Task
a. Decide whether or not each sentence has an auxiliary verb (this includes modal auxiliary verbs). Mark the correct column with a cross [X].
Yes No
1. You should sign up for email coupons.
2. This limited their progress.
3. That amusement park has been advertising its attractions.
4. Soon, she will be old enough to vote.
5. I am running in the marathon next week.
6. Some studies found the drug effective.
7. Mark and Anthony swim every day.
8. They might be talking about the economy.
b. Decide if each underlined word ending in -ing is being used as a verb or as a noun (that is, as a gerund). Mark the correct column with a cross [X].
Noun Verb
1. I was thinking about that issue.
2. David wants to try snorkeling.
3. Harry began throwing the ball to the coach.
4. Reading about that issue might be helpful.
c. Underline the subject.
[0.25 marks for each correct answer: 1 marks total]
1. Last week, my mother’s cousin arrived for a visit.
2. In fact, most residents approve of that measure.
3. Then Katie’s friend came to her defense.
4. Despite the weather, Mrs. Donaldson will be starting her journey today.
d. Underline the direct object.
[0.25 marks for each correct answer: 1 mark total]
1. Mr. Stryker is solving that long-standing problem.
2. While in the lab, the investigators examined the signature closely.
3. Lucy has already carried the tray down to the patio.
4. They constructed the subway in the early twentieth century.