Revision tasks for self-control. Why is a composite sentence defined as a polypredicative unit?

Why is a composite sentence defined as a polypredicative unit?

Make difference between compound and complex sentences.

What makes syntactic connectors peculiar in the complex sentence (syndetic, asyndetic)?

What makes syntactic connectors peculiar in the compound sentence (syndetic, asyndetic)?

Make out division of subordinate clauses according to categorial and functional principle.

Outline the semantic domain of the compound sentence focusing on coordinating connectors.

Make difference between semi-complex and semi-compound sentences.

Сonclusive remarks

The scope of the raised problems has been dictated by the necessity to analyze the crucial aspects of the grammatical structure of English from the viewpoint of its conventions used in the process of building sequences of utterances with the help of proper grammatical forms and syntactic rules, which users of the language conform to. With this comes the realization that the grammatical structure is highly organized, and as a functional whole should be fully describable from its morphological and syntactical side, thus enhancing search for adequate congruency in form, meaning and function.

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Contents

Introduction

I. Engagement and comprehension activities: follow up tasks, reading strategies, study skills

Making predictions

Setting up expectations about the theme of the text

Making guesses about the author’s tone and intention

Deducing meaning and ideas

Cross-cultural comparison

Vocabulary development

II. Activate activities

Sample of the reading passage:

Reading tasks

Key phrases

III. Summarizing statements on the reading passage

IV. Conclusive remarks

Glossary of helpful key words

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