Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Exercise 2

Identify the arguments in the following sentences.

(1)aPeter left his family.
bPeter left after dinner.
cPeter and Mary met in the park.
dMary suddenly noticed that her purse was missing.
eBefore leaving the house she checked her bag.
fThe purse was on the kitchen table.
gPeter considers Mary beautiful.
hJohn knew that Peter and Mary met in the park in the afternoon.
iJohn knows Mary.
jPeter wanted John out of the room.
kThey treated their guests kindly during their stay.
lPeter wrote a letter to Mary the other day.
mHe sent her a box of chocolate, too.
nPeter called Mary yesterday.
oJohn called Peter a liar.

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