English Grammar Review I

[Valency] The children played in the park for several hours.

[Function] The children are playing.

How can you explain the problem of the sentence "My father wills go to Chicago next week."?

[Clause element] I gave Bob a UNI sweatshirt for his birthday.

In the sentence "My father works in an office," why do you need to put an -s after "work"?

Choose all the adverbials in the following. "The children played baseball in the park all day."

Choose all the function words in the following. "Scott teaches math in a large high school."

What is the use of the simple present tense (get) in "When you multiply 4 x 4, you get 16"?

In "When Emily came home, we had eaten dinner," which happened first "coming" or "eating"?

What is the past participle form of the verb 'eat'?

What is the verb form that follows a modal or semi-modal?

[Clause element] Bob's favorite birthday present was the UNI sweatshirt.

Which of the following sentence does NOT have a copular verb?

[Subject] Jack and Jill went up the hill.

What is the form of present progressive?

[Function] I have never been to Texas."

What is the difference in meaning between "It must be raining." vs. "It might be raining."

[Tense/Aspect] It has never snowed in LA.