Sentence Patterns First Quiz 2

Which sentences is pattern VII (NP1 - Transitive - NP2)?

• She wrote a nice comment.

• The chef served the guests a meal.

• He colored the walls blue.

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

"Amal is a good mother." The number of slots in this sentence is:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

"The committee announced the new policy today." In this sentence, "today" is:

• Subject

• Direct object

• Adverbial (optional)

• Object complement

"They worked hard for the promotion." The number of the required slots in this sentence is:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

"The grass is green." The pattern of this sentence is:

• III: NP1 - Be - NP1

• I: NP - Be - Adverb

• V: NP1 - Linking - NP1

• IV: NP - Linking - Adjective

• II: NP - Be - Adjective

"The class chose Nora leader." The underlined NP is:

• Subject

• Direct object

• Indirect object

• Object complement.

"The class chose Nora leader." The underlined NP is:

• Subject

• Direct object

• Indirect object

• Object complement.

"Ahmed and Ali are working at the coffee shop." The pattern of this sentence is:

• II: NP - Be - Adjective

• I: NP - Be - Adverb

• VI: NP – Intransitive

• III: NP1 - Be - NP1

• VII: NP1 – Transitive – NP2

"The books are on the shelf." The number of required slots in this sentence is:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which sentence is pattern IV (NP - Linking - Adjective)?

• The exam was not easy this time.

• Ali is playing football.

• Amal prefers her food hot.

• Sara feels sick today.