midterm exam
Grammar – MIDTERM EXAM #1
1. Underline the subject, operator and predication in the following sentences:
1. Peter carefully searched the room.
2. Most people enjoy listening to good music.
3. CD players have improved the quality of recorded music.
4. Mary’s sister is sleeping.
5. Music with a fast rhythm is good for dancing.
6. I have a brother.
7. Charlie Chaplin was given an Academy Award in 1972.
8. You should have told me that before!
9. The process of changing a computer programmed can be compared with human dreams.
10. The girl in the red dress has been waiting for him for hours.
11. She is a student.
* Apply the negative and interrogative transformation.
1. Many students try too hard to obtain high grades.
2. They have 3 children.
3. He could have been questioned by the police.
4. Open the door.
2. Underline and label the sentence elements and put the optional sentence elements in brackets.
1. The doctor cancelled all appointments.
2. The difference became quite clear later.
3. The professor certified the exam valid.
4. The minister pronounced the couple husband and wife.
5. DNA recombination is the transfer of pieces of DNA from one type of organism to another.
6. Without federal aid, New York will soon be bankrupt.
7. That perfume smells sweet.
8. The new mayor quietly celebrated New Year’s Eve in Manhattan with a few close friends.
9. The worker suspected of stealing told his employers a number of lies.
10. The imposition of new taxes is unpopular everywhere.
11. We have known each other since school.
12. The store is allowing senior citizens a 20 percent discount.
13. John is cooking his family dinner tonight. John is cooking his family dinner tonight.
14. On the way, he described certain landmarks.
15. The doctors kept the patients alive.
3. Identify and circle the optional sentence elements if any, and determine their syntactic functions.
1. The lawyer vigorously defended her
1. Underline the subject, operator and predication in the following sentences:
1. Peter carefully searched the room.
2. Most people enjoy listening to good music.
3. CD players have improved the quality of recorded music.
4. Mary’s sister is sleeping.
5. Music with a fast rhythm is good for dancing.
6. I have a brother.
7. Charlie Chaplin was given an Academy Award in 1972.
8. You should have told me that before!
9. The process of changing a computer programmed can be compared with human dreams.
10. The girl in the red dress has been waiting for him for hours.
11. She is a student.
* Apply the negative and interrogative transformation.
1. Many students try too hard to obtain high grades.
2. They have 3 children.
3. He could have been questioned by the police.
4. Open the door.
2. Underline and label the sentence elements and put the optional sentence elements in brackets.
1. The doctor cancelled all appointments.
2. The difference became quite clear later.
3. The professor certified the exam valid.
4. The minister pronounced the couple husband and wife.
5. DNA recombination is the transfer of pieces of DNA from one type of organism to another.
6. Without federal aid, New York will soon be bankrupt.
7. That perfume smells sweet.
8. The new mayor quietly celebrated New Year’s Eve in Manhattan with a few close friends.
9. The worker suspected of stealing told his employers a number of lies.
10. The imposition of new taxes is unpopular everywhere.
11. We have known each other since school.
12. The store is allowing senior citizens a 20 percent discount.
13. John is cooking his family dinner tonight. John is cooking his family dinner tonight.
14. On the way, he described certain landmarks.
15. The doctors kept the patients alive.
3. Identify and circle the optional sentence elements if any, and determine their syntactic functions.
1. The lawyer vigorously defended her