Синтаксис английского языка в таблицах

18) He looked stupid and good - natured and happy. (Greene). 19) When the aide persisted, Nicholas put spurs to his horse and galloped ahead (R.K. Massie). 20) With necessary slowness he picked his way through the passengers down to the steps at the front of the car (O. Henry). 21) You can prove everything and nothing (J. London). 22) At last the elephants began to lie down one after another. (R. Kipling). 23) I stood transfixed with awe and joy (Haggard). 24) I continued to be glad for that (Buch). 25) Don’t think I mean to be unkind (Du Maurier). 26) A ship. is reported to be arriving at Joppa (Douglas). 27) Harris tried to open the tin with a pocketknife, and broke the knife, and cut himself badly. (Jerome) 28) That sounds not satisfactory (O. Wilde). 29) I cannot remember detecting gratitude in his face. (C. Bronte). 30) Tom went home miserable (M. Twain). Exercise 2. Read the abstract below and dwell on the kinds of predicates used in each sentence. Say what they are expressed by. … I’ve only just come and I’m not unpacked, but I can’t wait to tell you how much I like farms. This is heavenly, heavenly, heavenly spot! The house is square and old... It has a veranda on the side and a sweet porch in front. It stands on the top of a hill and looks away off over miles of green meadows to another line of hills. The people are Mr. and Mrs. Semple and a hired girl and two hired men. ... I have never been so entertaining in my life; everything i say appears to be funny... I’m going to spend the summer with my elbows spread out on it, writing a novel. (from «Daddy Long Legs « by J. Webster) Exercise 3. Point out the predicative and dwell upon the ways of expressing it. 1. M. Poirot was very affable, very agreeable in his manner (A. Christie). 2. You are nobody (J. London). 3. It is very distressing to me, sir, to give this information. (Ch. Dickens).