Task I.

Choose the name of the following part of the sentence:

1. The principal part of a two-member sentence which is grammatically independent of the other parts of the sentence.

a) Predicate b) Parenthesis c) Subject

2. The principal part of the sentence which expresses an action, state or quality of the person or thing denoted by the subject.

a) Predicative b) Subject c) Predicate

3. A secondary part of the sentence that completes or restricts the meaning of the predicate.

a) Predicative b) Object c) Adverbial modifier

4. A secondary part of the sentence that qualifies a noun, a pronoun or any other part of speech that has a nominal character.

a) Object b) Attribute c) Adverbial modifier

5. A secondary part of the sentence that modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

a) Attribute b) Object c) Adverbial modifier

Task II.

Choose what type of predicate is used in the following sentence:

1. They didn’t stop to talk to us.

a) Compound verbal modal predicate b) Compound verbal aspect predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate

2. You will soon get rid of this mistake.

a) Compound verbal predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate.

3. She is sitting in the garden under that tree.

a) Compound verbal predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate.

4. That evening she returned pale and tired.

a) Compound verbal aspect predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d)Simple phraseological predicate.

5. It gets dark early now.

a) Compound verbal predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate

6. They are going to leave soon.

a) Compound verbal modal predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate

7. The flowers smell so nice.

a) Compound verbal predicate b) Compound nominal predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Simple phraseological predicate

8. This office starts working rather early in the morning.

a) Compound verbal modal predicate b) Compound verbal aspect predicate

c) Compound nominal predicate d) Simple verbal predicate

9. He ceased to come here a month ago.

a) Simple phraseological predicate b) Compound verbal aspect predicate

c) Compound verbal modal predicate d) Simple verbal predicate

10. We are not able to help you now.

a) Compound nominal predicate b) Compound verbal aspect predicate

c) Simple verbal predicate d) Compound verbal modal predicate

Task III

Choose what member of the sentence is the underlined word:

1. The two were sitting silent for a long time.

a) Attribute b) Object

c) Predicative d) Subject

2. A man in a shabby grey suit was walking slowly.

a) Predicative b) Attribute

c) Object d) Adverbial modifier

3. It’s nice to see you again.

a) Object b) Predicative

c) Attribute d) Subject

4. I didn’t move anything in your room.

a) Adverbial modifier b) Predicative

c) Object d) Subject

5. It’s dangerous to walk so late.

a) Adverbial modifier b) Subject

c) Object d) Predicate

6. Don’t look at the man behind you.

a) Object b) Attribute

c) Adverbial modifier d) Predicative

7. It has never occurred to me to go there myself.

a) Adverbial modifier b) Attribute

c) Predicative d) Object

8. Such were his words.

a) Attribute b) Predicative

c) Subject d) Object

9. Do you know that boy in the corner of the room?

a) Adverbial modifier b) Object

c) Attribute d) Parenthesis

10. They told us to come in immediately.

a) Adverbial modifier b) Predicative

c) Object d) Subject

11. It’s sad to leave this lovely place.

a) Predicate b) Attribute

c) Object d) Subject

12. Look at the man on this funny bicycle.

a) Object b) Attribute

c) Predicative d) Adverbial modifier

13. To walk there is very dangerous.

a) Object b) Predicate

c) Subject d) Predicative

14. I don’t want you to come here every day.

a) Adverbial modifier of manner b) Adverbial modifier of frequency

c) Adverbial modifier of condition d) Adverbial modifier of concession

15. She pronounced it without looking at us.

a) Adverbial modifier of manner b) Adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances

c) Adverbial modifier of time d) Adverbial modifier of condition