Verb Types
The type of verb (IC, TA, TP or IL) in the following sentence, and what complements (DO, IO, RO, PA, PN) it has:
‘Despite the amount of rhubarb in his diet, his teeth evaporated into thin air.’
What is Intransitive Complete? (No complements.)
In the following citation, what does 'Langhamer, Claire' tell us?
Langhamer, Claire. 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.' Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
What is the author's name (Last, First)?
The type of dependent clause found in the following sentence (and where it begins & ends):
'She wrote the instructions down as the teacher reminded everyone of the exam's format.'
What is an adverb clause and 'as the teacher ... exam's format'?
The type of verb (IC, TA, TP or IL) in the following sentence, and what complements (DO, IO, RO, PA, PN) it has:
‘Because of his dedication to his studies, his grammar remained fantastic all summer!’
What is Intransitive Linking, and PA ('fantastic')?
In the following citation, what does 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England' tell us?
Langhamer, Claire. 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.' Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
What is the article's title?
The type of dependent clause found in the following sentence (and where it begins & ends):
'Her penmanship was as clear as day, but, sadly, she was never recognised for it.'
What is an elliptical clause, and 'as day'?
The type of verb (IC, TA, TP or IL) in the following sentence, and what complements (DO, IO, RO, PA, PN) it has:
‘Wasn't she always asking us the silliest questions?’
What is Transitive Active; DO ('questions') and IO ('us')?
In the following citation, what do 'vol. 50' and 'no. 1' tell us?
Langhamer, Claire. 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.' Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
What is the volume and issue number?
The subordinating conjunction in the following sentence, and what question the adverb clause answers:
'Once the students came to class, they found a cornucopia of exam materials.'
What is 'once' and 'when'?
The Indirect Object (IO) in the following sentence:
'Although she ate the entire cake, and although it tasted delicious, the girl told her mom the truth.'
What is 'her mom'?
In the following citation, what does 'ProQuest' tell us?
Langhamer, Claire. 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.' Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
What is the database used?
The comparison being made with the following elliptical clause, and what missing words need to be added in:
'As quickly as a cheetah, the girl zipped up her backpack and left class.'
What is the speed ('quickness') with which the girl zips up her backpack compared to the speed of a cheetah, and '(is quick)'.
The job 'award' is doing in the following sentence:
'As a baker, the pastry chef always prepared his delicacies early in the morning, but he never was presented an award for his preparedness.'
What is a Retained Object?
In the following citation, what does 'Historical Journal' tell us?
Langhamer, Claire. 'Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.' Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
What is the container or publisher (meaning the journal in which the article was published)?
The relative pronoun in the following sentence, and the job it's doing:
'Because the tables which the students took their exams on were rickety, we all wrote our Timed Writings on the floor.'
What is 'which', and OP?