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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Find the sentence where the direct object is pronoun.

a)

I have seen them.

b)

Of these three swimmers I know the second.

c)

We sent the wounded to the hospital.

d)

Не gave up smoking not long ago.

e)

I have learned to drive a car.

2.

What does the Attribute usually refer to?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

verbal

e)

adjective

3.

A prepositive definition is expressed by the adjective:

a)

I have translated an interesting article.

b)

The destroyed bridge was soon reconstructed.

c)

Which book may I take?

d)

Take any book you like.

e)

Several thousand students take part in research work

4.

Semantically, English sentences are… .

a)

4 types

b)

3 types

c)

2 types

d)

5 types

e)

6 types

5.

What is a complex sentence?

a)

contains one independent and at least one dependent clause

b)

combines elements of compound and complex sentences

c)

expresses the relation between the subject and the action

d)

a part of grammar which treats of phrases and sentences

e)

reflects the inherent mode of the realization of the process

6.

Which sentence combines two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?

a)

Compound Sentence

b)

Complex Sentence

c)

A Simple Sentence

d)

A Compound-Complex Sentence

e)

Elliptical Sentence

7.

Find a Compound sentence.

a)

I want to lose weight, yet I eat chocolate daily

b)

When the dog barks

c)

Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave.

d)

Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.

e)

Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered

8.

Choose the way of expressing the predicate through gerund.

a)

Her greatest pleasure was travelling.

b)

Your duty is to help them immediately.

c)

It is she.

d)

I am a student.

e)

This book is yours.

9.

Which questions are answered by the direct object?

a)

whom? what?

b)

whose?

c)

which?

d)

where?

e)

who?

10.

Where are elliptical sentences used?

a)

colloquial speech

b)

newspapers

c)

only in poems

d)

only prose

e)

articles

11.

Define the sentence with complex direct object.

a)

I saw her crossing the street

b)

I count upon him to help me.

c)

I was surprised at my brother’s coming so early

d)

The first thing for me to do is to find out the date of the arrival of the steamer.

e)

The water was too cold for the children to bathe.

12.

Which three components must a sentence include to be complete?

a)

a subject, a predicate, and a complete thought

b)

a verb, a pronoun and at least four words

c)

a noun, a verb and a period at the end

d)

a subject, an adjective and a preposition

e)

an attribute and an adverbial modifier

13.

What component is missing that makes this an incomplete sentence? “Quietly tiptoeing out of the room”.

a)

a subject

b)

a predicate

c)

an adverbial modifier of manner

d)

a direct object

e)

an attribute

14.

Which sentence is written in an active voice?

a)

The track and field athlete set a new world record at the meet last week.

b)

On the course, a golf cart was driven by Yolanda.

c)

The cake was prepared by Marjorie.

d)

Elementary school students playing in the yard.

e)

A food safety video was watched by all new employees at the restaurant.

15.

The level of language which deals with the phrase is called:

a)

phrasemic

b)

phonemic

c)

lexemic

d)

prosaic

e)

morphemic

16.

Find the sentence which is written in a passive voice?

a)

All the wedding invitations were sent out by the bride and groom three months before the wedding.

b)

The caterer delivered the food to the wedding hall.

c)

The bride’s father will walk her down the aisle.

d)

She was cooking while her children were plying.

e)

The photographer takes pictures of the wedding guests as they arrive.

17.

Which of these sentences is a fragment or incomplete sentence?

a)

Headed to the store after breakfast

b)

Elena worried.

c)

Arriving late, Micah tried to sneak in quietly.

d)

Laura went home.

e)

Amina, go home!

18.

Which of these clauses is dependent?

a)

Before you leave for school in the morning.

b)

The book was a bestseller.

c)

She was awake until sunrise.

d)

We left after the movie.

e)

The magazine was good

19.

Which of these sentences has an error in subject-verb agreement?

a)

Spaghetti and meatballs, Vince’s favorite meal, remind him of his grandmother.

b)

Not only has Marcy gotten a speeding ticket, but Lance has, too.

c)

Mustangs and Corvettes are Noah’s favorite types of cars.

d)

It rained heavily yesterday.

e)

Doesn’t he have the directions on how to get to the restaurant?

20.

Which of the following is an example of inner inflexion?

a)

Give-gave-given

b)

Play-plays-playing

c)

Be-was-were-been

d)

Would like

e)

Have been working

21.

What language is modern English?

a)

Analytical

b)

Lexical

c)

Theoretical

d)

Morphological

e)

Grammatical

22.

How many parts of speech are there in modern English?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

11

d)

9

e)

6

23.

What is the means of communication "Human language"?

a)

Verbal

b)

Non-verbal

c)

Secondary

d)

Universal

e)

Comparative

24.

Who confirmed the fundamental principle of linguistics?

a)

Beaudoin de Courtenay

b)

William Bullroar

c)

Lindley Murray

d)

Jane Gardiner

e)

Dorothea Du Bois

25.

Guess an analytical verb forms.

a)

functional word + full word

b)

significant word + full word

c)

service word + functional word

d)

inflectional morphemes + service word

e)

significant word + inflectional morphemes

26.

Which of these sentences is incorrectly structured?

a)

Jose was late, he missed the show.

b)

Sammy the cat runs the household; don’t you dare sit in his chair.

c)

They went for a walk in the park

d)

Lauren not has needed new school supplies.

e)

Although she didn’t want to see the movie, she went along anyway.

27.

Choose the right type of the sentence: I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing tennis.

a)

Compound

b)

Simple

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

e)

Simple-complex

28.

What are the elementary units of the structure of the language?

a)

Phonemes

b)

Morphemes

c)

Lexemes

d)

Forms

e)

Units

29.

How many phonemes are there in English?

a)

45 phonemes

b)

20 phonemes

c)

32 phonemes

d)

16 phonemes

e)

24 phonemes

30.

Which discipline studies phonemes?

a)

Phonology

b)

Chronology

c)

Biology

d)

Morphology

e)

Psychology