Sentence Structurercises.doc

Exercises on Sentence StructureName _ Student Number _ Class Number_Exercise 1: Subject and PredicateInstructions: Read the excerpt from “ Room with View - and No People” by Nora Ephron. We talk a lot about the fact that no one ever sits in the living room. It makes us all sad. The living room is the prettiest room in the apartment. It has a fireplace and moldings. It has a slice of a view of the river. It is a cheerful room furnished in light colors. It always looks neat and tidy. Analyze1. Underline the verbs talk and sits in the first sentence. Follow this guide and continue underlining all the verbs throughout the passage. (Note: One of them consists of more than one word.)2. Then circle we and no one in the first sentence. These are the subjects of the verbs. They tell us who or what is talking and sitting. Again, follow this lead and continue circling all the subjects throughout the rest of the passage. (Some of the subjects consist of more than one word.)3. In each sentence, use a slash ( / ) to separate the subject you have circled from the rest of the sentence. Example: We / talk about a lot of things. What you are doing is separating the subject from the predicate. The predicate in a simple sentence is composed of the verb and what comes after it.4. The reading passage above consists of eight sentences. Look at them closely and, with your peer (other students), make a list of the features that are common to all these sentences and also to all sentences in general (for example, one feature is that each sentence begins with a capital letter)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (This activity is adapted from the book “How English Works” by Ann Raimes) 1Exercise 2: Writing sentencesInstructions: Free write (write) as quickly and as many as you can, your perceptions/reactions to the picture. Follow the subject-predicate structure when writing your sentences. 1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _ 26. _ 7. _8. _9. _10. _Exercise 3: Requirements of a Written SentenceInstructions: Analyze and identify the errors in your sentences in Exercise 1. Then, rewrite them following the requirements of a written sentence.1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _10. _ 3 Exercise 4: S-V AgreementInstructions: Choose the correct form of the verb from the options and write it in the blank lines.1. In autumn, leaves _ (change/changes) color from green to brown or red.2. Either my mother or my relatives _ (deserve/deserves) the blame.3. Neither my teacher nor my classmates _ (has/have) to be blamed.4. Either my relatives or my mother _ (deserve/deserves) the blame.5. Neither my mother nor my relatives _ (has/have) to be blamed.6. His parents _ (is/are) Chinese, but mine _ (is/are) Japanese.7. His mother _ (is/are) Chinese, but mine _ (is/are) Japanese.8. Every child _(like/likes) to play with toys.9. Each child _ (has/have) a toy.10. Each of the toys _ (has/have) to be repaired.11. Everybody_ (want/wants) to achieve financial wealth.12. No one _ (has/have) any time.13. Both of the girls _ (want/wants) to dance.14. No children _ (dislike/dislikes) toys.15. No child _ (dislike/dislikes) ice cream.16. To decorate a home _ (take/takes) time.17. My daughter loves her younger sisters, who _ (is/are) so lovable.18. My son loves his sister younger sister, who _(is/are) so lovable.19. The problems that the student experienced _ (are/were) troubling.20. The man whom the journalists want to interview_( is/are) a politician. 21. There _ (is/are) no cabinets in the kitchen.22. There _ (is/are) some rivalry between siblings.23. There _ (is/are) some toys on the sofa.24. One of the boys _ (is/are) playing with fire.25. A lot of girls _ (play/plays) volleyball.26. Some parents _ (is/are) lenient.27. Some of the parents _ (is/are) strict.28. None of the boys _ (is/are) playing.29. All boys _ (play/plays) basketball.30. All of the boys _ (play/plays) soccer.Exercise 2Instructions: Insert an appropriate form of be into each sentence.1. There _ some oranges in the bowl on the table.2. T