Predicate

1. Identify the predicates in the sentences and define their structural types

1. The band continued to play (W. Golding).

2. People talked (T. Capote).

3. She's very pleasant (L.Tushnet).

4. It can't be his cap (E. Blyton).

5. She began to scream (H. Hudson).

6. Oh, I can't explain now (St. Ellin).

7. The door fell shut (K. Brush).

8. He won't want to wait (R. Suckow).

9. I had to see you (I. Murdoch).

10. Lane had finished eating (J. D. Salinger).

11. He kept watching the kid with the basketball (J. Updike).

12. She had never had a toothache (G. Atherton).

13. He felt a great shock of joy (R. Bach).

14. You must take good care of it (Sh. Naipaul).

15. I almost began to feel sorry for my father (P. Mortimer).

16. Anthony watched them fascinated (G. Gordon).

17. This fish will get tired (E. Hemingway).

18. He sat down alone (E.Waugh).

19. He gave a deep sigh (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

20. I have to stay here a while (T.Williams).

21. Mr. Bennett was silent for a moment (P. G.Wodehouse).

22. But I don't want to marry Bream! (P. G.Wodehouse).

23. I turned thirteen two weeks ago (E.Thompson).

24. He was always smiling or laughing. He hardly ever cried (E. O'Neill).

25. You must be very excited (S. Kinsella).

26. I had a win in a competition (Longman Dictionary of Contcmporary English).

27. I feel slightly outraged (S. Kinsella).

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Sometimes two variants are possible:

1. The news from the Middle East (to seem) very encouraging (M. I Irwings). < Present Indefinite>

2. When she (to be found), her face (to be bruised) and her clothes (to be torn) (M. Hewings). <Past Indefinite >

3. Almost half of all road accidents (to be caused) by drunkenness (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English). < Present Indefinite

4. One and a half months (to pass) since I saw him (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English). < Present Perfect >

5. Half of his students (not to understand) a word he says (M.Sw;m) < Present Indefinite >

6. A month and a half (to pass) since I saw him (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English). < Present Perfect >

7. Jean and David (to move) back to Australia (M. Hewings). < Present Continuous >

8. Your toast and marmalade (to be) on the table (M. Swan). < Present Indefinite >

9. Everybody (to know) that too much fatty food (to be) bad for you (Longman Language Activator). < Present Indefinite >

10. The police (to issue) a warrant for Adamson's arrest (M. Hewings).< Present Perfect >

11. None of the girls (to be) to Madrid (V. Evans). < Present Perfect >

12. None of the information (to be) particularly useful to me (M. He­wings). < Present Indefinite >

13. The United States (to be) anxious to improve its image in Latin America (M. Swan). <Present Indefinite >

14. My family (to decide) to move to New York. They're going in April (M. Swan). < Present Perfect >

15. The average family (to have) 3.6 members. It is smaller than 50 years ago (M. Swan). < Present Indefinite >

16. Any of the guests (to arrive)? (Longman Language Activator). <Present Perfect>

17. Economics (to become) an increasingly popular course at universi­ties (M. Hewings). < Present Perfect >

18. Every teacher (to know) the problems that difficult children can cause (Longman Language Activator). <Present Indefmite>

19. Each of the three young doctors in the hospital (to specialize) in a different subject (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English). <Present Continuous>

20. The fifty pounds he gave me (to be spent) soon (M. Hewings). <Past Indefinite >

21. Nearly all news organizations (to refuse) to broadcast the victim's name during the trial (Longman Language Activator). <Present Per­fect

22. All the office staff (to agree) to work late tonight to get the job fin­ished (M. Hewings). < Present Perfect >

23. Neither she nor her husband (to arrive) (M. Swan). < Present Perfect >

24. Neither of the French athletes (to win) this year (M. Hewings).< Present Perfect >

25. Either the station or the cinema (to be) a good place to meet (M. Hewings). < Present Indefinite >

26. Either of the factories (to be) in operation yet? (Longman Diction­ary of Contemporary English). < Present Indefinite >

27. She's one of the few women who (to climb) Everest (M. Swan).< Present Perfect >

28. One of my friends (to get) married (M. Swan). < Present Continu­ous >

29. Some trees (to lose) their leaves in the autumn (Longman Language Activator). < Present Indefinite >

30. Around 10 per cent of the forest (to be destroyed) each year (M. Hewings). < Present Indefinite >

31. 1 would say that about 50 per cent of the houses (need) major repairs (M. Hewings). < Present Indefinite >

32. A number of her ideas (to be) very good indeed (Longman Language Activator). < Past Indefinite >

33. The number of books in the libraries (to rise) to over five million (M. Hewings). < Present Perfect >

34. Twenty miles (to be) a long distance to walk (M. Swan). < Present Indefinite >

35. Thomas was thought to be in Spain, although his exact whereabouts (to be unknown) (M. Hewings). < Past Indefinite >

36. Plenty of foreign firms (to set) up factories here (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English), < Present Perfect >

37. Make sure there (to be) plenty of food for everyone (Longman Dic­tionary of Contemporary English). < Present Indefinite >

38. There (to be) a few oranges and a little sugar on the table (V. Evans).< Present Indefinite >

39. There (to be) a lot of cheese in the fridge (V. Evans). < Present In­definite >

40. There (to be) a lot of trees in the park (V. Evans). < Present Indefi­nite >

41. A lot of social problems (to be caused) by unemployment (M. Swan).< Present Indefinite >

42. The majority of primary school teachers (to be) women (M. Hewings), <Present Indefinite

43. A couple of my friends (to plan) to open a travel agency (M. Swan).< Present Indefinite >

44. Diabetes (to be) an illness caused by too much sugar in the blood (M. Hewings). < Present Indefinite >

45. Very little progress (to be made) (V. Evans). < Present Perfect >

Object

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

1. I had not met him before (E. Caldwell).

2. He watched George walking away (G. Gordon).

3. I find it difficult to believe you (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

4. The police think that the bomb was planted by terrorists (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

5. Did you see Jim leave? (Longman Essential Activator).

6. I feel sure I've met her before somewhere (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

7. Did you enjoy the party? (Longman Essential Activator).

8. We found it tiring to listen to him (M. Swan).

2. Identify the objects in the sentences and define their semantic types:

1. I was attacked by a dog (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Eng­lish).

2. I dreamed a bad dream last night (M. Bryant).

3. I was just asking Dad a question (M. Brand).

4. This photo was taken with a cheap camera (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).

5. My mother gave us chicken for lunch (Longman Dictionary of Con­temporary English).

6. This building was designed by a famous architect (Longman Diction­ary of Contemporary English).

7. You eat it with a spoon (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Eng­lish).

8. 1 don't envy you your journey in this bad weather (Longman Diction­ary of Contemporary English).

9. He offered me his help (A. S. Hornby, A. P. Cowie, A. C. Gimson).

10. A little girl presented a basket of flowers to the President (Longman Essential Activator).