Educational guide 2010_11 Faculty or Arts

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Tense and aspect in the verb phrase	Reference to past, present and future time. Other semantic implications of tense and aspect.
Modal auxiliaries	Form and function. Expression of permission, ability, obligation, deduction, necessity, speculation, advice, suggestion, etc. Semi-modals.
Passive voice	Passive infinitive, double object passives, pseudo-passive constructions.
Interrogative forms	‘Wh’ questions, subject/object questions, embedded questions, question tags.