Name __________________________ Class ______ Date ______________ Score _____________ GRAMMAR TEST Time: 45 minutes Question 1: Fill in each gap with ONE WORD that best complete the idea expressed by the sentences. In sentences where there are more than one gaps, answers can be given in any order. 1. Traditionally, a sentence is considered to have two principal parts, a subject and a ______predicate___. 2. A sentence element is ___obligatory_______ as long as it is required for the complementation of the verb. 3. All transitive verbs are __ extensive ________. 4. A basic noun phrase includes ___. closed-system _______ determiners and a head noun. ??? 5. Articles can be used with nouns to create ___generic_______ or __specific________ reference. 6. Grammatical categories of nouns include ____number______, ____case_____, and ____gender______. 7. Grammatical categories of verbs include ____tense______, ___aspect_______, ________mood__., and _______voice___. 8. Verbs can be classified into ___intensive_______ verbs, intransitive verbs, monotransitive verbs, ditransitive verbs, and complex transitive verbs according to their ________complementation__ type. Question 2: State the type of the verbs in italic in the following sentences. 1. _______mono-transitive_,dynamic__ The dog is burying a bone. SVO 2. ______ _ intensive, auxiliary,stative___ The sounds of the crickets can be very loud. SVA _SVC 3. ______ intransitive ____ She is waiting in the hall. SV 4. _______ intensive ___ Coming back from the university, he has grown handsome and mature. SVC- SVA 5. ______ intensive ____ That seems to be of no importance. nt 6. _____ di-transitive _____ We told him we were both at the reception this morning. SVOO 7. ____ complex ______ I have always considered you my best friend. SVOC 8. ______complex-transitive____ I hang the picture on the wall.SVOA _ SVOC Question 3: Decide if the underlined verbs in the following sentences are stative or dynamic by writing S (stative) or D (dynamic) in the spaces provided. _______S_ 1. You should be careful when using this equation for it does not apply to all situations. ______D__ 2. Have you applied for the job advertised yet? _______S_ 3. How much water can this tank contain? _______S_ 4. I highly appreciate your ideas but I don’t believe they have any merit under our current circumstance. _______D_ 5. He balanced all the pros and cons before accepting the offer. Question 4: Name the type of the underlined pronouns by writing in the spaces provided. (5 points) Name __________________________ Class ______ Date ______________ Score _____________ Eg. Give yourself a chance to learn French. Reflexive 1. You have to do it yourself. ____personal__________ 2. Who picked up the laundry? ____interrogative__________ 3. Which of your umbrellas is yours? ______possessive________ 4. That is enough. ____demonstrative__________ 5. Everyone at the party was happy. _____universal_________ Question 5: State the clause type of the following sentences according to verb complementation. ______SVO__ 1. You can’t conclude that the divorce rate of the arranged marriage is lower than that of love marriage. ______SVA__ 2. The concept of learning styles is rooted in the classification of psychological types. ____SVC____ 3. The trafficking of people, particularly of children, has become a global phenomenon according to a UNICEF report. _______SVOCo_ 4. In the year 835 AD the Roman Catholic Church would make November 1st a church holiday to honor all the saints. _______SVO_ 5. Researchers have found that the average IQ of people who have more prestigious jobs (such as doctor or lawyer) is higher than the average IQ of people in jobs with less prestige (such as farmhand or factory worker). Question 6: Correct the mistakes regarding the use of articles in the following sentences. 1. The money makes the world go round. (bo the) 2. A drug addiction is difficult to cure. ( bo a ) 3.THE Weather can be seen but THE climate not. 4. The poor King Charles had his head cut off.(bo the) 5. The man is the most intelligent creature. (bo the) Question 7: In the following sentences, which NP modifiers are restrictive and which are non- restrictive? 1. The morning we were supposed to leave my car broke down. R 2. I didn’t like certain strange noises coming from the engine. R 3. These noises, which I had never heard before, worried me. N 4. We went to Greece, a country which I didn’t know. N 5. An archaeologist, an American from Yale, was in the party. N 6. Excursions with a well-informed guide are more interesting. R 7. I finally achieved my ambition to see the Parthenon. R 8. It was the main reason why we went to Greece. R 9. The narrow streets, full of chaotic traffic, made progress slow. N 10. We gazed up at the night sky, studded with bright stars. N Question8 1, Each woman carried some placards. 2 Neither parent recognized either child 3 Whose dog is that dashshund? 4 Which car has enough gas? Name __________________________ Class ______ Date ______________ Score _____________ 5 Does any car have much gas? 6. Every other day Hubert goes fishing. 7 they couldn’t eat half of those fish they caught. 8 All her brothers are here. 9 He made one third the mistakes I did. 10 Let’s have a last dance. DETERMINERS PREDETERMINERS POST DETERMINERS 1 each , some 2. neither, either 3. whose, that 4 which, enough 5 any much 6 every other 7those half of 8 her all 9 the one-third 10 a last