Ex.1. 1. More spacious. 2. Best. 3. Worse. 4. Less polluted. 5. Less stressful. 6. More quiet. 7. More interesting. 8. Less varied. 9. More busy. 10. Less crowded. 11. More settled.
Ex.2. 1. Farther. 2. Eldest. 3. Best. 4. Late. 5. Latest. 6. More. 7. Youngest; Older. 8. Latest. 9. Near. 10. Next.
Ex.3. 1. shortly, 2. sharply, 3. short, 4. highly, 5. high, 6. right, 7. close, 8. deeply, 9. right, 10. deep
Ex.4 1. People here are not as friendly as in the north of England. 2. The older I become, the less I feel like traveling. 3. Cars get faster and faster. 4. You look great. – And I feel great, too. 5. German grammar is far more complicated than English grammar. 6. He could hardly pay for the hotel room, let alone the dinner. 7. There is deadly poison in some mushrooms. 8. Where have you been? I nearly froze to death while waiting for you.. 9. Richard works very hard. His boss and his colleague think (speak) very highly of him. 10. What are you drinking. - I don’t know. It tastes like coffee. 11. He treated Paul in a brotherly way. 12. John has a kingly bearing and long thick chestnut hair. 13. Mary speaks fluent Spanish (or She speaks Spanish fluently). 14. Close all the windows tight, the storm is near. 15. It would be nice to live in a society, where the rich are not too rich and the poor are not too poor. 16. She’s always felt attracted to the beautiful. 17. Laura earns twice as much as I do but she works twice as little. 18. You’ll be none the worse for taking this medicine. 19. Sally dresses more smartly than Meg. 20. They caught a taxi and went right to the station without further delay.
Oblique Moods
Ex.1.
- would drop, an object clause, Subjunctive II of the modal verb “would”, expresses request.
- had, a subject clause, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
- had, simpleexclamatory sentence, beginning with “If only...”, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
- didn’t handle, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
- had wanted, a predicative clause, Subjunctive II, perfect
- taught, a subject clause, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
- were, an adverbial clause of comparison, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
- could live, an object clause, Subjunctive II of the modal verb “can”
Ex.2.
- I wish you could see your children again.
- I wish I had come to you more often.
- I wish you got on with your work.
- I do with you wouldn’t argue with me all the time.
- I wished you had been more attentive in class.
- He wished (now) that he had stopped to look at...
Ex.3.
- If I had known I was going to meet you, I would have dressed my best suit.
- If he were a better pupil, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes.
- I would never have asked you to do me a favour, of the whole thing weren’t so urgent.
- if he had changed the oil, the engine wouldn’t have seized.
- If I had enough money, I would travel.
Ex.4.
- (should) pay
- (should) stay
- (should) call
- (should) read
- shouldn’t be
- be
- should be able
- should change
- be
- be, should be
Ex.5.
- Should you change your mind, I’ll be...
- If I should lose you now, it would be worse...
- Should the weather change for the better, they will go...
- Should the plane go, you’ll be certain to miss it’s now.
Ex.6.
- I wish you visited your friend more often.
- Mr. Bohlen insisted that Knipe (should) go to work...
- It’s time I thought it out...
- It seemed as though they were listening to...
- But for the rain we would go for a walk now.
- We took a taxi lest we should be late.
Ex.7.
- had brought
- should set
- should be sent
- were washed and dressed
- would have cabled
- owed
- had told
- hadn’t listened
Ex.8
- He was afraid that (lest) he should produce a bad impression.
- They always spoke of her as if she were not there.
- If I had stayed for a moment longer, I don't know what I could have said.
- I wish you had informed me about it immediately.
- I would have liked the play better if it had not been so long.
- I would be at home the whole evening if you should change your mind.
- I wish you smoked less.
- It's high time we started working.
- It was suggested that I should write a critical review of this book.
SYNTAX
Ex. 1.
- indirect, phrasal, noun phrase
- indirect, phrasal, noun phrase; direct, phrasal, infinitive phrase
- cognate, phrasal, noun phrase
- direct, simple, infinitive
- direct, complex, Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
- indirect, complex, For-To-Infinitive Construction
Ex. 2.
- pronoun; noun phrase in the genitive case
- pronoun; quotation noun
- quantifier; infinitive
- adverb
- gerundial phrase
- For-To-Infinitive Construction
Ex. 3.
- manner, adverbial phrase
- condition, noun phrase
- result, infinitive phrase
- place, noun phrase
- reason, gerundial phrase
- attendant circumstances, Absolute Nominative Construction with the Noun
Ex. 4.
- …people to take … Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
- He happened… Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
- …boys shaking… Objective-with-Participle I Construction
- …is his not knowing… Gerundial Construction, predicative
- His thoughts far away,… Absolute Nominative Construction with the Adverb, reason
- …for them to give… For-To-Infinitive Construction, object
- …a thing well done… Objective-with-Participle II Construction
- The lunch over,… Absolute Nominative Construction with the Adverb, time
- He seemed… Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction; …her being… Gerundial Construction, object
- … difficult for me to solve. For-To-Infinitive Construction, attribute
Ex. 5.
- So softly was the radio…
- Up jumped…
- Soft as Jane…
- Extraordinarily helpless he…
- Never before had it…
- Had it not…
- Out they…
Ex. 6.
- Nor do we.
- So do you.
- So he is.
- So we have.
- There comes our bus.
Ex. 7.
- asyndetical
- syndetical, adversative
- syndetical, consecutive
- syndetical, disjunctive
- syndetical, copulative
Ex. 8.
1. attributive
2. predicative
3. adverbial clause of purpose; object
4. subject
5. adverbial clause of result
6. predicative
7. attributive
8. adverbial clause of manner
9. predicative
10. adverbial clause of condition
11. adverbial clause of purpose
12. adverbial clause of result
13. subject clause
14. object clause
15. predicative
16. attributive
