Pattern Hunting: Jokes 
(Answer Key)

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Stress Reliever # 1   
A1--a). A newly-married man asked his wife, "Would you have married me if my 
¡@ father hadn't left  me a fortune?" (Direct speech) 
¡@ A newly married man asked his wife if she would have married him
¡@ supposing his father hadn't left him a fortune. (Indirect speech) 
¡@ S--A newly-married man
¡@ V--asked
¡@ IO--his wife
¡@ DO--if she would have married him supposing his father hadn't left him a fortune
¡@ [S+V+IO+DO]
A1--b). The woman replied sweetly, "I would have married you NO MATTER WHO 
¡@ LEFT YOU A FORTUNE." (Direct speech) 
¡@ The woman replied sweetly (that) she would have married him NO MATTER 
¡@ WHO HAD LEFT HIM A FORTUNE. (Indirect speech) 
¡@ S--The woman
¡@ V--replied
¡@ O--(that) she would have married him NO MATTER WHO HAD LEFT 
¡@       HIM A FORTUNE
¡@ [S+V+O]
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Stress Reliever # 2  
A2--a). Let me see your report card. 
¡@ S--You (omitted in this imperative sentence)
¡@ V--let
¡@ O--me
¡@ C--see your report card 
¡@ [S+V+O+C] 
A2--b). My friend just borrowed it.   
¡@ S--My friend
¡@ V--borrowed
¡@ O--it
¡@ [S+V+O]
A2--c). He wants to scare his parents.  
¡@ S--He
¡@ V--wants
¡@ O--to scare his parents 
¡@ [S+V+O] 
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Stress Reliever # 3   
A3--a). A college student asked her roommate, "How was your blind date?"
¡@ (Direct speech)
¡@ A college student asked her roommate how her blind date had been. (Indirect speech)   
¡@ S--A college student
¡@ V--asked
¡@ IO--her roommate
¡@ DO--how her blind date had been
¡@ [S+V+IO+DO] 
A3--b). The roommate answered, "Terrible!!!"  (Direct speech)
¡@ The roommate answered that it had been terrible. (Indirect speech)
¡@ S--The roommate
¡@ V--answered
¡@ O--that it had been terrible
¡@ [S+V+O]
A3--c). He showed up his 1930 Rolls-Royce.  
¡@ S--He
¡@ V--showed up
¡@ O--his 1930 Rolls-Royce 
¡@ [S+V+O]
A3--d). That's a very expensive car. 
¡@ S--That
¡@ V--is
¡@ C--a very expensive car 
¡@ [S+V+C]
A3--e). What's so bad about that? (Interrogative)
¡@ That was so bad. (Affirmative)
¡@ S--That
¡@ V--was
¡@ C--bad 
¡@ [S+V+C]
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A3--f). He was the original owner. 
¡@ S--He
¡@ V--was
¡@ C--the original owner 
¡@ [S+V+C]
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Stress Reliever # 4   
A4--a). A teacher asked her class for sentences using the word beans.                          
¡@ S--A teacher
¡@ V--asked...for
¡@ IO--her class
¡@ DO--sentences (by) using the word beans
¡@ [S+V+IO+DO] 
A4--b). "My father grows beans," said one student. (Direct speech)                          
¡@ One student said that his father grows beans. (Indirect speech)  
¡@ S--one student
¡@ V--said
¡@ O--his father grows beans
¡@ [S+V+O]

A4--c).

 "My father cooks beans," said another. (Direct speech)
¡@ Another (student) said that his father cooks beans. (Indirect speech)  
¡@ S--Another (student)
¡@ V--said
¡@ O--that his father cooks beans
¡@ [S+V+O]
A4--d). Little Johnny spoke up: "We are all human beans." (Direct speech)                          
¡@ Little Johnny spoke up that we are all human beans. (Indirect speech)  
¡@ S--Little Johnny
¡@ V--spoke up
¡@ O--that we are all human beans
¡@ [S+V+O]
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Stress Reliever # 5 
A5--a). He is busy all the time.                          
¡@ S--He      V--is      C--busy   (all the time--Adv. of frequency) 
¡@ [S+V+C]
A5--b). He works all day and every day.
¡@ S--He     V--works   (all day and every day--Adv. of frequency) 
¡@ [S+V]
A4--c). What happens? (Interrogative)                      
¡@ It happens. (Affirmative) 
¡@ S--It    V--happens      [S+V] 
A5--d). He gets stepped on.                           
¡@ S--He     V--gets      C--stepped on    [S+V+C]

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