CTEL 1 - Chapter 5: Lessons 4

Question 1

the order and types of phrases or clauses in sentences.

Answer 1

sentence patterns

Question 2

a group of words that function as a meaningful unit

Answer 2

phrase

Question 3

the noun receiving the action

Answer 3

object

Question 4

When the pattern becomes object, verb, then subject, it is called ______

Answer 4

passive voice

“Monkeys adore bananas” active
“Bananas are adored by monkeys.” passive

Question 5

How can a writer vary sentence patterns and rearrange the phrases and clauses? 4 ways

Answer 5

1. using passive voice
2. use all four types of sentences if there are too many declarative sentences
3. combine sentences using appropriate conjunctions to add length
4. delete unnecessary information as needed if the sentence it too long

Question 6

Common issues that occur with regards to sentence variation.

Answer 6

Too Many Sentences Beginning the Same Way
Too Many Declarative Sentences
Sentence Length to long or too short

Question 7

means that plural subjects should be matched to plural verbs and singular verbs should be matched to singular subjects

Answer 7

subject verb agreement

Question 8

In the present tense, to make a verb singular, you usually add an _______.

Answer 8

‘-s’ or ‘-es’

Ex. The owners is upset&raquo_space;» The owner is upset. or The owners are upset.

Question 9

to make a noun singular you remove the _____

Answer 9

‘-s’

The owners is upset&raquo_space;» The owner is upset. or The owners are upset.

Question 10

in the past tense, regardless of whether your subject is singular or plural, the verb form stays the _____

Answer 10

same

Ex.The robot menaced me from across the bar. and The robots menaced me from across the bar.

Question 11

When two singular subjects form a compound subject joined by the conjunction ‘and,’ that makes the subject ______, so make sure your verb is plural to match

Answer 11

plural

ex. The alligator and the crocodile are basically living dinosaurs.

Question 12

As for other conjunctions, ‘or’ and ‘nor’, in these cases, the subject closest to the _______ determines whether it’s plural or singular.

Answer 12

verb

Ex. So, Neither the band nor the singers are going on tonight.

Question 13

The streets at night are full of dangerous characters.

“At night” is a prepositional phrase to “The streets”, therefore the verb is _______

singular/ plural

Answer 13

plural