ENGLISH LANGUAGE II (theory)

Name: _____________________________________________ ID Number: ____________________________________________

1. Draw a tree for the following sentence:

I am sure she would do an excellent job if she became head of department.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE II (theory)

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions:

For [a] many decades, archaeologists have agreed on an explanation known [b] as the Clovis model. The theory holds
that about 13,500 years ago, bands of big-game hunters in Asia followed their prey across an [c] exposed ribbon of land
linking Siberia and Alaska and found themselves on a vast, unexplored continent. The route back was later blocked by
rising sea levels that swamped the land bridge. Those pioneers were the first Americans. Over the years, hints surfaced
that people might have been in the Americas earlier than previously thought, [d] but the evidence was never solid
enough to dislodge the consensus view. However, a number of recent discoveries have posed major challenges to the
Clovis model. Taken [e] together, they are turning our understanding of American prehistory on its head.
Pick out the first three direct objects:
(1) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(3) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Pick out the subject of the verb surfaced in l.4, one prepositional object (pO), one object complement/predicate (oC),
and one subject complement/predicate (sC) which is and Adjective Phrase:
(4) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(5) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(7) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Categorise the words in bold in the text above:
(8) [a] _____________________ (9) [b] _____________________ (10) [c] _____________________
(11) [d] _____________________ (12) [e] _____________________
3. Identify the form and the function of the underlined phrases.
Form

Function

(13) The two letters were sent in 1406 to the French king.

_______________

_______________________

(14) The most important task is clearing overgrown plants.

_______________

_______________________

(15) NWT volunteers are invited to barbecues.

_______________

_______________________

(16) I was starting to feel a bit faint.

_______________

_______________________

4. Analyze the underlined verb groups (use / if a category is not realized).

(17)

Being made so welcome at the hotel, I was reluctant to leave.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

(18)

She couldnt remember where she had left her handbag.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

(19)

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

The dress she was wearing must have cost a fortune.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

5. For each of the following marked sentences, identify the type of structural variation and give the unmarked version:
(20) What was the real problem was the hotel.

Type: _____________________________________

Unmarked version: ______________________________________________________________________________

(21) Its a pity that the flat is so small.

Type: _____________________________________

Unmarked version: ______________________________________________________________________________