MLAT Cross-Sentence Grammatical Role Matching — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In 'The QUICKLY sprinting runner crossed the line,' QUICKLY modifies a participle. In 'She sang an extremely beautiful song,' which word functions the same way as QUICKLY?
- sang
- extremely (Correct answer)
- beautiful
- song
Correct answer: extremely
QUICKLY is an adverb modifying the participle 'sprinting.' In the target sentence, 'extremely' is also an adverb modifying the adjective 'beautiful,' making it the parallel grammatical role.
Question 2: In 'BARKING loudly, the dog scared the child,' BARKING functions as a participial modifier on the subject. In 'Running daily, she improved her fitness,' which word functions the same as BARKING?
- Running (Correct answer)
- daily
- improved
- fitness
Correct answer: Running
BARKING is a present participle that opens a participial phrase modifying the subject 'dog.' Similarly, 'Running' is a present participle that opens a participial phrase modifying the subject 'she.'
Question 3: In 'He handed MARY the envelope,' MARY is the indirect object. In 'The coach gave the team a pep talk,' which word functions the same as MARY?
- coach
- gave
- team (Correct answer)
- talk
Correct answer: team
MARY is the indirect object — the recipient of the action. In the target sentence, 'team' is the indirect object: the entity receiving the pep talk.
Question 4: In 'She found the lecture BORING,' BORING functions as an object complement describing the direct object. In 'They painted the walls white,' which word functions the same as BORING?
- painted
- walls
- white (Correct answer)
- They
Correct answer: white
BORING is an object complement — it describes the state of the direct object 'the lecture' after the verb 'found.' Likewise, 'white' describes the state of the direct object 'walls' after 'painted.'
Question 5: In 'The memo ON THE DESK needs a signature,' ON THE DESK modifies a noun as an adjectival phrase. In 'The student with the red backpack raised her hand,' which word begins the phrase functioning the same as ON THE DESK?
- student
- with (Correct answer)
- raised
- hand
Correct answer: with
ON THE DESK is a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective to describe which memo. Similarly, 'with the red backpack' is a prepositional phrase describing which student — and it begins with 'with.'
Question 6: In 'She ALMOST finished the report,' ALMOST modifies a verb as an adverb. In 'He barely managed to catch the train,' which word functions the same as ALMOST?
- He
- barely (Correct answer)
- managed
- catch
Correct answer: barely
ALMOST is an adverb that modifies the verb 'finished,' indicating degree. 'Barely' is also an adverb modifying the verb 'managed,' indicating degree — both serve the same grammatical role.
MLAT Cross-Sentence Grammatical Role Matching
In 'The QUICKLY sprinting runner crossed the line,' QUICKLY modifies a participle.
In 'She sang an extremely beautiful song,' which word functions the same way as QUICKLY?