UCJAP006 Grammar 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/6. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Phrases
    2. Sentence and clause
    3. Syntactic functions
    4. Verb classes
    5. Tense, aspect, voice
    6. Mood, modality
    7. Negation, questions
    8. Commands, agreement
    9. Word order
    10. Subordination and coordination
    11. Subordinate clause types
    12. Punctuation
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
  • 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
To pass the course, the students are required to achieve at least 70% in a written test based on the materials covered in the lectures and practised in the seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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