UNIT 18. Situation in time: temporal relations. Frequency

Which are the main syntactic functions of prepositional phrases?. Postmodifiers in a noun phrase, adverbials and complements. Adverbials and complements. Subjects and objects.

Which of these adverbials are essential for the sentence?. Adjuncts. Subjuncts. Disjuncts. Conjuncts.

Which of these adverbials modify the entire sentence/clause and connect it to another one?. Adjuncts. Subjuncts. Disjuncts. Conjuncts.

Which of these adverbials express the manner or view of something?. Adjuncts. Subjuncts. Disjuncts. Conjuncts.

Which of these adverbials express the writer's opinion?. Adjunct. Disjunct. Conjunct. Subjunct.

Really and phisically are... Adjuncts. Subjuncts. Disjuncts. Conjuncts.

In all fairness,... is... Adjunct. Subjunct. Conjunct. Disjunct.

In the afternoon is... Adjunct. Disjunct. Subjunct.

Central prepositions cannot have... A that clause. An infinitive clause. A subjective case form. A gerund clause.

Deferrment of a preposition is obligatory when... Passive constructions with prepositional object. Infinitive clauses with thematisation of prepositional object. Ing clauses with thematisation.

Prepositions and adverbs are identical. Yes. No.

At is used with.... Public holidays. Parts of the day. Ages and specific stages. Travel, journey.

We use "on" with... The days, birthdays, anniversaries. Used with parts of the day modified. Used with parts of the day unmodified. With journey, travel, trip.

We use "in" with... Periods of time longer or shorter than a day (In January). For a period of time (in three months time). To measure a time from present to future. To measure from the past.

Over expresses... The duration in special occcasions(over the last year). The duration in American English.

Until can only co-occur with...... verbs in affirmative. Durative verbs. Momentary verbs.

Until can co-occur with...... verbs in negatives. Momentary verbs. Durative verbs. Both of them.

With BEFORE, the subordinate clause occurs. after the main action. before the main action.

With AFTER, the subordinate clause occurs. before the main clause. after the main clause.

Sekect the connectors used for "after".... After. Since. As soon as. Once. When.

The indefinite adverbs of frequency are... Always, constantly, continually, continuously. Usually, normally, frequently. Hardly ever, rarely, never.

Check the three structures for definite frequency. X Times. Expressions with every. -ly adverbs at the end. Frequency adverbs.

By specifies.... An end point at which an event cannot be at existence. A point at which the event can happen.

There is absence of prepositions in duration with... Last, next, this, or that. Some and every. Both of these options.

When there is post-modification (the day of the conference), the preposition is obligatory. True. False.

In duration, for is absent with... Stative verbs. Dynamic verbs.

In frequency expressions... the preposition is optional with... Every. On.

Choose the frequency expressions with a preposition. With + adj + frequency. At + adj + intervals. On + adj + occassion. On + day of the week.