UNIT 6- SIMPLE SENTENCE –PRACTICAL EXERCISE
I. Indicate by a, b, c, etc…to which of the following clause type of the sentences below:
A.S VC E. S VOC
B. S VA F. S VOA
C. S V G. S VOO
D. S VO
1. George’s father greeted the 14. I have always lived in the country.
headmaster. 15. Could you call me a porter, please?
2. The headmaster put George into the 16. Do you call yourself a porter?
second class. 17. Finding peace and quiet has become
3. That made Stanley angry. very difficult.
4. His annoyance did not last. 18. Every increase in knowledge
5. He was really a lawyer. augments our capacity for evil.
6. But he proved himself a great soldier. 19. The police laid the bodies by the side
7. The manager is not in. of the road.
8. May I offer you a cup of coffee? 20. Travel nowadays is fraught with
9. After the war, M. gave him back his disillusion.
saddle-bags. 21. You must keep calm.
10. He threw himself from his horse. 22. Keep out of sight.
11. I remember the reasonableness of my 23. You can keep the change.
father’s argument. 24. Keep your hands off me.
12. The parson’s cat is an abominable 25. I can’t keep my hands warm.
animal. 26. Keep me a seat, will you?
13. We are in a bit of a mess.
II. Say whether the items underlined in the following sentences are grammatically
obligatory or optional and write the sentence structures under the obligatory
elements (S,V,O,C,A)
1. George’s father greeted the headmaster 12. He convinced us of his innocence.
warmly. 13. I always regarded him as innocence.
2. He greeted us warmly. 14. A difficult problem arises in this
3. That made me very annoyed. sentence.
4. It made me thoroughly annoyed. 15. Airmen fly aeroplanes.
5. George’s work was always thorough. 16. The old lady grew bitter.
6. Let me (I) give you a drink. 17. The luggage weighed twenty kilos.
7. Let me (I) explain the difficulty. 18. May I suggest a different approach?
8. The burglar stood the ladder against 19. Please answer this letter by return of
the wall. post.
9. I don’t enjoy loud music. 20. It gets dark earlier in winter.
10. You are being rather stupid.
11. I get impatient with stupid people.
III. Convert the following passive transformations into active forms and write both the
obligatory and optional elements of the clause-S,V,O,C,A
1. People are killed on the roads everyday
2. We were each handed a leaflet.
3. The walls were painted bright pink.
4. He has often been looked upon as a slightly mad.
5. All my cards have been laid on the table.
6. Has all this food been paid for?
7. The prisoner was found guilty.
8. His children were found a suitable school.
9. This house has been built for two hundred years.
10. Surely I cannot be refused a proper hearing.
IV. Indicate the element underlined is……
A. S agentive E. O affected
B. S instrumental F. O recipient
C. S affected G. C current
D. S recipient H. C resulting
1. It feels cold today. 11. They left the house empty.
2. The cold affects me badly. A 12. I don’t like toast burnt.
3. The cold killed the trees. B 13. I had those books burnt.
4. It is turning quite cold. 14. Who owns his hat? D
5. The bell rang loudly.C 15. The table is shaking. C
6. I heard it ring, too.D 16. Who is shaking it? A
7. You’ve got brains. D 17. We laid him on the sofa. E
8. Use your brains. E 18. We made him some tea. F
9. She lays in his arms. A 19. These shoes cut my feet. B
10. We found the house empty. 20. I’ll give you the answer.F
V. Indicate whether the object underlined A. affected- B. effected- C. locative
1. Has anyone touched the television today? 5. Somebody took my coat by mistake. A
A 6. I climbed the hill as light feel short. C
2. Who is making all that noise? B 7. A gas leak can cause a serious explosion.
3. We are just passing the Eiffel Tower. C B
4. Take a deep breath. B 8. We have fought a good fight- and lost. B
9. Have you dropped your handkerchief, my 10. After that I paid her a visit every
dear? A evening.
B
VI. Underline the adjuncts in the sentences.
1. Prince Albert foresaw great changes in the framework of society.
2. The masses now hold strong views.
3. I heard a machine which haltingly reproduced the human voice.
4. We even thought it was going to explode.
5. No one can really be informed about all these questions.
6. I simply did not have the technical knowledge required.
7. Something happens to make the answer completely wrong.
8. Suddenly, the door swung open.
9. The train stopped suddenly.
10. A man’s real influence is only exerted after his death.
11. Butler was conceited and rather self- conscious.
12. An unstable community is especially liable to suspect its neighbors.
13. Artistically, the work had little merit.
14. Lytton ranked much of Hugo’s poetry highly.
15. He was highly critical of one particular play of Hugo’s.
VII. Identify adjunct/ disjunct/ conjunct in these sentences
1. It is almost always this warm in Texas.
2. Frankly, Martha is a bit scary.
3. If she starts singing again, then I’m not staying.
4. She often plays the piano alone.
5. I love chocolate; however, I’m allergic to it.
6. She told him the instructions repeatedly, yet he just sat there.
7. His mom told him to come home before dark.
8. Although he was an actor, he could sing well, too.
9. She yelled his name loudly.
10. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
