Keys to Review for Test One
Form and Function
Direction: Identify form and function of the following underlined part.
1. The students have some problems
with their first test.
__pp____________
adjectival_______________
2. The sentence should be acceptable
1)adjective______
subject complement______
without the prepositional phrase.
2) NP___________
objective of the P
We gave the puppies to our neighbors.
NP______
direct object________
vp______________
predicate_________
3.
4.
We should be arriving by six.
5.
This is none of my business.
Np______________
subject_______________
6.
Some frog species are
becoming extinct.
1) NP______________
subject_______________
7.
The purpose of studying grammar has
Changed, but public speech still
1) NP______________
subject______________
remains an important part.
2) NP______________
subject complement___________
Forms of public speech include
spontaneous remarks and
prepared reports for classes.
NP____________
direct object_______________
NP___________
subject complement___________
adverb
adverbial_______________
2)adjective ___________ subject complement___________
8.
9.
grammar is
the art of written composition.
10. Grammar from high school probably
deals directly with its correctness,
Sentence Patterns
Direction: Pattern the following sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
[p 3
[p 3
[p 7
[p 3
[p 7
[p 3
[p 7
8.
[p 2
] Becoming a bilingual is a way of life.
] Second language learning is not a set of easy steps
] We cannot program those steps in a quick-to-do-it kit.
] Second language learning is a complex process.
] It involves a seemingly infinite number of variables.
] Academic courses in foreign languages are often inadequate training grounds.
] A few people achieve fluency in a foreign language solely within the confines of the
classroom.
] This book is about both learning and teaching.
Word class
Please name the word class of those underlined.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Becoming a bilingual is a way of life. adjective/noun
Second language learning is not a set of easy steps. noun/verb
We cannot program those steps in a quick-to-do-it kit. verb/pronoun
Second language learning is a complex process. adjective
5.
6.
7.
8.
It involves a seemingly infinite number of variables. adverb
Academic courses in foreign languages are often inadequate training grounds. adverb
A few people achieve fluency in a foreign language solely within the confines of the classroom.
pronoun/verb/adverb/noun
This book is about both learning and teaching. pronoun/coordinating conjunction
Other things to review:
 phrases and phrase boundary
 differences between sentences and phrases
 verbs and verb forms