Introduction to Grammar 1

Introduction to Grammar 1

Please attempt all questions.

1. 

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

2. 

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

3. 

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

4. 

Write out the subject of the main verb: The bus stopped too far down the street.

5. 

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

6. 

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

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: Just then John came out of the building at top speed.

9. 

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

10. 

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

11. 

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

12. 

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

13. 

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

14. 

Write out the object of the main verb: We asked nobody about it at the time.

15. 

Write out the object of the main verb: Whom did Caesar hide on that day?

16. 

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

17. 

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

18. 

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

19. 

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

20. 

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