Adjective. Adverb

Ex.1. 1. More spacious. 2. Best. 3. Worse. 4. Less polluted. 5. Less stressful. 6. More quiet. 7. More interesting. 8. Less varied. 9. More busy. 10. Less crowded. 11. More settled.

Ex.2. 1. Farther. 2. Eldest. 3. Best. 4. Late. 5. Latest. 6. More. 7. Youngest; Older. 8. Latest. 9. Near. 10. Next.

Ex.3. 1. shortly, 2. sharply, 3. short, 4. highly, 5. high, 6. right, 7. close, 8. deeply, 9. right, 10. deep

Ex.4 1. People here are not as friendly as in the north of England. 2. The older I become, the less I feel like traveling. 3. Cars get faster and faster. 4. You look great. – And I feel great, too. 5. German grammar is far more complicated than English grammar. 6. He could hardly pay for the hotel room, let alone the dinner. 7. There is deadly poison in some mushrooms. 8. Where have you been? I nearly froze to death while waiting for you.. 9. Richard works very hard. His boss and his colleague think (speak) very highly of him. 10. What are you drinking. - I don’t know. It tastes like coffee. 11. He treated Paul in a brotherly way. 12. John has a kingly bearing and long thick chestnut hair. 13. Mary speaks fluent Spanish (or She speaks Spanish fluently). 14. Close all the windows tight, the storm is near. 15. It would be nice to live in a society, where the rich are not too rich and the poor are not too poor. 16. She’s always felt attracted to the beautiful. 17. Laura earns twice as much as I do but she works twice as little. 18. You’ll be none the worse for taking this medicine. 19. Sally dresses more smartly than Meg. 20. They caught a taxi and went right to the station without further delay.

Oblique Moods

Ex.1.

would drop, an object clause, Subjunctive II of the modal verb “would”, expresses request.
had, a subject clause, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
had, simpleexclamatory sentence, beginning with “If only...”, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
didn’t handle, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
had wanted, a predicative clause, Subjunctive II, perfect
taught, a subject clause, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
were, an adverbial clause of comparison, Subjunctive II, non-perfect
could live, an object clause, Subjunctive II of the modal verb “can”

Ex.2.

I wish you could see your children again.
I wish I had come to you more often.
I wish you got on with your work.
I do with you wouldn’t argue with me all the time.
I wished you had been more attentive in class.
He wished (now) that he had stopped to look at...

Ex.3.

If I had known I was going to meet you, I would have dressed my best suit.
If he were a better pupil, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes.
I would never have asked you to do me a favour, of the whole thing weren’t so urgent.
if he had changed the oil, the engine wouldn’t have seized.
If I had enough money, I would travel.

Ex.4.

(should) pay
(should) stay
(should) call
(should) read
shouldn’t be
be
should be able
should change
be
be, should be

Ex.5.

Should you change your mind, I’ll be...
If I should lose you now, it would be worse...
Should the weather change for the better, they will go...
Should the plane go, you’ll be certain to miss it’s now.

Ex.6.

I wish you visited your friend more often.
Mr. Bohlen insisted that Knipe (should) go to work...
It’s time I thought it out...
It seemed as though they were listening to...
But for the rain we would go for a walk now.
We took a taxi lest we should be late.

Ex.7.

had brought
should set
should be sent
were washed and dressed
would have cabled
owed
had told
hadn’t listened

Ex.8

He was afraid that (lest) he should produce a bad impression.
They always spoke of her as if she were not there.
If I had stayed for a moment longer, I don't know what I could have said.
I wish you had informed me about it immediately.
I would have liked the play better if it had not been so long.
I would be at home the whole evening if you should change your mind.
I wish you smoked less.
It's high time we started working.
It was suggested that I should write a critical review of this book.

SYNTAX

Ex. 1.

indirect, phrasal, noun phrase
indirect, phrasal, noun phrase; direct, phrasal, infinitive phrase
cognate, phrasal, noun phrase
direct, simple, infinitive
direct, complex, Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
indirect, complex, For-To-Infinitive Construction

Ex. 2.

pronoun; noun phrase in the genitive case
pronoun; quotation noun
quantifier; infinitive
adverb
gerundial phrase
For-To-Infinitive Construction

Ex. 3.

manner, adverbial phrase
condition, noun phrase
result, infinitive phrase
place, noun phrase
reason, gerundial phrase
attendant circumstances, Absolute Nominative Construction with the Noun

Ex . 4.

…people to take … Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
He happened… Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
…boys shaking… Objective-with-Participle I Construction
…is his not knowing… Gerundial Construction, predicative
His thoughts far away,… Absolute Nominative Construction with the Adverb, reason
…for them to give… For-To-Infinitive Construction, object
…a thing well done… Objective-with-Participle II Construction
The lunch over,… Absolute Nominative Construction with the Adverb, time
He seemed… Subjective-with-the-Infinitive Construction; …her being… Gerundial Construction, object
… difficult for me to solve. For-To-Infinitive Construction, attribute

Ex. 5.