Theoretical English Grammar. Part 2. Syntax. Бочарова М.В. - 26 стр.

Example: Then          they          heard    a loud cry and a splash.    SVOd(A)
             A          S             V                 Od
           Time      personal monotrans. coordinative noun phrase
          adverb     pronoun         verb         [subord. noun phrase+ a noun]


1. Carrie felt a little less bold.
2. Fred Unsworth gave her a huge note of confidence.
3. He considered it a dumb question.
4. He gave all that information to the FBI.
5. He put his hand on the child’s shoulder.
6. He really told his father the truth.
7. He didn’t get his hair wet.
8. I’ll keep in touch with you.
9. I just got really hot.
10. More people came.
11. My dislike of the man returned.
12. People called him Johnny.
13. She was carrying a long whippy willow twig.
14. So that made her popular.
15. Tako is really a smart dog.
16. Then they fell in the sea.
17. They certainly couldn’t tell her the truth.
18. There were only four of us.
19. We were in a meeting all morning with Barbara.
20. He painted the roof of the house red.
21. – Is Mike in? – No, he’s out.


Task 9. Which basic patterns are the sentences below built on?
1. Simon spoke first.
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