EL 212: ENGLISH SYNTAX
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CHAPTER 2
THE BASIC VERB PHRASE
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
LESSON 2: 1. Determine the constituent/s that contain/s in the
PREPOSITIONAL VERBS VP
CONTENT :
Prepositional verbs are called ‘prepositional’ because they can only be complemented by a PP.
In this, they contrast with [intens] verbs, which can be complemented by NP, AP or PP. The [prep]
subcategory of verb is a bit of a ragbag. The fact is there just are verbs that require a PP as complement and
don’t fit into any of the other subcategories.
Glance (at NP), reply (to NP), refer (to NP), listen (to NP) and worry (about NP) are examples of
prepositional verbs – complemented by a Prepositional Phrase. Take glance, for example (note the
asterisks):
[1]*Max glanced. ( glance is not intransitive)
[2]*Max glanced the falling acrobat. ( glance is not transitive)
[3] Max glanced at the falling acrobat. ( glance demands a PP complement)
Summary:
TRANSITIVE – ‘[trans]’: subject – V – direct object
(S) (dO)
(S)
subject–V–indirectobject–directobject
(S) (iO) (dO)
subject–V–directobject–indirectobject
(S) (dO) (iO)
INTENSIVE – ‘[intens]’: subject – V – subject-predicative
(S) (sP)
COMPLEX – ‘[complex]’:
(S) (dO) (oP)
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(S) (PC)
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14. He remained [in the bar]
15. The Venetians submitted [to Napoleon’s demand]
TASK 2. Turkish. Examine the following data from Turkish and answer the questions that
follow.
1.[deniz] an ocean 9. [elim] my hand
2.[denize] to an ocean 10. [eller] hands
3.[denizin] of an ocean 11. [dišler] teeth
4.[eve] to a house 12. [dišimizin] of our tooth
5.[eveden] from a house 13. [dilerimizin] of our teeth
6.[evĵikden] from a little house 14. [elĵike] to a little hand
7.[denizĵikde] in a little ocean 15. [denizlerimizde] in our oceans
8.[elde] in a hand 16. [evĵikierimizde] in our little houses
[Link] the Turkish morpheme that corresponds to each of the following translations:
_______ ocean ________ in _________ my ________ little ________house ________ to
_______of _______ hand _______ from _______ our _______ tooth ________(plural marker)
[Link] is the order of morphemes in a Turkish word (in terms of noun, plural marker, etc)
[Link] would you say “of our little hands” in Turkish?
d. List down
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TASK 3. Fill in the correct prepositions.
1. Her new novel will come next winter.
2. They broke last weekend.
3. We have been waiting her for two hours.
4. If we make a picnic depends the weather.
5. This yellow car belongs my uncle.
6. We arrived the station in time.
7. The match was called because of heavy rain.
8. I have to look the meaning of this word.
9. Take your coat and sit down, please.
10. I think you are wrong. I can't agree you.
11. Talk her if you have a problem.
12. I love listening her music.
13. Please turn the volume of the TV.
14. They complained the dirty table cloth.
15. He is thinking going to Paris next week.
CHECK
TASK 4. Travel Blog. Create your
personal travel blog. Describe the places
you have visited and plan to visit.
Consider the hotel and accommodation,
food, beautiful spots, museums, historic
sites, people, beaches, entertainment
and language. Bring us through these
places by including some pictures. 20
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