ENGLISH GRAMMAR-WEEK 9

ENGLISH GRAMMAR-WEEK 9

by Eriberta Alcaide

​Let's Hear It!

​Listen carefully to the conversation and then answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the guest?

• Lissa West

• Melissa West

• Brian West

• Lindsay West

Multiple Choice

How did the front desk staff know that Melissa has reservation in the hotel?

• by giving her full name

• by presenting her passport

• by her registration information

• by the log book

Multiple Choice

Why did the front desk staff need a photo ID?

• for monitoring purposes

• for payment purposes

• for identification purposes

• for legal purposes

Multiple Choice

When does a guest pay additional 5% charge to his/ her bill?

• late check out

• late check in

• early check out

• early check in

Multiple Choice

It is the act of registering that the guest has arrived, and will stay at the hotel.

• checking out

• checking in

• early checking in

• early checking out

​Study the following sentence from the dialogue listened to. Then, identify the subject and the predicate.

​1. I have found your reservation.

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​2. I will just need a photo ID for legal purposes.

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​3. The late charge of 5% will be added to your bill.

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​SUBJECT vs PREDICATE

​Subject

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​the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.

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​Carlos wrote a letter to his uncle.

​My neighbor's dog barked all night.

​Fred Mosby will be my new tutor.The police officer explained what had happened.

Predicate

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the verb that is done in the sentence

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​Carlos wrote a letter to his uncle.

​My neighbor's dog barked all night.

​Fred Mosby will be my new tutor.The police officer had explained what happened.

CHALLENGING SUBJECTS

​Challenge 1: Questions

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​Where are my slippers?

Will we be going to the mall?

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​Challenge 2: Commands

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​Raise your hand.

Challenge 3: Inverted Order

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Behind the bookcase is the door to the secret room.

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​What is? The door is.

The door to the secret room is behind the bookcase.

CHALLENGING SUBJECTS

​Challenge 4: Sentences that begin with here/there

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​Here are your missing earrings.

There goes the four o'clock train.

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​What are here? Earrings.Your missing earrings are here.

​What goes there? Train.

The four o'clock train goes there.

Challenge 5: Subjects followed by prepositional phrases

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The box of books belongs in the library.

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The members of the committee worked hard to come up with a plan.

COMPOUND SUBJECTS and PREDICATES

​Compound Subjects

Rachel and Steffi read the same book.

​Ulysses ran, swam, and rode a bicycle in the triathlon.

​My dog and ferrets play and sleep together.

​Compound Predicates

Dolphins are swimming and splashing near our dock.

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​Dolphins do swim and do splash near our dock.

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​Dolphins do swim and might splash near our dock

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Subject or Predicate in the sentence:

Next week my grandmother is coming from Korea.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Subject or Predicate in the sentence:

My favourite month is May.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Subject or Predicate in the sentence:

Our homeroom is having a pizza party tomorrow.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Simple Subject, Compound Subject, Simple Predicate or Compund Predicate in the sentence:

Dad and I bought eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic and made ratatouille for my French Club banquet.

• Simple Subject

• Compound Subject

• Simple Predicate

• Compound Predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Simple Subject, Compound Subject, Simple Predicate or Compund Predicate in the sentence:

Marie studied geography in school and read books about computers at home.

• Simple Subject

• Compound Subject

• Simple Predicate

• Compound Predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Simple Subject, Compound Subject, Simple Predicate or Compund Predicate in the sentence:

The winner and the loser were both brave and intelligent.

• Simple Subject

• Compound Subject

• Simple Predicate

• Compound Predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Simple Subject, Compound Subject, Simple Predicate or Compund Predicate in the sentence:

My sister traveled to Peru and visited Cuzco, Arequipa, and Lima

• Simple Subject

• Compound Subject

• Simple Predicate

• Compound Predicate

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined words as Simple Subject, Compound Subject, Simple Predicate or Compund Predicate in the sentence:

Some people have warned me about the dangers of in-line skating.

• Simple Subject

• Compound Subject

• Simple Predicate

• Compound Predicate

DIRECT OBJECTS

Multiple Choice

Select the direct object:

I bought a cake yesterday.

• I

• bought

• cake

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Select the direct object:

Gather your friends and get out.

• Gather

• your friends

• get

• out

Multiple Choice

Select the direct object:

Take a breath before you jump in the water.

• Take

• a breath

• jump

• water

Multiple Choice

True or false? A subject complement follows a linking verb to identify or describe the subject.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false? A subject complement is either an adjective, a noun, or a pronoun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select the subject complement:

She looks nice.

• She

• looks

• nice

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Select the subject complement:

I don't like h er. She's a monster. Have you seen her teeth?

• like

• monster

• seen

• teeth

Multiple Choice

Which version is correct?

• The soup tastes strongly.

• The soup tastes strong.

​Let's Practice!

​Directions: Diagram the following sentences. Put the subject on the left side of the vertical line and the verb on the right side of the vertical line.

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​1. Flowers grow.

2. Birds were chirping.

3. Bunnies hop.

4. Cailey must have been sleeping.

5. Sydney has been playing.

​Let's Practice!

​Directions: Diagram the following sentences by placing the adjectives on a slanted line under the word that they describe.

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​1. Two fat birds chirped.

2. That cute baby has been laughing.

3. Will my mother sing?

4. The green box fell.

5. The lovely, scented candle burned.

​Let's Practice!

​Directions: Put the preposition on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the subject). Put the object of the preposition on a horizontal line after it. All of these prepositional phrases modify the subject of the sentence.

1. The flowers in the garden are growing.

2. The rock on the cliff fell.

3. That dog across the street has been barking again.

4. Did the green box with the blue lid fall?

5. The lovely, scented candle on the table burned continually.