Activity 3 - Syntax (5%)

First Name: Cristina Last Name: Carbajo Sutil

ID Number: ________________

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Campus.

Before doing the activity, check the rubric for grading the activity and get familiar with
the assessment criteria.

Exercise 1. Functions and Categories

Identify the functions of the underlined words in the following sentences/phrases.

1. John drives a car: Noun object 6. My mom called yesterday: Adverb

object
2. I fed the cat some fish: Noun object
7. The clothes are dirty: Adverb object
3. The dog is in my favorite chair:
Adverb object 8. I was reading the newspaper: Noun
object
4. You must go to the bank: Pronoun
subject 9. He put his books in a drawer: Adverb
object
5. I sent her a letter: Pronoun object
10. When was my cousin born?: Noun
subject

Exercise 2. Phrases

Identify the type of phrase (NP, VP, AdjP, AdvP, and PrepP) of the underlined phrases
in the following sentences.

1. The teacher is writing the answer 5. I enjoy eating in Chinese restaurants

_VP___ _AdvP___

2. The cat is hiding behind the tree. 6. Don't you have to leave early?
_AdvP___ _AdvP___

3. Please get the book above the 7. Houses are unbelievably expensive
cupboard._AdvP___ just now _AdjP___

4. He was wearing a black linen shirt. 8. The cost of the car was way too high
_NP___ _AdjP___

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9. The extra blanket is in the box under 10. Time goes very quickly. _AdvP___
the bed. _PrepP___

Exercise 3. Clauses

Underline the subordinate clause in the following sentences and identify the type (Noun
Clauses, Adjectival Clauses, or Adverbial Clauses).

1. Tell me where you have put my 6. The woman asked about why her
books. ____Noun Clause friend didn’t call ____Noun Clause

2. While he slept, Lucy snored 7. What Peter did, shocked his parents
____Adverbial clause ____Adverbial Clause

3. I met her in Paris, where I lived for 8. The student who wrote this story was
two years ____Adjectival Clause very smart ____Adjectival Clause

4. Could you tell me what your job is? 9. She wrote down the answer,
____Noun Clause although she wasn’t sure if it was right
____Adjectival Clause
5. The boy, who was ten, jumped
____Adjectival Clause 10. I wonder if it will rain tomorrow
____Noun Clause

Exercise 4. Syntax Trees

Draw the syntax trees for the following phrases/sentences.

1. Repair the telephone 6. The children put the toys in the box

2. Play with the toy 7. Those guests should leave

3. The success of the program 8. Maria never ate a brownie

4. A film about pollution 9. That shelf will fall

5. He likes the toys 10. The glass broke

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