Ch.5_Changing Sentence Focus

Which sentence pattern is most commonly transformed with the “there” transformation?

• Pattern I (NP BE ADV/TP)

• Pattern II (NP BE ADJ)

• Pattern III (NP BE NP)

• Pattern IV (NP V-Lnk ADJ)

What is the main verb in a cleft sentence with “anticipatory it”?

• Do

• Have

• Be

In the active voice, the direct object is the focus of the sentence.

• True

• False

The “there” transformation can be applied to sentences with definite subjects.

• True

• False

Identify the agent in the sentence ‘The chef prepared a delicious meal.’

Identify the function of “there” in the sentence ‘There they are now.’

• Expletive

• Locative

The expletive “there” is always stressed.

• True

• False

The passive transformation shifts the direct object from the topic position to that of sentence focus.

• True

• False

What is the emphasized phrase in the sentence ‘What I don’t like about the place is the weather.’

In most of English sentences, the predicate slot is usually where we focus on new information.

• True

• False