Sentence Models

1. Draw the DMs of the sentences:

1. Kathleen followed her mother meekly (J.Joyce).

2. Then he left the room (С. М. Rich).

2. Draw the ICMs of the sentences:

1. A shadow crossed her face (J. Steinbeck).

2. Cotman gave a little laugh (W. S. Maugham).

3. Draw the DTs of the sentences:

1. She was nursing a black kitten (A. E. Coppard).

2. Don't begin your sentences with 'except' (Longman Essential Activator).

4. Generate negative constructions from the sentences:

1. He was asleep (S.T.Warner).

2. She opened the door (M. Spark).

3. Mrs. Peabody keeps peacocks (R.Blum).

5. Generate general questions from the sentences:

1. She was speaking to Father (W. Faulkner).

2. The officer waited for further explanations (D. H. Lawrence).

3. Times change (D.Moggach).

6. Generate special questions from the sentences:

1. They could eat oranges (W. Saroyan).

2. Powerhouse lets out a long sigh (E.Welty).

3. The couple have lived apart for two years (Oxford Collocations Dic­tionary for Students of English).

7. Generate passive constructions from the sentences:

1. He lit a pipe (W. Deeping).

2. It impressed her deeply (Th. Dreiser).

3. Someone broke into their car (R. Carter, M. McCarthy).

8. Define the syntactic status of the sentence components:

1. She won an international dancing competition (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

2. Give it to me (L. Levine).

3. Birds sang (W. Deeping).

4. For some moments Sam sat without speaking (P.G.Wodehouse).

5. He belonged to an old-established family (Oxford Collocations Dic­tionary for Students of English).

6. Call the police (L. Hellman).

7. Dominic gave him an old sweat suit and a pair of gloves (I. Stone).

8. We enjoyed the game immensely (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

Subject

1. Identify the subjects in the sentences and define their structural types:

1. It is a pleasure to see you (A. Sh. Hardy).

2. She took the train for home (N. Cato).

3. In the sudden silence, the passenger in No. 36 could be heard pacing up and down the narrow cabin, moving things, clattering, splashing water (D. L. Sayers).

4. There was a little fire there (W. Faulkner).

5. Curly hair seems to be very stylish (L. Levine).

6. It's important to book in advance (M. Swan).

7. There were clashes between rival fans after the match (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

8. Presently other footsteps were heard crossing the room below (Th. Hardy).

2. Identify the subjects in the sentences and define their semantic roles:

1. I could just hear the music in the distance (Oxford Collocations Dic­tionary for Students of English).

2. His shirt has been mined by paint (V. Evans).

3. He lives in Manchester (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

4. It's getting late (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

5. They pushed the two desks together (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

6. I bought some magazines for the trip (Longman Language Activator).

7. The explosion occurred just after midday (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

8. They were all sitting round the fire (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

9. The wind whipped up the surface of the lake (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

10. The tower has been struck by lightning (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

11. I fully understand the reason for your decision (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).

12. It rained for three days (M.Swan).

13. The boat overturned (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

14. Lightning hit the tree (Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English).