Grammar test

YOUR GROUP

NAME & SURNAME

1. The plural of “larva” is ... .

• larvae
• larvum
• larvea
• larvuma

2. The plural of “curriculum” is … .

• curriculumae
• curiculam
• curricula
• curriculuma

3. Form the possessive case of the following phrase: «у подножия горы».

• at the mountain’s foot
• on the mountain’s feet
• on the feet of the mountain
• at the foot of the mountain

4. Form the possessive case of the following sentence: «Это вчерашняя газета?»

• Is that yesterday paper?
• Is that/this yesterday’s paper?
• Is this paper of yesterday’s publication?
• Is this paper of yesterday?

5. Fill in the articles. Choose proper explanation: ‘Lunch was _____ heaviest meal of ____ day because in _____ same time all hospital staff had lunch in ____ cafeteria.’ (Arthur Hailey, The Final Diagnosis)

• a) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon, evening ect’; a = the noun is modified by the descriptive adjective ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the object definite;
• b) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a = belonging to a certain class;
• c) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the place definite;
• d) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon, evening ect’; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a = is used in the meaning ‘one’;

6. Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation: ‘_____ inn was ____ sprawling three-story structure of pale stone, ____biggest that Sansa had ever seen, but even so, it had accommodations for less than ____ third of ____ king’s party, which had swollen to more than four hundred with ____ addition of her father’s household and ____ free riders who had joined them on the road.’ (George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones)

• a) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun; the = the superlative degree;
• b) the = the settlement is limited due to situation; a = a limiting attribute; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + the possessive case; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (a relative clause);
• c) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun modified by some descriptive attributes; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + possessive case; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (an antecedent + a relative clause);
• d) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a descriptive attribute; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase; the = before of-phrase; the = limiting attribute (a relative clause).

7. Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation of the use of articles in the given sentence: ‘I rushed to _____ main gate, and then I waited _____ second till I could breathe normally.’ (Jerome David Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye)

• a) a = a descriptive attribute main is used; the = the “the very” second;
• b) a = a descriptive attribute main is used; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’;
• c) the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; the = the “the very” second;
• d) the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’.

8. Fill in the article and find the correct explanation: ‘She came down with ______ measles and had to stay in bed.’

• the = generic sense;
• the = the situation itself is definite;
• zero article = prepositional phrase;
• zero article = general sense;