Types of sentences and elements - Practice N°1 2023

1) Match the sentence with its analysis and type

1- My wife and I went to the school yesterday and spoke to the teachers. a- S V IO ⟦ DO ⟧ COMPLEX
_______ b- V S V DO OP (A) SIMPLE
2- They were exhausted, for they had been travelling all night to get to the c- ⟦ S ⟧ V SP COMPLEX
airport on time. _____ d- V (A) / V IO ⟦ DO ⟧ CO.CO
3- You can tell me all about the film, after I’ve seen it myself. _____ e- S V IO DO ⟦ A ⟧ COMPLEX
4- Come to the window and tell me who that man is. ______ f- S V SP / S V (A) ⟦ A ⟧ CO.CO
5- The bedroom looks cozy from the inside, but the kitchen doesn’t. ______ g- S V SP (A)/ S V COMPOUND
6- Being happy all the time is a hard thing. _______ h- S V (A) (A) / V DO COMPOUND
7- You didn’t tell me that you were going to invite so many guests. ______
8- Did you find the game frustrating too? ______

2) See the sample sentences and continue A- identifying the different elements in the remaining sentences.
Also state B- the type (Simple - Compound - Complex - Co.Co. )and C- the valency of the verbs underlined

subject (S) - verb (V) - direct object (DO) - indirect object (IO) - adverbial (A) - subject predicative (SP) -
object predicative (OP)

Important: 1- Optional adverbials are marked between parenthesis. ( ) 2- Coordinators in Compound Sentences are marked
with slash / 3- Subordinators and subordinate clauses are marked between brackets ⟦ ⟧ as another element in the
clause, their internal structure is not analysed.

● He doesn’t think he is really responsible. Complex

S V (monotransitive ) ⟦ D.O. (that clause)⟧

● Mrs. Jones hides her money under the bed. Simple

S V D.O. (A)

● Jane was a successful career woman, yet her mother disapproved of it. Compound
S V (copular) SP / S V DO

● The rabbit sleeps with eyes closed, but the hare keeps them open when he is asleep. Co.Co.
S V (intrans.) (A) / S V (complex transitive) DO OP ⟦ ( A of time) ⟧

a- Mary didn’t know where she had left her pen, so she wrote in pencil.

b- This autumn weather has turned all the leaves dry.

c- What would you do if you won the national lottery?

d- You shouldn't take so much sugar in your coffee - it will make you fat.

e- Even though I speak English quite well, I still make mistakes and that irritates me.

f- He never tidies his room, so it always looks a mess.

g- On my way to work yesterday, I met an old friend of mine.

h- Despite his disappointment, Eric remained cheerful.

i- I would never ask an elderly lady how old she is.

j- I don't like Sue's hairdo, but I won't say anything in case she gets angry.