Microsoft Word Theoretical Course of English Grammar

Nino Kirvalidze
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Study Questions: 
1.
What are the two main types of parts of speech in English grammar and by what word-
classes are they represented ?
2.
How do notional parts of speech differ from the functional ones?
3.
What are semantic features of nouns in a sentence? 
4.
Speak about the morphological features of nouns. 
5.
What are syntactic functions of nouns in a sentence? 
6.
What is the categorical meaning of adjectives? 
7.
Comment on the morphological features of adjectives. 
8.
What are typical syntactic functions of adjectives in a sentence? 
9.
Why is the problem of numerals controversial? 
10.
What is the categorical meaning of numerals? How are numerals differentiated semanti-
cally? 
11.
Comment on the structural forms of numerals. Give examples. 
12.
What are syntactic functions of numerals in a sentence? 
13.
Why is the problem of pronouns controversial? 
14.
What is categorical meaning of pronouns?
15.
Enumerate the eight major classes of pronouns and give examples.

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Theoretical Course of English Grammar 
Script by prof. 
Nino Kirvalidze
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Lecture 7 
Verb, as the central part of speech. Its different
classifications. 
Grammatically verbs are the most complex part of speech. This is due to the central role 
they play in the expression of predicativity of the sentence, establishing the relationship 
between the target situation or event named in the utterance and the reality. Besides this, the 
finite verb, being the centre of predication, determines the configuration of the sentence, 
specifying a meaning relation among its components. The centrality of verbs is also conditioned 
by the complex system of their grammatical categories, as well as by their various classifications 
according to the functional, semantic, structural and valency characteristics of the verb.