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NAME
TUTOR
COURSE
DATE
GRAMMAR-ASSESSMENT
PART 1
1. Hemingway served as a Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I, || where he was injured by both mortar and machine gun fire.
Hemingway
served
as
A Red Cross ambulance driver
in
World war I
actor
Process: material
attribute
carrier
circumstance
where
he
Was injured
By both
Mortar and machine
Gun fire
senser
Process: material
goal
carrier
2. The idea of hunting boar has intrigued me since my boyhood reading of Old Yeller.
The idea of hunting boar
Has intrigued
me
Since my boyhood
Reading
Of Old Yeller
carrier
Process: material
senser
circumstance
Process: material
goal
3. She climbed trees || and played imaginary games with her friends.
she
climbed
trees
and
played
Imaginary games
With her friends
actor
Process: material
goal
Process: material
phenomenon
circumstance
4. I don't recall that.
i
dont
recall
that
senser
process: material
process: mental
token
5. January is high season for ski racing.
January
is
high season
for ski racing
existent
process: relational
circumstance
phenomenon
6. Do you want some carrots with that?
do
you
want
some carrots
with that
process: material
recipient
process: material
circumstances
token
7. There was still a rather unnerving gleam in his eyes.
there
was
still
a rather unnerving gleam in his eyes
process: relational
attribute
circumstance
8. I'll say a quiet good-bye to your mother and father || and perhaps you would explain to Sandra || and tell Matthew || when you come back.
I’ll say
a quite good-bye
to your mother and father
and perhaps
you would explain
to Sandra
process: material
phenomenon
recepient
attribute
process: material
goal
and tell
Matthew
when
you
come back
process: material
goal
phenomenon
senser
process: material
9. He was annoyed by Blanche's defiance || yet he also admired it.
he
was annoyed
by Blanche’s defiance
yet
he
actor
process: mental
goal
senser
also
admired
it
process: material
phenomenon
10. Do you believe || that anger is destructive?
do
you
that
anger
is destructive?
process: material
senser
circumstance
phenomenon
11. Time flies like an arrow;|| fruit flies like a banana. [Groucho Marx]
time
flies
like
an arrow
fruit
carrier
process: material
goal
carrier
flies
like
a banana
Groucho Marx
process : material
goal
attribute
12. I married your mother || because I wanted children. || Imagine my disappointment || when you arrived. [Groucho Marx]
i
married
your mother
because
i
wanted
senser
process: material
phenomenon
senser
process: material
children
imagine my disappointment
when
you
arrived
goal
phenomenon
senser
process: material
13. Roger mowed the lawn || and Linda weeded the flower-beds.
Roger
mowed
the lawn
and
Linda
actor
process: material
circumstance
actor
weeded
the
flower-beds
process:material
circumstance
14. Does a black hole orbit the Sun?
does
a black hole
orbit
the
sun
process: material
value
process: material
goal
15. In ocean dynamics studies, important topics are heat storage, circulation and the role of sea ice.
in ocean dynamics studies
important topics
are
heat storage, circulation and the role of sea ice
phenomenon
goal
process: relational
goal
16. The house was no longer papa's property, || although she still held the key; || it rightly belonged to Craig
the house
was
no longer papa’s property
although
she
stil
phenomenon
process: relational
circumstance
senser
.
held
the key
it
rightly belonged
to Craig
process: material
goal
existent
actor
17. I breathed a sigh of relief and pleasure.
i
breathed
a sigh of relief
and
pleasure
senser
process: material
phenomenon
phenomenon
18. The secrets behind the world's deadliest secret agent, James Bond, are to be sold to the highest bidder.
the secrets
behind the world’s deadlines secret agent
James Bond
are to be sold
to the highest bidder
phenomenon
existent
actor
process: material
receiver
19. You didn't slur or stammer || and your volume was fine.
you
didn’t slur
or
stammer
and
your volume
senser
process: material
process: material
phenomenon
was
fine
process: relational
phenomenon
20. ‘Something smells good || who cooked it?’
something
smells good
who
cooked
it
token
process: material
process: material
21. Byron Bay is the most beautiful spot in Australia.
Byron Bay
is
the most beautiful spot
in
Australia
existent
process: relational
phenomenon
circumstance
22. When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts.
when
he
was just 14 years old
Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba
built
his family
actor
circumstance
actor
process: material
beneficiary:client
an electricity-generating windmill
from spare parts
goal
circumstance
23. ‘I don't like this voyage,’ || he told us.
i
don’t ike
this voyage
senser
process: material
circumstance
he
told
us
senser
process: verbal
recipient
24. Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages
phonology
is
the study
of how sounds
are organized
phenomenon
process: relational
phenomenon
goal
process: material
and used
in
natural languages
process: material
phenomenon
Part 2A - Sentences for Theme/Rheme Analysis
1. I love being a writer.
i
love being a writer
theme
rheme
2. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.
what I can’t stand
is the paperwork
theme
rheme
3. Houston, we’ve had a problem
Houston, we’ve
had a problem
theme
rheme
4. However, the judge refused to read the statements in public.
However, the judge refused
to read the statements in public
theme
rheme
5. Fortunately, the road was very good.
fortunately, the road
was very good
theme
rheme
6. All the rest, we will do for you.
all the rest, we will
do for you
theme
rheme
7. To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.
to speak a language
is to take on a world, a culture
theme
rheme
8. In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment
In a place far away from anyone or anywhere
I drifted off for a moment
theme
rheme
9. Simon I like || it’s you I can stand.
Simon I like
it’s you I can stand
Theme
rheme
10. Building up your vocabulary in a foreign language can take many years
Building up your vocabulary
in a foreign language can take many years
theme
rheme
Part 2B- TEXT extract for THEME/RHEME analysis
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