Sentence Patterns First Quiz

"The professor seems very knowledgeable." The pattern of this sentence is:

• I: NP - Be - Adverb

• II: NP - Be - Adjective

• III: NP1 - Be - NP1

• IV: NP - Linking - Adjective

• V: NP1 - Linking - NP1

"The children laughed joyfully." The pattern of this sentence is:

• I: NP - Be - Adverb

• IV: NP - Linking - Adjective

• V: NP1 - Linking - NP1

• VI: NP - Intransitive

• VII: NP1 – Transitive – NP2

"My sister became a doctor." The pattern of this sentence is:

• II: NP - Be - Adjective

• III: NP1 - Be - NP1

• IV: NP - Linking - Adjective

• V: NP1 - Linking - NP1

• IX: NP1 - Transitive - NP2 - Adjective

"The teacher gave the students a quiz." The third slot is:

• Subject

• Direct object

• Indirect object

• Subject complement

"The chef prepared the meal delicious." The function of the adjective 'delicious' is:

• Subject complement

• Optional

• Adverbial

• Object complement

Which sentence is pattern VII (NP1 - Transitive - NP2)?

• She baked a delicious cake.

• The teacher gave the students a challenging assignment.

• He painted the house a bright yellow.

• The children ran quickly across the field.

"My friend is a good teacher." The number of slots in this sentence is:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

"The company hired a new CEO yesterday." In this sentence, 'yesterday' is:

• Subject

• Direct object

• Adverbial (optional)

• Object complement

"The students studied hart for the exam." The number of the required slots in this sentence is:

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

"The sky is blue." The pattern of this sentence is:

• I: NP - Be - Adverb

• II: NP - Be - Adjective

• III: NP1 - Be - NP1

• IV: NP - Linking - Adjective

• X: NP1 - Transitive - NP2 - NP2