Auxiliary verbs
Convert this sentence into it's not-negation form:
I ate apples today
I have not eaten apples today
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Who?
How much/many?etc.
True or false: intransitive verbs require a direct object
False
Intransitive verbs can stand alone
Convert the indirect object in this sentence from a noun phrase to a prepositional phrase:
The magician handed his assistant a black hat
The magician handed a black hat to his assistant
She is beautiful
subject complement
Convert this sentence into its interrogative form, using an auxiliary verb:
Will you go to the store this evening?
Can you go to the store this evening?
Have you gone to the store this evening?
Must you go to the store this evening?
Is the wh-constituent in italics a direct object or a subject?
Which candidate is leading in the polls?
Subject
REMEMBER: if a wh-constituent is a subject, you DO NOT invert the subject and verb (like in most interrogative clauses)
True or false: Transitive verbs require an indirect object
False
Transitive verbs only REQUIRE a direct object
Convert the indirect object from a prepositional phrase to a noun phrase:
I gave him 30 bucks.
I gave 30 bucks to him.
What type of complement is italicized below?
I painted the house blue.
object complement
Answer this question using an auxiliary verb and ELLIPSIS:
Do you speak Klingon?
Yes, I do.
Remember, with ellipsis, you can omit the second verb that 'do' would complement and the following context.
Yes, I do (speak Klingon)
Is the wh-constituent in italics a direct object or a subject?
Which candidate are they backing?
Direct object
Remember, if the wh-constituent is a direct object, the subject and verb ARE inverted like most interrogative clauses.
True or false:
Ditransitive verbs must be complemented by an indirect object and direct object
True
Can this indirect object as a prepositional phrase be changed to an indirect object?
She announced her pregnancy to the entire staff
No.
What type of complement is italicized below?
I put the candy in the drawer
prepositional complement
Is this sentence using the auxiliary or lexical version of the verb have?
I have 10 years of experience
Lexical, because it is signalling possession.
Is the wh-constituent in italics a direct object or a subject?
Whom did he see in town last night?
direct object
Is this an example of a transitive, intransitive, or ditransitive verb?
Sarah bought a book
Her assistant will send their partners the new plans.
Her assistant will send the new plans to their partners.
Partners are the recipients, so you must you to.
What type of sentence is this (exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, imperative)?
What luck!
Exclamatory
Is this sentence using the auxiliary or lexical version of the verb do?
Do you need to go to the store?
Auxiliary, because it is 'helping' the verb need.
If the wh-constituent is part of a subclause, do you need to invert the subject and verb?
NO!!!
If a wh-constituent is part of a subclause, it NEVER triggers inversion:
e.g. I wonder which candidate are they backing?
Is this an example of an intransitive, transitive, or ditransitive verb?
I handed him a letter.
Ditransitive
Convert the indirect object from a noun phrase to prepositional phrase:
The company built them a very sleek website
The company built a very sleek website for them
'Them' is the beneficiary of this deal, so you must use for.
Identify the subject and predicate of this sentence:
Mary ate 50 gallons of ice cream
Sub- Mary
Predicate- the REST