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		<title>12. Modern English</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Kamila.Jedlickova: &lt;/p&gt;
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'''1. Explain the nature of the so called composite predicates and consider the nature of the argument that “these constructions have legitimate uses” (p. 408). '''&lt;br /&gt;
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Composite Predicates &lt;br /&gt;
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- are predicates which consist of a quasi-auxiliary in a combination with a noun that has been formed from a verb &lt;br /&gt;
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- quasi-auxiliaries = verbs of general meaning, such as “do, have, make, give, take” &lt;br /&gt;
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- composite predicates can replace simple verbs &lt;br /&gt;
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- some typical replacements are:  &lt;br /&gt;
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- give a call, make a call (instead of just call) &lt;br /&gt;
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- have a look, take a look (instead of just look) &lt;br /&gt;
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- give approval &lt;br /&gt;
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- take care &lt;br /&gt;
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- pay attention &lt;br /&gt;
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- make reference to &lt;br /&gt;
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- draw a conclusion from &lt;br /&gt;
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- make an assumption  &lt;br /&gt;
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- there are some dialect differences in the use of composite predicates &lt;br /&gt;
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- e. g. British speakers say “have a seat” while North American speakers say “take a seat”; similarly, British speakers say “make a study” and North  American speakers say “do a study” &lt;br /&gt;
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- Purists often disapprove of composite predicates: they claim they are “needlessly wordy” and they feel that they are  less active, because the action is expressed by a noun rather than by a verb &lt;br /&gt;
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- these constructions have legitimate uses, for example in uses allowing modification: we can say  “take a long bath” but we cannot say “*bathe longly”  &lt;br /&gt;
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- this development is consistent with the increasing analyticity of the English language; it is also the same with phrasal verbs because both phrasal verbs  and composite predicates consist of a phrase rather than a single form, which is a sign of the analyticity in the language&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Kamila.Jedlickova</name></author>
		
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