- •Modality in patterns навчальний посібник з граматики (модальність)
- •Contents
- •Передмова
- •У результаті опрацювання посібника студенти мають
- •При підготовці посібника використовувались джерела, подані далі.
- •Modality
- •I. Modal verbs
- •1.1. Ability
- •1.2. Possibility
- •1.3. Logical assumption table 3
- •'Yes, he must have sold his sports car'
- •'He is likely to come later'
- •'He might have forgotten about the meeting!'
- •1.4. Permission
- •1.5. Requests. Offers. Suggestions table 5
- •1.6. Advice. Criticism table 6
- •What should I do?
- •1.7. Obligation. Necessity
- •1.8. Absence of necessity. Prohibition
- •1.9. Set phrases with modal verbs
- •2.1. Ability, possibility, logical assumption
- •2.2. Permission. Requests. Offers. Suggestions
- •2.3. Advice. Criticism
- •2.4. Obligation. Necessity. Absence of necessity. Prohibition
- •2.5. Revision
- •B: What explosion?
- •II. Conditionals and wish-sentences part 1. Grammar theory
- •1.1. Conditionals
- •1.1.1. Real present
- •1.1.2. Unreal present
- •Table 11
- •1.1.3. Unreal past
- •Table 12
- •1.1.4. Mixed conditional sentences
- •A) The condition refers to the past and the consequence refers to the present or future
- •В) The condition refers to no particular time and the consequence refers to the past
- •1.2. Wishes
- •2.1. Conditionals
- •1 2 3 333 4
- •2.2. Wishes
- •The Three Wishes
- •I wish my husband would come home earlier
- •III. The subjunctive
- •1.1. The formulaic subjunctive
- •1.2. The past forms - subjunctive
- •Table 18
- •1.3. The subjunctive in that- clauses
- •Table 21 a
- •Important necessary recommended required urgent
- •Vital advisable requested
- •1.4. The emotional should
- •2.1. The formulaic subjunctive. If only, it's high time
- •2.2. Would rather/sooner, what if/suppose, as if/though
- •It is time it is about time as if as though suppose supposing
- •2.3. The subjunctive in that clauses, emotional should
- •Short forms used in the book
- •The list of irregular verbs
- •Свердлова Ірина Олександрівна
2.2. Would rather/sooner, what if/suppose, as if/though
EXERCISE 22. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB.
EXAMPLE: Suppose he (ask)……… you to dinner tonight. Would you be happy?
Suppose he asked you to dinner tonight. Would you be happy?
Suppose he (declare) ……… of his love to you. Would you marry him?
Supposing they (keep) ……… the truth back from you now. Would you trust them in future?
Supposing your friend (refuse) ……… to help you at the exam yesterday. Would you be angry at him?
Suppose the weather (be) ……… nasty today. Would you go to the country?
What if you (be) ……… offered a good job in another city. Would you agree to move?
What if you (receive) ……… your salary yesterday. What would you have said to your creditors?
What if your child (say) ……… he will never go to school again. Would you punish him?
What if it (be) ……… winter now. Would you go skiing?
EXERCISE 23. WRITE A NEW SENTENCE WHICH SHOWS THAT THE SITUATION THE PERSON WANTS TO SUGGEST IS NOT TRUE.
EXAMPLE: He has not won the game. He speaks as if he had won the game.
He has not been given job.
She has not passed the test.
They have not reached the top of the mounting.
She has not given her sister a helping hand.
His salary has not been raised.
He has not traveled round the world.
She has not seen him go out with another girl.
The director has not improved the working conditions at the factory.
EXERCISE 24. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB.
We would rather (stay) ……… home tonight.
Mr. Jones would rather we (stay) ……… home last night.
Maria would rather Jack (date) ……… with her.
George would rather (not to study) ……… tonight.
George would rather we (not to study) ……… tonight.
George would rather we (not to study) ……… yesterday.
Jill would rather she (not to cook) ……… for the entire family.
She would rather Jack (arrive) ……… last week.
John would rather he (not to work) ……… tonight.
Carmen would rather (go shopping) ……… tonight.
EXERCISE 25. ALL OF THESE SENTENCES CONTAIN A MISTAKE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND CORRECT THEM.
1. If only this dolphin can tell what happened in the sea. 2. Supposing the delegation will arrive tomorrow. We have not prepared everything yet. 3. It is high time we have lunch, I am terribly hungry. 4. She looks as if she has got married to this boy. How stupid she is! 5. I would rather you don't enter this university. You will not find a singe vacancy after graduation. 6. Peter would rather stayed at home tonight. He has had a hard day out in the mountains. 7. I'd rather you have not fired Mary. It happened through no fault of hers. 8. If only she is here now. We need her so much. 9. It is time the guests go home. It is too late. 10. If only they will stop chattering. It is so annoying.
EXERCISE 26. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A SUITABLE PHRASE FROM THE BOX.
EXAMPLE: The dean may come any moment. What will you say to this?
What if the dean came now? What would you say to this?