REVISION 1

Exercise 1. Indicate:
a. Sentence patterns
b. The semantic roles of underlined parts
1. Secondary bacterial infection of the ulcers is common.
2. The therapist interviewed her eldest son.
3. During the war, many people lost their homes.
4. I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
5. He bought his girlfriend a ring.
6. John and Mary are swimming.
7. He appointed John his assistant.
8. I wrote my friend a letter.
9. They are internal auditors.
10. The door closed.
11. I met his friend yesterday.
12. He irons his shirt.
13. This morning at seven I heard a sound.
14. The class became noisy.
15. He painted the wall white.
16. This shoe hurts my foot.
17. The room smelled musty.
18. She gave me a push.
19. She made a fire.
20. The final match will be held next week.
Exercise 2. Decide whether the underlined portion of each sentence is a
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE (answer YES or NO):
1. Brian was a photographer who traveled into space to take pictures.
2. When he arrived on a new planet, he looked for a nice landscape shot.

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3. Unfortunately, he discovered a giant alien monster that had massive teeth and really
bad breath.
4. As soon as he got back to his spaceship, he tried to take off.
5. But the monster, which was roaring loudly, wouldn’t let the ship leave.
6. After a few seconds, the beast managed to pry the hatch open.
7. Brian closed his eyes because he didn’t want to see the inside of the alien’s stomach.
8. Luckily, it turned out that the beast just wanted to borrow his camera.
9. Unless the rain stops, the town will be under water by tomorrow morning.
10. The Johnsons had to move into an apartment after their house burned down.
11.Whether successful or unsuccessful, he always puts his best efforts in his work.
12. I don’t enjoy playing tennis in the rain.
13. Don’t forget to fill in the form attached to the letter.
14. The person to find the lost car would receive a big reward.
15. Finding nothing in the box, he went back to the shop to complain.
16. His application, if approved, would be a really important achievement.
17. Too tall to enter the room, he remained standing at the door.
18. What caused the fire remains a mystery.
19. Man has more power over the nature than he has ever had before.
20. Was it really her daughter, I wonder?
Exercise 3. Which clause types are the following sentences transformed from.
1. Those kids are educated well.
2. That employee is given lots of tasks.
3. This room is kept tidy all the time.
4. The fridge was moved into the living room.
5. Have the Christmas cards been sent to your family?
6. Alice was appointed secretary for the meeting.
7. This cake was baked yesterday.
8. My hands can’t be kept warm.
9. The room was decorated with lights and balloons.

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 10. The bodies were laid by the side of the road.
Exercise 4. Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences and label their
functions.
1. As a consequence, I decided to stop my education.
2. On the face of it, we need to spend more money.
3. That puppy at the park is so happy.
4. I like to go grocery shopping at the Whole Foods behind my house.
5. Jane cheered for her team with excitement.
6. The park near the lake has an off-leash dog area.
7. My dad took his boat to the lake.
8. I was, in fact, several miles away.
9. I’m not clear about the last word in the sentence.
10. From where I'm standing, this seems a crazy idea.
Exercise 5. Identify the subordinate clauses and their functions.
1. Having been invited to speak, and then being told to keep silent, I shall never
come here again as long as I live.
2. What I wanted to say was if you could make it the following Saturday.
3. Exhausted after the trip, I fell asleep at once.
4. To see her alone would be very discreet.
5. I regret not coming to your party.
6. Whenever I see one of them, I feel an outsider.
7. I will give you what you want.
8. The plan for us all to meet outside was absurd.
9. To speak in front of the public for the first time can be a terrifying experience.
10. His greatest pleasure, climbing mountains, had to be abandoned.
11. Home is where our love begins.
12. Do you remember when Columbus discovered America?
13. Would you approve if I had this article copied?
14. While I was in the army, he learnt a great deal about electricity.

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15. Sometimes, to be sincere, I felt that his eloquence concealed the real truth.
16. I am surprised at your saying such a thing.
17. It was quite right that John stole the key.
18. The man who was talking to the teacher was her father.
19. Now I often met men who were once at school with me.
20. They found him covered in snow.