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Clause PatternsSet 164

1Sitting on the top of the refrigerator, Brody spotted Mom's triple-layer birthday cake.In the sentence above, "Sitting on the top of the refrigerator" should be moved:

2On christmas day, children ..... presents

3What is the VERB in the sentence below?Nana paid for my lunch.

4It took ..... to go to school.

5June is ..... hottest month in my country ..... December is the coldest.

6** His parents are fed ..... telling stories to him everyday

7The scientist were able to ..... that their theory was correct by conducting detailed, technical experiments with the evidence.

8Use ..... when you go swimming or you'll have red eyes.

9A: I'm hungry.B: .....

10Lawn mowers and other gasoline-powered machinery can be very dangerous. Be sure that before operating them you first put on goggles and protective clothing.Rewrite beginning withPut on goggles and protective clothing before you operate gasoline-powered machinery ..... The next words will be

11What are modal verbs?

12In the following sentence, which is the verb: He has completed his project already.

13Mobiles are harmful to eyes. The verb is .....

14Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the sentence: " ..... it's cold outside, you should wear a jacket."

15The decision to build the new bridge will ..... on the results of the safety inspection.

16Identify the verb in this sentence:Lucy waited for her friends.

17The wing tank pumps are controlled manually but the centre tank can be controlled:

18What is the verb in "She reads books, but he watches TV" ?

19I have expected ..... the secret of happiness.

20Name the indirect object.**Remember the order: verb-indirect object-direct objectAccording to Mother Teresa, she owed God all her success in the service of others.

21If you make a video of your trip, you can ..... it over and over.

22Which of these sentences uses a "head" in spoken grammar?

23Complete the sentence with the correct form of the phrase in the box. Choose the appropriate phrase. Sentence: I ..... young-I got my first job at 18.

24Choose the correct order for an active sentence.

25They would prefer ..... basketball.

26What distinguishes a copula construction from a non-copula construction?

27Spot the fronted adverbial: To keep warm, I wore a woolly hat and scarf.

28It takes us nearly half an hour to walk to school.

29What ..... (be) you ..... (study) at the university?

30I ..... wash the dishes.

31Sorry I can't go tomorrow, I ..... go to the Doctor.

32I ..... get up early tomorrow, I have a business meeting with my boss

33I'll make you a hot chocolate before you go to bed.

34She is afraid ..... spiders, so she screamed when she saw one. (Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.)

35Which sentence is an example of a short, punchy style used to grab attention?

36What is verb in this sentence?"Arrange your belongings properly" .

37Which is the correct placement of modifier?

38Which sentence uses parallelism?

39Identify the subordinating conjunction: Although it was late, she continued to work.

40A good man and useful citizen ..... passed away.

41The new students are here.Select the verb.

42(Their, There) books are on the desk.

43My parents make me to cut down on waste and save energy every day.

44What is more than one verb together called?

45Exercise 4: More Work with Verbs and Verb PhrasesIdentify the verb and/or verb phrase in the following sentence. Some sentences may have compound verbs (i.e. more than one).40. This afternoon, Barbara and I baked cookies and then ate every single one of them.

46What is the complete subject complement in the sentence:'The best choice for our class president is the person with the most experience.'?

47The car door ..... by vandals twice this year.

48An active verb

49How many verbs does the sentence "Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore" have?

50I ..... be home by 8 o'clock

51Classify the objects in "They handed us fishing poles."

52..... (we/cut) the curtain?

53True or False:Predicate adjectives can describe nouns directly.

54The phrase "i think" goes in my .....

55Who was ..... man in the world? (tall)Robert Wadlow was ..... man in the world.

56Overlooking the Hudson River in New York, the Cloisters includes parts several medieval monasteries A B C and chapels brought from EuropeD

57Exercise 8: Reorder the words to make a sentence. shopping/ does/ with/ she/ her/ like/ friends/?

58The teacher taught a lesson about DO/IO today. Does this sentence have an indirect object?

59Read each short text carefully. Choose the best answer.Text:The report was completed on time, despite the team faced significant technical difficulties.What is the main error?

60What ..... with the lottery money?

61Antihistamine and ibuprofen will stop the swelling and ease the pain