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WorksheetsSyntax - The Verb Phrase
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
There are two kinds of verb in English __________________. The first type of verbs are the ones that belong to the indefinitely large general vocabulary of the language (e.g. run, eat, seem, explain, recycle, shatter, prepare, depend). While the second is formed by a special and very restricted set of verbs.
lexical and auxiliary
regular and irregular
transitive and intransitive
simple and complex
There are six sub-categories of lexical verbs:
(1) transitive,
(2) intransitive,
(3) ditransitive,
(4) intensive,
(5) complex transitive,
(6) prepositional.
True
False
The head of the VP in the sentence: Phil dreads affectionate cats is an example of:
transitive verb
intransitive verb
ditransitive verb
intensive verb
The head of the VP in the sentence: Omar
sighed is an example of:
transitive verb
intransitive verb
ditransitive verb
prepositional verb
The head of the VP in the sentence: The staff sent the general a message. is an example of:
prepositional verb
complex verb
intransitive verb
ditransitive verb
The head of the VP in the sentence: Ed is rather extravagant is an example of:
complex verb
intensive verb
ditransitive verb
prepositional verb
The head of the VP in the sentence: Max glanced at the falling acrobat is an example of:
complex verb
intensive verb
transitive verb
prepositional verb
The head of the VP in the sentence: Jack finds his own jokes extremely funny is an example of:
complex verb
intensive verb
transitive verb
prepositional verb
The structure of the following sentence is:
The girl in the palace dyed her hair a strange colour.
Subject + Verb + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
The sedan-chair proved very useful.
Subject + Verb + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
Someone stole my contact-lenses.
Subject + Verb + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
Richard promised me his spaghetti machine.
Subject + Verb + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
The Venetians submitted to Napoleon’s demands.
Subject + Verb
Subject + Verb + Prepositional Complement
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
The main witness for the prosecution disappeared.
Subject + Verb
Subject + Verb + Prepositional Complement
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
He applied for a gun licence.
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Indirect Object
Subject + Verb + Prepositional Complement
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
The structure of the following sentence is:
Oscar feeds his cat smoked salmon.
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Prepositional Complement
Subject + Verb + Subject-predicative
Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Object-predicative
Which analysis corresponds with the interpretation ‘the old teacher of Romanian history’?
Which verbs are of the same type as the verb in this verb phrase?
show, tell, send
search, listen, arrive
be, look, sound
announce, see, watch
What's the difference between the verbs in the two phrase markers?
In the first sentence the verb is intensive, while in the second it's intransitive.
In the first sentence the verb is intensive, while in the second it's transitive.
In the first sentence the verb is complex, while in the second it's intransitive.
In the first sentence the verb is prepositional, while in the second it's transitive.
Explain the difference in meaning between a and b:
