Syntax A – Autumn semester 2016/2017: Detailed syllabus

Month	Greenbaum & Quirk, Chalker	Gethin
September	Ch. 2 – Revision Ch. 10 – Simple sentence	Introduction to modal verbs
September	Ch. 10 – cont.	Ch. 11 A – Ability, permission, possibility
October	Ch. 10 – cont.	Ch. 11 B – Past activity, habit, refusal, etc.
	Ch. 8 – The semantics and grammar of adverbials	Ch. 11 C – Expectation, assumption, conclusion
	Ch. 8 – cont.	Ch. 11 D – Obligation, absence of obligation
	Ch. 8 – cont.	Ch. 11 E – Duty and arrangement, with non-fulfilment
November	Mid-term test: Ch. 8 and 10	Mid-term test: Ch. 11A-E
	Ch. 8 – cont.	Analysis of mid-term test Ch. 11 F – Use of should for suggestions, opinions, feelings etc.
	Ch. 11 – Sentence types and discourse functions	Introduction to non-finite verb forms Ch. 10 A – The infinitive and -ing
	Ch. 11 – cont.	Ch. 10 B – The -ing as gerund
	Ch. 12 – Pro-forms and ellipsis	Ch. 10 C – Verbs taking a full infinitive or -ing (gerund) according to meaning
December	Ch. 12 – cont.	Ch. 10 D – Verbs taking the infinitive or -ing (participle) according to meaning
December	Credit test	Credit test

Ch. 11 E – Duty and arrangement, with non-fulfilment

Ch. 10 B – The -ing as gerund