Syntax

ÑAÏI HOÏC QUOÁC GIA THAØNH PHOÁ HOÀ CHÍ MINH TRÖÔØNG ÑAÏI HOÏC KHOA HOÏC XAÕ HOÄI & NHAÂN VAÊN

Toâ Minh Thanh

TAØI LIEÄU OÂN THI
TUYEÅN SINH SAU ÑAÏI HOÏC
CHUYEÂN NGAØNH

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NHAØ XUAÁT BAÛN ÑAÏI HOÏC QUOÁC GIA TP HOÀ CHÍ MINH – 2008

CONTENTS Content ................................................................................................................................ i Preface.............................................................................................................................. vii Outline for revision............................................................................................................ ix Table of notational symbols ........................................................................................... xii Section one: WORD CLASSES

1 Parts of speech, word classes and grammatical categories ............................... 1

2 Classification of word classes ......................................................................... 2 2.1 Major classes vs. minor classes ................................................................... 2 2.2 English major classes ................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 English form classes ...................................................................... 4 2.2.2 English positional classes .............................................................. 6 2.3 English minor classes ................................................................................. 10 2.4 Word-class exercises ............................................................................... 10 2.4.1 Exercises for form classes........................................................... 10 2.4.2 Exercises for positional classes ................................................... 12
Section two: TYPES of PHRASES, CLAUSES and SENTENCES 3 Phrases vs. clauses...