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Q6 Bracket main clause (Taking his slowness...)
square brackets, i.e. [ ].
Please copy the entire sentence into the box and then bracket the elements in question.
For example: [Alan thought] that Simon was being sarcastic.
Taking his slowness into consideration, we should wait.
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Taking his slowness into consideration, [we should wait].
Well spotted!
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Taking his slowness into consideration, [we should wait.]
Even if this makes me sound like a teacher wagging his/her finger - what did I say about brackets and punctuation marks???
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Q6 Bracket non-finite verbs (He is trying to build...)
Bracket the non-finite verb(s) in the sentence below using square brackets, i.e. [ ]. Please copy the entire sentence into the box and then bracket the elements in question.
For example: Alan thought that Simon was [being] sarcastic.
He is trying to build a garage, but so far the weather has proved inclement.
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He is [trying] [to build] a garage, but so far the weather has [proved] inclement.
Well done - you found them all!
He is [trying] to build a garage, but so far the weather has proved inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
He is [trying] [to build] a garage, but so far the weather has proved inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
He is [trying] to build a garage, but so far the weather has [proved] inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
He is trying [to build] a garage, but so far the weather has proved inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
He is trying to build a garage, but so far the weather has [proved] inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
He is trying [to build] a garage, but so far the weather has [proved] inclement.
You haven't found them all yet! ]]>
Q6 Bracket the main clause (This is the book he was...)
Bracket the main clause in the sentence below using square brackets, i.e. [ ]. Please copy the entire sentence into the box and then bracket the elements in question.
For example: [Alan thought] that Simon was being sarcastic.
This is the book he was looking at.
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[This is the book] he was looking at.
Q6 Identify lex cat (students English novels)
BOLD ITALICISED words in the sentence below.
Use the following abbreviations:
N = noun
V = verb
Aux = auxiliary verb
Adj = adjective
Adv = adverb
Prep = preposition
Pro = pronoun
Det = determiner
For example: N V Adj N
Please make sure that you have a space between the categories!
Those students must enjoy English novels.
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Det N Aux V Adj N
Q6 Identify syntactic function (This report was finished two weeks ago.)
Use the following abbreviations:
S = subject
V = verb
dO = direct object
iO = indirect object
Adv = adverbial
sC = subject complement
oC = object complement
For example: S V dO
Please make sure that you have a space between the categories and that you have typed the abbreviations correctly!
This report was finished two weeks ago.
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S V Adv
S V ***
You got the main "ingredients" right. What kind of information does "two weeks ago" give you? How can you ask for it?
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S V **
You got the main "ingredients" right. What kind of information does "two weeks ago" give you? How can you ask for it? ]]>
Type your answer into the blank below.
Please write out the number, i.e. two (not 2).
revaccinations
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Test Lex cat in sentence
BOLD ITALICISED words in the sentence below.
Use the following abbreviations:
N = noun
V = verb
AUX = auxiliary verb
Adj = adjective
Adv = adverb
Prep = preposition
Pro = pronoun
Art = article
For example: N V Adj N
Please make sure that you have a space between the categories!
A house can have a big garden.
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Art N Aux V Art Adj N
You is a relative pronoun.
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you refer to?]]>
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And is a co-ordinating conjunction.
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Good! Can you remember at least one of the other co-ordinating conjunctions?
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Unfortunately, your answer is wrong. Connect two nouns, for example, with "and": Peter and Bob play football.
Thinking about a hierarchical structure, Peter and Bob are on the same level, hence "and" is a co-ordinating, not a subordinating conjunction.
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Q1 T/F adj modify N
Adjectives modify nouns.
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Yes, that's why we can talk about a blue house or a green apple.
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Remember where adjectives turn up in most cases - in front of a noun, hence a big dog, a small house, a red tomato....