SVOCA Flashcards

Grammar Revision

1
Q

Adverbials tell us more about?

A

The action in the sentence

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2
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What is the job of the object in a sentence?

A

It is acted upon by the subject/verb

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3
Q

The dog has eaten all of the food - where is the object?

A

All of the food (the thing being eaten)

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4
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The people of Rochdale love their home town - where is the object?

A

Their home town (it is the thing being loved)

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5
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Most sentences use active voice. What does this mean in terms of word pattern?

A

The subject comes at the start of the sentence, and the object comes at the end

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6
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What does each letter in the initialism SVOCA stand for?

A

Subject Verb Object Complement Adverbial

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7
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In passive voice where does the object come in the sentence order?

A

At the start

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8
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A complement is….

A

The same thing as the subject

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9
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Today, I am going to tidy my bedroom - identify the adverbial

A

Today is the adverbial (time)

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10
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Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: “ I should have bought the house”

A

Should have bought

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11
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How many verbs in a verb phrase?

A

More than one

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12
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What do objects usually contain?

A

Nouns and pronouns

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13
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A complement is not being acted upon by the subject. Instead it is…

A

The same thing as the subject

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14
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Adverbials tell us about 4 things. What are they?

A

Time Place Manner Degree

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15
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Identify the adverbial in following sentence and label the type of adverbial it is: “I did it fairly quickly”

A

Fairly quickly - manner adverbial

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16
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Sometime adverbials can be fronted? How do we spot these?

A

They are at the front of the sentence

17
Q

Identify the SVOCA in the following sentence: “I am a teacher”

A

I - subject Am - Verb A Teacher - Complement

18
Q

Identify the SVOCA in the following sentence: “They went to London”

A

They - subject Went - Verb to London - Place Adverbial

19
Q

Identify the SVOCA in the following sentence: “Tomorrow, I will try”

A

Tomorrow - Fronted time adverbial I - Subject Will try - Verb

20
Q

Identify the SVOCA in the following sentence: “John ate the apply quickly”

A

John - subject ate - Verb the apple - Object Quickly - manner adverbial

21
Q

What is the job of a subject in a sentence?

A

It is the thing doing the action

22
Q

What is the job of an object in a sentence?

A

It is the thing being acted upon.

23
Q

Explain what a complement is

A

A complement is the same thing as the subject

24
Q

Which kind of verb helps you to identify complements?

A

copular verbs

25
Q

An adverbial is a job in a sentence that tells you about 4 things. What are those 4 things?

A

Time Place Manner Degree

26
Q

Adverbials usually come at the end of a sentence but sometimes they can be like in the following example: “Yesterday, Jon punched Sam.” What do we call this type of adverbial?

A

Fronted time adverbial

27
Q

Identify the complement: You are fantastic

A

Fantastic

28
Q

Identify the time adverbial in the following: On Tuesday I went to the shops

A

On Tuesday

29
Q

Identify the object in the following: John kicked Mickey.

A

Mickey

30
Q

Identify the subject in the following: The woman next door jumped over the balcony.

A

The woman next door