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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