LING 021 MIDTERM PRACTICE SHEET
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LING 021
MIDTERM PRACTICE SHEET
Verb Type Formulae in a nutshell: (SEE ALSO GL WORKSHEETS FOR CHAPTER 2)
NP : subj Vi (Adv)
NP : subj VL NP : Pred N
AP : Pred Adj
NP : subj Vt NP : DO
Two-place transitives:
NP : subj Vg NP : IO NP : DO
NP : DO PP : IO
NP : subj Vc NP : DO NP : objcompl
NP : DO AP : objcompl
NP : subj Vbe NP : PredN
AP : PredAdj
Adv
TASK 1:
Place the correct verb type next to each sentence and write out the formula for each sentence:
1. The florist sent her husband roses.
2. The President supported the tax reduction.
3. Most historians deem Lincoln complex.
4. The post office is around the corner.
5. The meeting stayed productive.
6. The baby panda cried softly.
TASK 2:
Read all GL worksheets for chapter 3, then shift the MV into the form indicated in parentheses:
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. (Past Perfect)
The doorman might find a cab. (Present Conditional)
The students protested the dorm rules. (Past Progressive)
The President will sign the bill. (Past tense)
TASK 3:
Indicate the correct answer for the underlined forms:
1. The car hit the curb.
a. Past tense
b. Past participle
c. Present tense
2. The bird is singing a song.
a. Vbe
b. AUX
c. VL
3. My neighbor bought his son a scooter
a. DO
b. IO
c. PredN
2023-03-21