Theoretical grammar of english

9.General characteristics of the verb as a part of speech. The categories of person and number.
POS expr process(action and state). V has synthetic and analit-l forms and special non-finite forms Morphol-ly V has several Gr categ-s(tense aspect voice phase mood number person) and non-f forms have categ-s of voice aspect and time correlation. the V is charact-ed by the № of inflxnz. It has cert W-buil aff-s (-ize, -te, -en, -ify, re-, un-, mis-, dis-, out-, over-, under). Syntact-ly the finite Vs can play func of predicate, the non-finite can perform all the poss func-s but not simp verbl predicate. V can also have a cert combinability (can be modified by adv, take direct/in~ obj, combine with N-phr, with proN (I go to the country). V is a POS which has a developed mprpholog-l sys which comprises both synthetic & analit-l f-s. Cat of per & № r in close conn-n (a m-me expr p also expr № The cat of p: 1^st person (represents the speaker or a group in which the sp-r makes a part),2 -d( the p spoken to),3^rd (the p which’s neith 1 nor 2). №= the quantity of the subj-s (1,more than 1). 1,2,3^rd p sg& pl (look above). BUT this sys isn’t good for the Modern En V: 1) no distinction of p in the pl (live in pl can be of any p)2) no dist-n of №s on the 1& 2^nd p (live may refer both to 1 & to > than 1 subj) 3^rd p sg – lives, all the rest – live. 1^st item of the opp-n’s marked both in m-ng (3^rd p sg) & in f (-s) & the 2^nd is unmarked both in m-ng (everyth exept 3^rd p sg) & in f (zero-inflxn). + -s-inflxn in Vs conveys 4 m-ngs 1) 3^rd p sg, 2)sg № 3)Pres T 4)indicative mood.// Some Vs don’t fit this sys (can, may, shall, be). Can takes no –s-inflxn doesn’t have the cat of p & № at all. Be has a sys of its own..


10. The Category of Voice. The number of voices in Eng. Types of passive constructions. Reasons for the frequent occurrence of the Passive Voice.