Introduction to Grammar 1

Introduction to Grammar 1

Please attempt all questions.

1. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The queens were very ugly.

2. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: One of the dog’s legs was longer than the others.

3. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The dog's leg was broken.

4. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The leg was broken.

5. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Concerning cabbages, we know very little.

6. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: John liked cheese and Bill liked bacon.

7. 

Write out the object of the main verb: We carried the body out of the hall last week.

8. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The wheel of the bus squashed James’ foot.

9. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Nobody cooks quite like the Aztecs.

10. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: You must look more carefully at the patients’ teeth.

11. 

Write out the object of the main verb: In the disaster, few survived the fires.

12. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The farmers had eaten their fill of the food.

13. 

Write out the objects of the main verbs: I fried two eggs in a pan and then added garlic.

14. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Did you see the king’s slave?

15. 

Write out the objects of the main verbs: John liked shirts and Bill liked ties.

16. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Some people came into the studio to meet the star.

17. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The pupils did all their homework nicely today.

18. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The cat scratched the lino.

19. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The soldiers spilled their dinner over the floor.

20. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: It is no longer enough to say that.