Samantha Fummerton
Ling 314
Exercise #2
Chapter 3
1.2) The instructor asked the students to review the exercises.
1.4) Cats and Dogs provide friendship and love for lonely people.
2.2) Too much sugar in your diet leads to poor health.
N
C
N
2.4) Dinner is the most important meal of the day.
C
C
C
3.2) [half] [of] [his geometry class.]
PD D
HN
3.4) [the] [girl’s third attempt.]
D
HN
4) All of the sentences above contain a quantity determiner before the noun in the
noun phrase.
5.2) [Martha’s boss] gave her [a bonus].
NP= Subject
NP= Direct Object
5.4) [A quaint old boat] drifted down [the river] near [Sally’s farm].
NP= Subject
NP= Direct object NP=
6.2) The first day of April is my favorite time of the year.
Subject: The first day of April
Subject compliment: my favorite
Object of a preposition: April
Object of a preposition: the year
7.2) My father cooked diner for the whole family.
Indirect Object
7.4) Pam read Jim the instructions.
No Indirect Objects
8.2) [Mr. Allan] considered [the boy]
[an idiot.]
Subject
Direct Object
Compliment
9.2) You achieve success by working hard.
G
9.4) To live honestly is my main goal in life.
I
9.6) The most important thing is to remain calm.
I
9.8) She appreciated learning a new skill.
G
9.10) The expect to arrive tomorrow.
I
Chapter 4
1.2) She [was looking] for her sister.
Present Participle
1.4) They [will be expecting] you at seven o’clock.
Present participle
1.6) John [is driving] his father to the airport.
Present Participle
1.8) Judy [can’t] leave yet.
Infinitive
1.10) By next week, we will [have been] living here one year.
Past Participle
2.2) They are painting the bedrooms today. Present Participle
2.4) You are being a nuisance. Gerund
2.6) She has been listening to the radio. Present Participle
2.8) Canvassing the neighborhood is a good way to get votes. Present Participle
2.10) He wrote a book about breeding horses. Gerund
3.2) Nonstandard
3.4) Nonstandard
3.6) Standard
3.8) Nonstandard
3.10) Standard
4.2) We [are] all happy for you
Auxiliary
4.4)This man [has] no enemies
Main
4.6) She [would wait] by the telephone for hours
Modal
4.8) Ruth [has been having] second thoughts
Auxiliary
4.10) [Must] you leave the door open?
Modal
6.2) I will have been waiting for an hour. Future perfect
6.4) He has agreed to go. Present Perfect
6.6) They will accept the invitation. Future perfect
6.8) I have been expecting you. Present Perfect
6.10) We have been studying. Present Perfect
7.2) The pilot flew the plane. Transitive
7.4) A flight attendant appeared with beverages and peanuts. Transitive
7.6) Everyone was frightened. Intransitive
7.8) A little girl sobbed quietly. Linking
7.10) We all cheered. Intransitive
8.2) No dangling participle
8.4) Dangling participle
9.2) Either sue or I are supposed to respond. Violation ( are -> am)
9.4) Each of you have to take the exam. No violation
9.6) Neither my husband nor I am to blame. No violation
9.8) Allen and Joe lives on his street. Violation (lives -> live)
9.10) Neither my aunt nor my uncle are coming to my graduation. Violation (are-> am)