Grammatik

Karoline Kjærager Thomsen 2.D

1. All the sheep and the old sheepdog was basking in the sun at noon.
All the sheeps and the old sheepdog was basking in the sun at noon.
- Sheep er I flertal.

2. The swimmer immediate turned pale when he saw the shark.
The swimmer immediately turned pale when he saw the shark.
- Immediate skal stå som adverbium.

3. Although the boys had been warned several times, ignored they the prohibition sign.
Although the boys had been warned several times, they ignored the prohibition sign.
- Forkert ordstilling.

4. In some countries, a man is allowed to have several wifes.
In some countries, a man is allowed to have several wives.
- Forkert bøjning af wife.. I flertal bliver det “wives”.

5. It doesn't seems natural to get up when it is dark outside.
It do not seems natural to get up when it is dark outside.
- Forkert tid.

6. The windows of their new house clearly needs a new coat of paint.

7. There is no doubt about that the winner of the competition has earned the title.

B:

1. He'd better smarten up his ideas.
He had better smarten up his ideas.

2. Then we'd sit down and have a nice dinner together with our family.
Then we would sit down and have a nice dinner together with our family.

3. We'd bought the stuff dirt cheap.
We had bought the stuff dirt cheap

4. “I'll never forget the summer I spent in Minnesota. 'Twas hot!”
“I will never forget the summer I spent in Minnesota. That was hot!”

5. “Com'n m'lady – time to sleep!” my father'd say every night when I was a little girl.
“Come on my lady – time to sleep!” my father would sat every night I was a little girl.
C:

Hvis man sammenligner tekst 1 og tekst 2, får man hurtigt indtrykket af, at tekst 2 er skrevet meget formel I forhold til tekst 1. Tekst to kunne være taget ud af en historiebog, da ordvalgene er sværere og mere formelle: Eks.: “Greater London was established in 1965 as an administrative unit covering the London metropolis.” Teksten er hverken rodet eller stavet forkert. Tekst 1 har et helt andet ordforbrug. Der benyttes mere dagligdag sprog som eksempelvis: ”The capital is bound to offer enough to fill up your days.” Sætningsopbygningen er også anderledes fra tekst 2, da der er valgt at starte en sætning meget direkte: ”Turn of a busy thoroughfare and you will find yourself in a quiet square.”

D:

1. Last night she felled on the stair and broke her leg in two places.

2. Every year there are committed about 25.000 murders in the USA, and only around half of them are solved.

3. Hans Christians Andersen's adventures can describe the painfully and hopefully In our lives, so that we get the feeling that life itself is the most wonderful adventure.

4. The rich said to the poor: “Your life are in many ways richer than mine.”