English Syntax
5th meeting
Noun and verb phrase and
grammatical functions
Determine the noun phrase verb
phrase of the following sentences!
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
Dangerous driving can cause many unexpected
accidents.
Kerak de chevalier is the strongest fortress of the
invaders of Europe in Levant.
Closed circuit cameras are monitoring this area.
He feels cautious about taking the risk.
A junior among the students refuses to sign.
The roses in our backyard might have been blooming
by the end of April.
The pipes in the classroom pounded noisily.
The red pony in the pasture galloped along the fence.
Grammatical Function
1. Subject of Verb (S)
ex;
The leopard stalked its prey.
The book was large.
2. Verb (V)
ex;
Their monkey climbed the trees.
His claim seems ridiculous.
3. Subjective complement (SC)
ex:
The woman was a doctor.
The artist seemed upset.
4. Direct object (DO)
ex:
Malcolm bought a chandelier.
She attended Southern Virginia
College.
5. Indirect object (IO)
ex:
The coach brought the athletes
some uniforms.
The realtor found the buyer a nice
house.
6. Objective Complement (OC)
ex:
We considered the manager
incompetent.
They elected Henry treasurer.
7. Object of Preposition (Obj. Prep)
ex;
The dog ran near the river.
Sally paid rent for her mother.
Determine the grammatical
functions of the words in each of
the sentence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
She is a doctor
She is at the hall
Jack bought Kim a red suitcase.
I was sleeping soundly in my bed.
The world considered Alexander the Great a great
conqueror.
6. Ron prepared dinner on the table.
7. Megan is lazy.
8. We assumed Skeleton Key a scary movie.
9. Josh bought a nice blue carpet.
10. Liz stood in front of the class.
• Find the elements in the following sentences that
form the basic sentence pattern NV. Write them on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. The securely wrapped package of spare parts for the
tractors came yesterday by registered mail.
2. In spite of our best efforts, all essential work in the
rubber tire factory stopped completely.
3. A very famous musician from the conservatory
played for one hour yesterday.
4. That very popular tourist hotel will soon open for
the summer season.
5. The engineering students in Prof Brown’s class
busily studied for their examination all night.
6. Dr Sheila Avery, the well-known physicist at the
research laboratory, is lecturing tonight at the
auditorium.
7. The jumbo jet airliner, after a long delay, finally
landed safely at the airport.
8. A very strange thing happened on the way to work.