UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA

ILUFBA – DEPARTAMENTE DE LETRAS GERMÂNICAS

LETA95 – A FRASE VERBAL DA LÍNGUA INGLESA
DOCENTE: HILDEBERTO REIS JUNIOR
DISCENTE: _______________________________________________________________.

2nd written exam – 10,0 points

1) Indicate the scheme related to tense-aspect-modality system formation of each verb phrase in the following sentences. (2,0 points;
0,5 each)
Example.: Maureen was being praised for her inventiveness.
Scheme: PAST (tense) be + be (-ing) + praise (-en)

a) Mozart had been living with his father then.

Scheme: ______________________________________________________________________________.
b) Lady Macbeth could have been comforted.
Scheme: ______________________________________________________________________________.
c) Those pets will be kidnapped.
Scheme: ______________________________________________________________________________.
d) She defines the problem differently.
Scheme: ______________________________________________________________________________.

2) Rewrite the following sentences. For each sentence, use the combinations specified alongside it. (2,0 points; 0,5 each)
Example.: The milk boiled. | MODAL + be + Main Verb (-ing)
Sentence: The milk might be boiling.

a) They take the horse to Shanghai. | PAST have + be (-en) + Main Verb (-ing)
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b) Francisco lies. | PRESENT be + Main Verb (-ing)
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________.
c) Dr. Foster examined Harry. | PAST be + Main Verb (-ing)
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________.
d) They greeted the new ambassador. | PRESENT have + be (-en) + Main Verb (-ing)
Sentence: ______________________________________________________________________________.

3) How would you describe the semantic differences between the members of the following pairs? Discuss each pair separately. (3,0
points; 1,5 each)

a) 1. He thinks now that the constitution should be revised.

2. He is thinking now that the constitution should be revised.
b) 1. We have experienced the problem of acid rain for eighteen years.
2. We experienced the problem of acid rain for eighteen years.

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4) Draw a constituent structure tree for the following sentence. (1,0 point)
The older delegates might have been boycotting the convention.

5) There are precisely 10 mistakes in Mr. Ogata’s story. Identify and correct them. (2,0 points; 0,2 each)

MR. OGATA’S STORY

Last year, I asked my boss, Mr. Evans, if I may have taken a short vacation. He said that I could have stayed only four days. He said

that I must come early to working one hour at the fifth day. When I received my salary, I saw that the company must have made a

mistake, because they had given me too little. My boss looked at it and said, “they may have given you Mr. Ogawa’s salary”. But Mr.

Ogawa said, “they could not have, because I have the right amount”. So, I could have stayed in Karuizawa only three days, because the

Pay Office could not have corrected their mistake on time. Mr. Evans is very sorry for me to have shortened my vacation and says that

writes when it is time to arrange the employees’ vacations, in March. Then, I will ought to have my extra day.