Agents & Patients Exercise

In the sentence "The chef baked the cake," which is the agent?

• • The chef

• • The cake

• • Baked

• • None of the above

• Which of the following sentences illustrates an agent-patient relationship?

• • "The sun rose early in the morning."

• • "The river flowed gently downstream."

• • "The wind blew the leaves off the tree."

• • "The bird chirped a melodious tune."

Identify the patient in the sentence: "The gardener planted flowers in the garden."

• • Gardener

• • Planted

• • Flowers

• • Garden

In the sentence "The doctor treated the patient," what is the role of "the patient"?

• • Agent

• • Subject

• • Direct Object

• • Indirect Object

• Which of the following sentences contains an agent and a patient?

• • "The storm raged through the night."

• • "The detective solved the mystery."

• • "The music played softly in the background."

• • "The cat purred contentedly on the windowsill."

Fill-in the blank

Sarah baked a cake for her friend's birthday.

• • Patient: ...

A gift was given to Mary by John.

• Semantic roles:

  • Agent: John | Patient: ..(1)..

What is semantic role of the underlying word:

Harold rolled down the hill.

• Agent

• Patient

• Both agent & patient

• None of the

1. Match the agent with its corresponding patient:

2. 1. Carpenter A. Bread

3. 2. Writer B. Furniture

4. 3. Baker C. Patient

5. 4. Surgeon D. Story

• 1. 1-C 2-D 3-A 4-B

• 1-B 2-D 3-A 4-C

• 1-D 2-C 3-A 4-B

• 1-A 2-B 3-C 4-D