UIIABP0042 Grammar 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – 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 (in Czech)
Cílem tohoto předmětu je systémová i praktická znalost anglické syntaxe. Důraz je kladen zejména na pochopení syntaktické terminologie a schopnosti jejího uplatnění při syntaktických rozborech anglických příkladových vět a textů.
Syllabus
  • 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
    required literature
  • CARTER, Ronald and McCARTHY MICHAEL. Cambridge grammar of English: a comprehensive guide: spoken and written English grammar and usage. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-521-58846-1. info
    recommended literature
  • Quirk, R., S. Greenbaum, G. Leech and J. Svartvik:. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, London.1985. info
  • Swan, M.:. Pracitcal English Usage, 3rd ed., Oxford. 2005. info
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-69738-6. info
  • BIBER, Douglas and CONRAD Geoffrey LEECH SUSAN. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. 7. impr. Harlow: Longman, 2007. ISBN 978-0-582-53942-6. info
  • BIBER, Douglas and CONRAD Geoffrey LEECH SUSAN. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. 4. impr. Longman, 2005. ISBN 978-0-582-23726-1. info
  • Dušková, L. et. al. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia, 2003. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vypracovávání seminární práce.
Povinná účast na cvičeních min. 75 %.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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