SYNTAX TEST
1 IDENTIFY THE SUBORDINATE CLAUSES FUNCTIONS(S,P,DO,IO,SC,OC,OP,ExpS,NM,AM,AdjM,A)IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
1 He asked his girl how she planed to complete her studies
2 She was really sorry that she could not help her mother with housework
3 I could not find the book which I was looking for my homework
4What he told me did not seem to be very true
5 They managed to go to where I told them by phone
6 She is making great attempts to get the job she applied for
7 They want to make their son what they have always dreamt
8 It is not very important now what you think about it
9 He wanted to consider her what she in fact wasn’t
10 For reaching great results ,one should work very hard all the time
2 UNDERLINE THE SUBORDINATE CLAUSES AND NOTE THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
1Whoever wanted to say something was able to do so.
2 We consider him whate you can never imagine
3 It all depends on what he will decide
4 His parents would like to find him an apartment in this town
5 She was very happy to see her friend there
6 They sent a letter to whoever they knew in the town
7 He may invite anyone that he meets on his way
8 The fact is tha he doesn really study hard
9 The peoplewho are dependent want others to do things for them
10 It appears that you are not going straight ahead to the subject
11 What they like at this moment depends on whether they can afford
12 They all intended to reach something great in their life
3 ADD AN ADVERBIAL CLAUSE TO EACH OF THE MAIN CLAUSES AS INDICATED BELOW:
1 They may go on their holidays……………..(place)
2 They may go on their holidays……………..(time)
3 They may go on their holidays……………..(manner)
4 They may go on their holidays……………..(reason)
5 They may go on their holidays……………..(purpose)
6 They may go on their holidays……………..(result)
7 They may go on their holidays……………..(concession)
8 They may go on their holidays……………..(condition)
4 ANALYZE THIS SENTENCE SRUCTURALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY :
Some sort of incubation period,in which a person leaves an idea for a while,is crucial to creativity .
-What kind of sentence is it ?................
-How many clauses are there in this sentence?................
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
1 Some sort of incubation period………
2 in which a person leaves an idea for a while…….
3 of incubation period……..
4 incubation period…….
5 an idea for a while…….
6 leaves…………
7 crucial to creativity ………..
8 creativity………..
9 a person …..
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1 Some sort of incubation period………
2 in which a person leaves an idea for a while…….
3 of incubation period……..
4 incubation period…….
5 an idea for a while…….
6 leaves…………
7 crucial to creativity ………..
8 creativity………..
9 a person …..
1 (S,P,DO,IO,SC,OC,OP,ExpS,NM,AM,AdjM,A
Thanks to SH.L for this one