UCJAP006 Grammar 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Kučerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Kučerová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is for the students to acquire the systematic as well as practical knowledge of English sytax. Emphasis is on their understanding of syntactic terminology and their ability to apply their knowledge when syntactically analyzing English sentences and texts. Contents: 1. Introduction to phrases and clauses 2. Complex noun phrases I 3. Complex noun phrases II 4. Valency patterns 5. The verb and the verb phrase 6. Adjectives and adverbs 7. The grammar of clause 8. Independent clauses 9. Dependent clauses 10. Verb and adjective complement clauses 11. Adverbials 12. Word order choices
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Introduction to phrases and clauses
    2. Complex noun phrases I
    3. Complex noun phrases II
    4. Valency patterns
    5. The verb and the verb phrase
    6. Adjectives and adverbs
    7. The grammar of clause
    8. Independent clauses
    9. Dependent clauses
    10. Verb and adjective complement clauses
    11. Adverbials
    12. Word order choices
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Quirk, R., S. Greenbaum, G. Leech and J. Svartvik ():. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, London.1985. info
  • Carter, R. and M. McCarthy:. Cambridge Grammar of English, CUP. 2006. info
  • Conrad, S. - D. Biber and G. Leech:. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English - Workbook, London: Longman, 2002. info
  • Dušková, L. et al.:. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny, Praha. 1988. info
  • Swan, M.:. Pracitcal English Usage, 3rd ed., Oxford. 2005. info
  • Biber, D., S. Johanson, G. Leech, S. Conrad and E. Finegan. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, 2002. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
An examination testing the students` knowledge of the subject matter of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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