English grammar

1. Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence: (2 points)
   a. The house that we own sits on a small lot.
   Subject: _____________________________________
   Predicate: ___________________________________
   b. The girl sitting at the corner works for our company.
   Subject: _____________________________________
   Predicate: ___________________________________
2. Are ‘be’ and ‘do’ main verbs or auxiliaries in the following sentences? What is your
   reasoning? Make sure to provide at least two reasons. (4 points)
   a. Barbara did her homework every night.
   b. The children were playing quietly.

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1. In the following sentence, the underlined TENSE-ASPECT FORM is problematic:
   By the time you arrive, we will finish the meal and the speeches.
   a) What is a better choice of tense-aspect form?
   Name of the better tense: _____________________________ (1 point)
   Form of the verb with the new tense: ___________________ (1.5 points)

b) Explain your choice. (2.5 points)

1. Identify the TENSE of the verb in each of the following sentences. (4 points)
   a. Tomorrow morning, I will be waiting for them. _________
   b. The principle has organized a party for the school. _________
   c. Before yesterday, I had never thought about your suggestion. _________
   d. The Bronx is part of New York. _________
2. Write down the non-finite verbs in the following sentences. (2 points)
   a. I heard that you were leaving. ________________
   b. She has already left the house. _______________
   c. You need to see a doctor. ________________
   d. They could consult a specialist. ________________
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3. Consider the following sentence:
   I am waiting for an answer.
   a. You learned that in English, there are three references for time: present, past and future.
   What is the time of the action in the above sentence? __ (0.5)
   b. What is the tense of this sentence? _________________ (1 point)
   c. Now explain how we can change the time of the action in this sentence (for the other two
   time references). (1.5 points)

1. What is the meaning of the modal in each of the following sentences? (2 points)
   a. You must leave the room now! ____________
   b. I might miss the train tonight. ___________
   c. Joe, you should tell him the truth. ____________
   d. Don’t worry! I’ll lend you some money. ____________
2. In this course, you learned that the two modals may and might mean ‘probability’. Explain how
   these two modals could mean different things in the following sentences. In other words, what is
   the meaning of the modal in each of the following sentences? (2 points)
   a. You might change your attitude
   b. You may want to check your spelling.

1. In chapter 6 you learned that present tense establishes a connection between a past event and
   the present. In what sense there is a connection to the present tense in the following sentences?
   (2 points)
   a. The teacher has left the classroom.
   b. The wind has knocked over the tree.

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