Humanities Homework Help

Answer the following three questions

Question 1: (15 marks)

Analyze each of the following noun groups as premodifiers (underline them and write Pre), head noun (circle it and write NH), and postmodifiers (underline them and write Post).

• Therisksofananaesthetic
• Herage
• Thosesmallrisks
• She
• Paininhermouth
• Amuchhappiercat
• Thosesourcesofpain
• Atleastonebadtooth
• Somuchtartarontheteeth
• Treatment
• Those nice school boys
• The new company manager in black suit
• That waitress in the blue jacket 
• Employees of the companies sponsoring the competition 
• A return to old-fashioned family values 
• A purpose-built waterfall 
• The richest man in the village 
• Those old cast-iron nails 
• The information on this page 
• Most bedrooms in the main building 
• Apainfulprobleminhermouth
• Thebenefitsofdoingaprocedure

Question 2: (15 marks)

In Text A and Text B below you can see some clauses taken from a newspaper.  There are 30 participants written in bold type. Identify their role from those listed in the list that follows, and select the correct option for each one. Briefly explain why the participant has this role. 

Text A

The CBC (1) is a mapping census (2). It (3) takes place every year during the breeding season. 

The fieldwork (4) is carried out entirely by volunteer birdwatchers (5). They (6) visit a plot of 

farmland or woodland (7) typical of their area eight or more times in a season and they (8) 

note all contacts with birds (9) on a map of the plot. The birds (10) hold territory (11) on each 

plot. The number of birds  (12) can be assessed from year to year, and detailed information

(13) about the density of birds and their habitat preferences is also available for use in other 

ecological studies (14).

Text B

Birds and animals  (15) recognise us  (16) not merely as human beings but as individuals. When

my wife and I (17) arrive home from our morning walk we (18) are observed by our resident 

pair of collared doves (19), they (20) perch on a convenient tree, cable or roof-top. They (21) 

recognise not only us but our car (22). Strangers and unfamiliar cars (23) are viewed with 

suspicion. They (24) are interested spectators of ourselves (25). They (26) have decided we

(27) are harmless (28), and so they (29) enjoy watching us (30).

Participant Role List

Actor

Behaver

Behaviour

Beneficiary

Goal

Phenomenon

Relational participant

Sayer

Senser

Verbiage

Question 3: (Essay Question, 20 marks)

The conversation below takes place between two friends who are cooking a meal together. Write an essay (400-500 words) in which you explain and discuss the features of their language that help to construct this as a spontaneous chat (rather than, for example, a medical consultation, or a formal business meeting). How do the noun groups contribute to this impression? Your answer should be full, focused and well-illustrated. Use your own language.

SAM

When you were mentioning turmeric there, I always think the best turmeric I’ve ever had is stuff that I nicked off … well not nicked, you left it behind at uni. 

SUMEDH

(laughs)

SAM

It was so good.

SUMEDH

What? 

SAM

It was in a little, erm, quite a flat jar with a green lid. 

SUMEDH

Oh god yeah. 

SAM

Yeah. I think you’d been topping it up from somewhere. 

SUMEDH

Well, I generally …, it’s the turmeric we get at home basically …

SAM

Yeah.

SUMEDH

Then I just put it in. 

SAM

It was good stuff. 

SAM

Of course. 

SAM

It was good stuff. 

SUMEDH

Nothing but the best. And apparently it cures cancer or something. 

SAM

Have you been reading the Daily Mail again? 

SUMEDH

I have been reading it!

SAM

’Cause next week it’ll tell you …

SUMEDH

The Daily Mail, the Daily Mail online. 

SAM

Next week it’ll tell you that it causes cancer. 

SUMEDH

Yeah.