Exercises
Activities Unit 5A
Activity 1
Identify the constituents of the following clauses:
Example: The necessary papers (Subject) will reach (Predicator) you
(Direct Object) in due course (Adjunct).
1. They (Subject) will do (Predicator) whatever (Direct Object) they have
to do on time. (Adjunct).
2. I (Subject) will probably never get (Predicator) another job. (Direct
Object)
3. I (Subject) will have sent (Predicator) him (Indirect Object) the letter
(Direct Object) by then. (Adjunct).
4. The judge (Subject) will ask (Predicator) you (Direct Object) a few
questions. (Adjunct).
5. Rosemary (Subject) is (Predicator) the best teacher (Direct Object) I
have ever met. (Adjunct).
Objective
•Practice syntactic analysis at the level of the clause.
Activity 2
Analyze the following groups:
Example: A (determiner) well-decorated (pre-modifier) dining (pre-
modifier) room (head) – Nominal Group
UNIT 5 – Exercises
