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Clause PatternsSet 207

1Use words and phrases from Exercise A in the correct form to complete these sentences:It's quite popular for some manufacturing companies to encourage visitors to ..... the plant.

2I was just about ..... the room when the lights suddenly went out.

3The police drove ..... the crime scene.

4What structure is used in the sentence: 'The period 1990-2000 witnessed a levelling off in the number of drinks served by Senior Cafe at 300 cups a day.'?

5Why is syntax important in English?

6True or False: The main structural difference between 'My dad built me a bookshelf' (Sentence A) and 'My dad considered the project difficult' (Sentence B) is that Sentence A uses an indirect object ('me'), while Sentence B uses an object complement ('difficult').

7What is the direct object? "Rashed made his mother a sweet letter."

8Girls or boys can wear these. They are good in the summer when it's hot.

9You ..... be at the airport by five o'clock.

10What is the indirect object of the highlighted direct object:We brought ducks and geese small pieces of bread.

11"Look, a group of birds ..... flying in the sky!"

12The man in the black shirt made an unfortunate mistake. He pushed himself FORWARD to get off of the boat. In turn, the boat was pushed ..... This was not good for others trying to get off the boat.

13Warm colors and light tints ..... an object or area toward the observer.

14What are the verbs in the following sentence?The young doctor suggested the medicine to help the fragile patient.

15Gertrude sang a solo in chorus.What is the complete predicate?

16We can't make a passive voice in the absence of ..... in an active sentence except imperative.

17The syntactic categories are .....

18Which sentence has the correctly placed modifier and is grammatically correct?

19Order the words to make sentences:on. of. birthday. September. is. second. her. the

20We shall be blessed by everyone.

21Find the verb in this sentence: Mayra showed us her new hat.

22"There will be 3 main parts in my presentation"To what part of your intro will you use the sentence above?

23In our last meeting we agreed ..... market research for our next product.

24The boy is really talented. He ..... knows how to play the piano but can also compose music.

25What is the indirect object in the following sentence?: Mi madre prepara la cena para nosotros.

26The investigation aims to (a) the cause of the accident.

27If people and businesses don't go green, we will soon ..... our natural resources

28Identify the verb in the following sentence:The large, hairy dog splashed in the mud, needing a bath.

29The bricklayer ..... his house.

30Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence:Ice melts when you ..... it in your hand.

31Once every student received a laptop, they were better equipped to type papers, work on research projects, and communicate with peers.

32They had to ..... twenty miles into town ..... the hospital.

33"Ryan sent Blair a bouquet of flowers." The indirect object in this sentence is .....

34I must wear ..... before wearing shoes.

35Either hot dogs and beans or hamburger and fries ..... Kelsie's favotite meal.

36Identify the main verb: Sofia is carrying the picnic basket.

37What is the INDIRECT object?Morgan baked her family sugar cookies.

38Riding the bicycle, the dog bit the man's ankle.

39In 'They jump over the fence,' what is jump?

40SYNTAX$^{5. For each sentence, specify }$$^{the grammatical pattern of the clause}$$^{ }$$^{which}$$^{ includes an infinitive clause}$$^{ (IC) as part of its }$$^{predicate}$$^{.}$$^{(Patterns 1-5 in SGWSE): }$e) "She never needed to ask for help on her math homework."

41My mother ..... me well.

42The flowers are watered every day

43The closing date for applications ..... (extend) by two weeks.

44Simon passed the ball to King.

45A webcast is a speech broadcast live to a large online audience, but the audience won't be able to .....

46Is there a conjunction in this sentence: Shannon earned more money than Amanda from doing chores.

47Click the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence.Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes ....., when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.

48There are also examples of when the Internet ..... someone's life for the better.

49Which of the following searches would return a report of sales by product-name?

50Singular means one.

51What sentence would correspond to the tag "are you?"

52..... gave ..... some of my cake.

53..... you got fifty shells?

54Direction: Choose the best answerThe guide reminded the tourists what to take along with them, what to wear and .....

55Dad/is/me/my/than/bigger

56What is the direct object in the following sentence?"The company hired a new manager last month."

57What is the direct object in the sentence "My brother gave me his old truck for my 16th birthday."?

58"Is that the best you can do?" Mrs Aiyo ..... when she looked disappointingly at her son's work.

59Oh no. You shouldn't ..... such a hotel

60Choose the correct expression to fill in the blank.I really like Bali. ..... Bali is the best island in Indonesia.

61He was seen ..... the office shortly before the fire broke out.