How many NP can you find on the sentence “A vase of roses stood on the table.”?
2 (a vase of roses & the table)
15
How many NP can you find on the sentence “She was reading a book about the emancipation of women.”?
1 (a book about the emancipation of women)
15
How many VP can you find on the sentence “She had been living in London.”?
1 (had been living)
15
How many VP can you find on the sentence “I will be going to college next year.”?
1 (will be going)
15
How many AdjP can you find on the sentence “He’s led a very interesting life.”?
1 (very interesting)
15
How many AdjP can you find on the sentence “She had the most silky, smooth, and radiant hair I’ve ever seen.”?
1 (the most silky, smooth, and radiant)
15
How many AdvP can you find on the sentence “The carpenter hit the nail with a hammer very slowly.”?
2 (with a hammer & very slowly)
15
How many AdvP can you find on the sentence “Sally brought a painting home from school to show to her mother.”
1 (to show to her mother)
15
Change the sentence “Scientists may discover the origins of the universe.” into a passive voice!
The origins of the universe may be discovered by scientists.
15
Change the sentence “The class had answered every question.” into a passive voice!
Every question had been answered by the class.
15
Complete the sentence with the correct modal word! “This is a hospital. You ____ (not) smoke here!”
must not (mustn't)
15
Complete the sentence with the correct modal word! “Take this umbrella. It _____ rain later.”
might
15
Complete the sentence with the correct modal word! “I ______ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I
could; can
15
Is there any gerund/infinitive on the sentence “Sleeping 8 hours is very important for our body.”?
Yes. (Sleeping = gerund as subject)
15
Complete the sentence with gerund/infinitive! “I think Johanna is blaming John ______ (ruin) his science project.
about ruining
15
Complete the sentence with gerund/infinitive! “Mom is happy _____ (know) that she is one of the lucky winners.”