English Grammar AUC - Activities On Chapter 2

English Grammar – A University Course (Downing, 2015)
CHAPTER 2
Unit 4 – Basic syntactic structures of the clause
I- Match the following descriptions with the corresponding syntactic functions.
S P Od Oi Op Cs Cloc Co A
1. It’s always a verbal group. ___

2. They are the two main syntactic functions in a clause. ___ ___
3. They encode the participants in the situation. ___ ___ ___ ___
4. They are optional elements. ___
5. It represents the main participant in the situation. ___
6. They characterize or identify the participants in the S and in the O. ___ ___
7. They’re an essential element after certain verbs, e.g. the verb BE. ___ ___
II- a) Define: TRANSITIVE VERBS – INTRANSITIVE VERBS – COPULAR VERBS
b) Write sentences using the following verbs:

1) smoke – eat – drive (transitive and intransitive uses)
2) go (intransitive and copular uses)
3) grow (transitive, intransitive and copular uses)
III) Look at 4.3 (page 38). Match the examples with the following patterns:
MONOTRANSITIVE INTRANSITIVE (2) COPULAR

COMPLEX TRANSITIVE (2) DITRANSITIVE
IV) In the following sentences, identify syntactic elements and label the complementation
pattern.
1. We call this property ‘internal energy’.

2. I had never met any of them before.
3. He sat comfortably near the fireplace.
4. She looked really surprised when she heard the news.
5. I can’t promise you that.
6. The training course is in classroom 106.
7. You’ve put this number on your answerphone.
8. Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period.
9. The committee has named Francis president.
10. He remained a shop assistant all his life.
11. Films with well-known stars attract very large audiences.
12. The book was full of wonderful colours.
13. The explorers stayed on the ship.
14. Will you send me further details?
15. I found the bed rather hard.
16. The next meeting will be in March.
17. You can put the dish on the table.
18. The ballet company are just finishing a six-month tour.
19. Can you tell me when you became interested in acting?
20. The traffic noise kept me awake.
21. My office is in the next building.
22. Linda kept Daniel in bed.
Unit 5
I. Identify and classify the subjects in these sentences.
1. Your new neighbours are very noisy.

2. Drinking beer is not permitted.
3. Without thinking, the professor stepped off the pavement.
4. What time is it?
5. To ensure confidentiality, we will conceal your name and address.
6. There was a storm last night.
7. That his theory was flawed soon became obvious.
8. What I need is a long holiday.
9. To become an opera singer takes years of training.
10. It is likely that we'll be moving to Glasgow.
11. Being the chairman is a huge responsibility.
12. After nine is a good time to ring.
13. What he had already forgotten about computer repair could fill whole volumes.
14. It is a pity that the concert was cancelled.
15. Living in France was a wonderful experience.
Unit 6: Objects
I. What’s the realization of the Od in each of the following sentences?
1. The officer described what he saw through the keyhole.

2. The dog wants to play in the garden.
3. My mother wants the dog to play in the garden.
4. She made the lecturer laugh.
5. The police interviewed all the witnesses.
6. Paul loves playing football.
7. I'm having my house painted.
8. The detectives examined the crime scene.
9. He thought that she was ill.
10. I used to ride a motorbike.
11. He asked me where I was from.
12. She found it difficult to study at night.
II. Prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, phrasal-prepositional verbs or free combinations?
1. He’s waiting for his friend.

2. He’s waiting on the bridge.
3. I’ll look after my neighbour’s dog in the summer.
4. She looked over the fence.
5. I’m looking forward to our holiday.
6. Things are looking up now!
7. I’ve always looked up to my grandmother.
8. He was looking out of the window.
9. Everybody was looking at her.
10. He called on his brother on his way home.
11. He called on Saturday.
12. He blamed the accident on the weather.
13. I have explained the procedure to the children.
14. I congratulated her on her promotion.
15. They look down on their neighbours.
Unit 7: Subject and Object Complements

I. Mark the subject or object complements in these sentences. What are their realisations?
1. While she was working at Howard, President Kennedy appointed her chairperson of the
National Women's Committee for Civil Rights.
2. Sandra is my mother's name.
3. We chose Bill to be group leader.
4. The upstairs tenant seemed a reliable person.
5. A university is a community of scholars.
6. The receptionist seemed very tired.
7. The algae turned the water brown and turbid.
8. You should be more careful.
9. The distinction became quite clear.
10. Diane calls me her buddy.
11. Your room must be the one next to mine.
12. I prefer my coffee black.
13. The corridor is too narrow.
14. She became a tennis champion at a very early age.
15. The blanket kept the dog warm.
16. Feel free to ask questions!
17. The five pound note was for services rendered.
18. My brother named the pig Hugo.
Unit 8: ADJUNCTS
I. Read and answer.
1- In what way are adjuncts different from other clause elements?

2- There are four main classes of adjuncts: circumstantial adjuncts, stance adjuncts,
connective adjuncts and operator-related adjuncts.
a) What kind of information does each of them provide?
b) What are their typical realisations?
3- Do activity 1 (Module 8) on page 79-80.
II. Analyse the following sentences syntactically. Focus on adjuncts. What type are they?
What is their realisation?
1. According to national estimates, only about half the elderly and fewer than a third
of younger people with chronic diseases get the shots each year.
2. At present, with relatively few computers in schools, this will be a problem.
3. Hopefully, in the future, there will be plenty of computer time available.
4. If I were you, I wouldn’t have told her the truth to avoid getting into trouble.
5. Therefore, if you get an interview but not the job, you will still have reached your goal.
6. He lived on a farm and they had a big family and his dad had to go out and earn
extra money I guess.
7. To conclude, I'd like to express my thanks to my family.
8. Luckily, the motorist braked in time.
9. The region was extremely beautiful. Nonetheless, Gerard could not imagine spending the
rest of his life there.
10. I haven’t been there since I was a kid.

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English Grammar – A University Course (Downing, 2015)

Unit 4 – Basic syntactic structures of the clause

I- Match the following descriptions with the corresponding syntactic functions.

1. It’s always a verbal group. ___

II- a) Define: TRANSITIVE VERBS – INTRANSITIVE VERBS – COPULAR VERBS

b) Write sentences using the following verbs:

MONOTRANSITIVE INTRANSITIVE (2) COPULAR

1. We call this property ‘internal energy’.

I. Identify and classify the subjects in these sentences.

1. Your new neighbours are very noisy.

1. The officer described what he saw through the keyhole.

II. Prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, phrasal-prepositional verbs or free combinations?

1. He’s waiting for his friend.

Unit 7: Subject and Object Complements

1- In what way are adjuncts different from other clause elements?

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