Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Exercise 1

Given the two main parts of a sentence subject and predicate, chop up the sentences below into their parts. With the help of the grammatical functions subject, direct object, indirect object, adverbial, divide the sentences into even smaller units.

(1)aPeter met Mary in the park yesterday.
bHe gave Mary flowers when she greeted him.
cMary put the flowers into a vase at home.
dThe man who lives next door saw that they met.
eThat Peter and Mary met surprised everyone.
fThe curtains extended to the floor.
gHe hasn’t finished reading the book she lent him.
hMary has become a teacher.
iPeter lives in Paris.
jMary is in Paris at the moment.

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