompletely disappeared and so they sent another three men on

board. Again they were separated by astorm and when theycame back some time later, not only had theship disappearedbut also their own crew who had gone aboard.


8/21

State the function and/or the reference of determinators (primary

determiners)

Pass me abeer.indefinite specific reference, individualizing

function (=one belonging to a class, one of many)Jimmy became alawyer.generic reference, classifying function(assigning to a class)

Acat is a domestic animal.generic reference, classifying

function (general sense, species)It will cost you adollar.numeric function (=one)

We are of anage.numeric function (=the same)

How much do you make amonth?distributive function (=per)

It was aday to remember. He lived ahappy lifedistributive,something unique (=a particular day, a particular kind of life)

What anice dress!distributive, after what, such, so


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Can I have apen?

Birds of afeather flock together.

It is not so good anidea.

Isnt she ateacher?

They caught him driving 70 miles an hour.

Atiger can be dangerous.

Linda is anactress.

Are you saying you paid athousand for that?


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Can I have apen? - specific reference, individualizing function

Birds of afeather flock together.numeric function

It is not so good anidea.distributive function

Isnt she ateacher?generic reference, classifying function

They caught him driving 70 miles an hour.distributive function

Atiger can be dangerous.generic reference, classifyingfunction

Linda is anactress.generic reference, classifying functionAre you saying you paid athousand for that?numeric function


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Ive seen him acouple of times.

Hes such anidiot.

His son wants to be apilot.

I have awonderful job.

Alion is awild animal.

Could you give me acigarette?


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Ive seen him acouple of times.numeric function

Hes such anidiot.distributive function

His son wants to be apilot.

generic reference, classifyingfunction

I have awonderful job.distributive function

Alion is awild animal.generic reference, classifying

function

Could you give me acigarette?indefinite specific

reference, individualizing function


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Open thedoor.

Themoon is so beautiful.

TheFrench are famous for their cuisine.

She hit him in theface.

She is thetallest girl in our class.

We will call John theelectrician.

Thebook on the table is mine


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Open thedoor.specific, implicit (situational) =

immediate surroundings

Themoon is so beautiful.specific, implicit (situational) =the only one

TheFrench are famous for their cuisine. generic

She hit him in theface.specific, implicit (situational) =

his/my etc. inherent possession

She is thetallest girl in our class.explicit (linguistic)

with superlatives

We will call John theelectrician.explicit (linguistic)with professions

Thebook on the table is mineexplicit (linguistic)

premodified (PrepP)


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Why did you switch off thelights?

People from the Southwest are famous for their cooking

skills.

Can you play thepiano?

It was unlikely that two people would share thesame

impression.

I walked up thestairs and went to bed.

Which is thelongest river in your country? Theman living next door is a doctor.

Therich should help thepoor.


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Why did you switch off thelights?specific, implicit People from the Southwest are famous for their cooking

skills.specific, implicit

Can you play thepiano? generic

It was unlikely that two people would share thesame

impression.explicit (linguistic)

I walked up thestairs and went to bed. specific, implicit

Which is thelongest river in your country? explicit Theman living next door is a doctor. explicit

Therich should help thepoor. generic


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Use appropriate forms of determiners or pronouns, and then

identify the form

My brother, ___ lives in London, is a lawyer.

There is ___ bread on the shelf.

Isnt there ___ milk in the fridge? The woman ____ daughter is your student wants to see

you.

___ can live on ___ own.

___ man is an island.

The box was empty. There was ___ in it.

I am thirsty. let me have ____ glass of water.


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My brother, wholives in London, is a lawyer.

There is somebread on the shelf.

Isnt there anymilk in the fridge? The woman whosedaughter is your student wants to see

you.

Noonecan live on theirown.

Noman is an island.

The box was empty. There was nothingin it.

Dont touch that book. It ismine.


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wholivesrelative pronoun

somebreadindefinite determiner

anymilkindefinite determiner whosedaughterrelative pronoun

noonecan livenegative pronoun

on theirownpossessive determiner

nomannegative determiner

nothingin itnegative pronoun

It is mine.possessive pronoun


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John hurried up and seizing one of us by the collar and

the ___ by the arm shoved us ___ through the kitchen

door.

___ you need is a hot bath.

I wake up at seven ___ morning.

These apples look nice. Can I have ___?

Raise ___ hand if you know the answer. What do you think about ____?


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and the otherby the armdemonstrative semi-

pronominal

shoved us boththroughindefinite pronoun

Whatyou needrelative pronoun

everymorninguniversal determiner

Can I have some?indefinite pronoun

yourhandpossessive determiner

about thisdemonstrative pronoun

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