Answer correctly ! ( +20 pts ) match the sentence to its sentence pattern.

1. visiting old mine shafts can be an interesting experience.
2. remodeling this house has become very expensive.
3. the old village sprawled across the green valley.
4. academic success requires diligence.
5. we named the baby margaret.
6. the company sent me their brochure.

a.) s-v-do
b.) s-lv-pn
c.) s-v-do-oc
d.) s-lv-pa
e.) s-v-io-do
f.) s-v

1 is A

2 is F

3 is C

4 is B

5 is D

6 is E

1. Visiting old mine shafts  can be  an interesting experience.

                         S                      LV                 PN

2. Remodeling this house has become very expensive.  

        S                                     V                     PA

3. The old village sprawled across the green valley.

   S                      V                

4. Academic success requires diligence.  

           S                      V                 DO

5. We named the baby Margaret.

S      V       DO             IO

6. The company sent me their brochure.

             S               V     IO        DO

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).