Diagnostic for Technical Writing

1.       Which of the following is not a property of a noun?

• gender

• case

• number

• tense

2.       Complete the sentence using the appropriate pronoun: Everybody got _____ turn to speak.

• their

• our

• his/her

• my

3.       Which among the following sentences use the future perfect progressive tense?

• The delegates shall travel tomorrow.

• They will be travelling days from now.

• Before she gets old, she will have traveled around the world.

• By 11 pm, they shall have been travelling six hours.

4.       The farmers are planting a new variety of voice. Which is the appropriate passive transformation of the given sentence?

• A new variety of rice has been planted.

• A new variety of rice is being planted.

• A new variety of rice is to be planted.

• A new variety of rice was being planted.

5.       The following are situations when passive voice is preferred over active voice EXCEPT:

• The doer is not known.

• The receiver of the action is more important than the doer.

• The emphasis is on the doer rather than the receiver.

• The speaker/writer wants to appear objective or impersonal.

6.       The man, fixing his boat, plans to fish tonight. What kind of verbal is the underlined word?

• infinitive

• participle

• gerund

• none of the above

7.       Which of the following sentences does not have a proper adjective?

• My friend loves Korean cuisine.

• Formal English is studied in schools.

• We are discussing about Shakespearean structure.

• English muffins are my favorite.

8.       Back then, we always had late night talks. What type of adverb is the underlined word?

• adverb of place

• adverb of manner

• adverb of frequency

• adverb of negation

9.       I will take the seat _____ you. Which preposition will best fit the blank?

• beside

• under

• ahead of

• over

10.       Which kind of conjunctions come in pairs?

• coordinating conjunctions

• subordinating conjunctions

• correlative conjunctions

• all of the above