Introduction to Grammar 1

Introduction to Grammar 1

Please attempt all questions.

1. 

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

2. 

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

3. 

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

4. 

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

5. 

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

6. 

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

7. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The clowns rolled about the floor very alarmingly.

8. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Suddenly a car screeched to a halt in front of me.

9. 

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

10. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Where was the pig on that day?

11. 

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

12. 

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

13. 

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

14. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Honesty is not always easy.

15. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The queens ate the ugly dogs.

16. 

Write out the object of the main verb: The bus stopped the traffic getting past.

17. 

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

18. 

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

19. 

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

20. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: Just then John came out of the building at top speed.