Identify the Semantic Role

The sailor was brave enough to steer the ship through the storm.

Who/What is the agent in the above sentence?

• The Storm

• The Ship

• The Sailor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The Ball rolled of the table and landed right onto the dogs head.

Type below, what semantic role the underlined word fulfills ?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

As soon as the driver stopped, the passengers heard a strange noise.

Who is the experiencer in the above sentence?

• The Driver

• The Passengers

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I'll be at Julie's house studying for my test.

What Semantic role does 'Julies House' fulfill?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Jamie cut the ribbon with a pair of scissors.

What semantic role does the word ‘Scissor’ play in this sentence?

• Experiencer

• Instrument

• Source

• Agent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Mary played the piano.

In the above sentence there are two words which play semantic roles, identify their semantic role.

• Agent- Mary, Piano - Theme

• Piano -Source, Mary- Theme

• Mary- Experiencer, Piano- Instrument

• Piano- Agent, Mary- Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The police man ordered the driver to stop the car.

Who is the causer in this sentence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The gunshot was heard by everyone in the building.

What is the Semantic role of the underlined word?

• The Agent

• The Source

• The Experiencer

• The Location

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The Baby came crawling from the living room.

What are the semantic roles of the underlined words?

• Agent, Source

• Agent, Location

• Experiencer, Location

• Experiencer, Goal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

After working at the office the entire night, Sasha finally went home.

What is the Goal in the sentence?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2