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TRABAJO PRACTICO MODULO Nº1

MATERIA: ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO

CARRERA: TRADUCTOR LITERARIO Y TECNICO CIENTIFICO
PROFESORA: MARIA CAROLINA D’ANDREA
ALUMNO/A: Alvarez Belén del Valle

A) Say if the Following sentences are TRUE or FALSE

1. A sentence is a complete unit of meaning which contains a
subject and a verb. T
2. Statements, questions and commands are not functions of the
sentence. F
3. A sentence is made up by a subject and a verb. F
4. Kernel sentences are active declarative sentences. T
5. The same word or phrase cannot function as subject or
predicate in a sentence. F
6. The sentence pattern “subject + verb to be + adjective” is only
found in English. F

B) Put the words in the right order and classify to a sentence

pattern.
Example:
In Austria / Mary / is
Mary is in Austria.
Subj. + to be + adv.

1. A bone /the dog / ate

The dog ate a bone.
Subj. verb d.o.
2. Everybody / hard / worked
Everybody worked hard.
Subj. verb adv.
3. The cat / the mouse / caught
The cat caught the mouse.
Subj. verb d.o.
4. Children / kittens / lave
Children love kittens.
Subj. verb s.c.
5. The answer / nobody / knows
Nobody knows the answer.
Subj. verb s.c.

C) Tick the correct answer.

1. Most of my friends enjoyed the game last week.

a. (subject + verb + Subject Complement)
b. (Subject + verb + Direct Object + adverbial phrase)
c. (Subject + verb + Direct Object + Indirect Object)

2. They didn’t see Jill last Friday.

a. (Subject + verb + Direct Object. + Object Complement)

b. (Subject + verb + Direct Object + Indirect Object)
c. (Subject + verb + Indirect Object + adverb)
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3. I gave Tom a beautiful present.

a. (Subject + verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object)

b. (Subject + verb + Direct Object + Indirect Object)
c. (Subject + verb + Direct Object)

4. Ella es inteligente.

a. (Sujeto + verbo + adverbio)

b. (Sujeto + verbo + adjetivo)
c. (Sujeto + verbo + sustantivo)

5. My colleagues debated the project.

a. (Subject + verb)
b. (Subject + verb + object complement)
c. (Subject + verb + Direct Object )

D) Read the following sentences and analyze them according

to:
REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THIS ORDER!!!
a) The elements that make them up (S, V, O, C, A)
b) Corresponding phrases (NP, VP, Adj P, Adv P, PP)
c) Word classes (n, v, adj, adv, pn, prep, det, conj)

1. Mary seemed very happy.

2. The dog bit Peter badly.
3. I ate some fish and chips for supper.
4. John saw Fred yesterday.
5. Hay alguien en el hall.
6. Tomorrow will be a holiday here.

1. Mary seemed very happy.

S V C
NP VP AP
N V ADV ADJ

2. The dog bit Peter badly.

S V O A
NP VP NP ADV P
DET N V N ADV

3. I ate some fish and chips for supper.

S V O A
NP VP ADJ P NP NP PP NP
PP V DET N CONJ N PRP N

4. John saw Fred yesterday.

S V O A
NP VP NP ADV P
N V N ADV
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5. Hay alguien en el hall.

V O ADV
VP NP ADV P
V IND P PREP DET N

6. Tomorrow will be a holiday here.

S V C A
NP VP NP ADV P
N AUX V DET N ADV