Structure of English (Quiz)

Date: February ___, 2020

Name of Student: ___________________________ Year and Section: ________________________

A. On the blanks, write the grammatical functions of the underlined constituents.

_________________ 1. The President signed the bill into law.
_________________ 2. The priest baptized the boy John.
_________________ 3. How true is it that our professor is resigning his post?
_________________ 4. Aren’t you happy with the result of the investigation?
_________________ 5. This season, Othello will be me.

B. On the blanks, write A if the sentence is in the Active Voice; P if it is in the Passive Voice.
_____ 6. John was elected president of the organization.
_____ 7. Tom had his pictures reproduced.
_____ 8. Have you read the book I lent you?
_____ 9. The students handed in their term papers as scheduled.
____ 10. None of the invitations had been sent.

C. On the blanks, write R if the Oi is a Recipient; B if it is a Beneficiary.

_____ 11. I lent Lisa a book.
_____ 12. Daddy bought me a new necktie.
_____13. He sent me an email.
_____14. The doctor gave the patient a dose of pain reliever.
_____15. My editor wrote me a very nice preface.

D. On the blanks, write H if the transitivity is high; L if it is low.

____ 16. He always makes me wonder.
____ 17. A spring chicken cooks very fast.
____ 18. The laboratory attendant accidentally cuts herself.
____ 19. She barks up the wrong tree.
____ 20. My email received a reply.

E. On the blank, write C if the passive sentence is grammatically correct; W if it is wrong.

____ 21. The needy had been sent some help by the benefactors.
____ 22. She was lent a notice of the meeting by him.
____ 23. We were gotten all the tickets by him.
____ 24. The freshmen were given some handouts by him.
____ 25. For you, something for lunch will be bought by me.
____ 26. A parcel was sent to me from the post.
____ 27. To the poor in the neighborhood, some hot meals are prepared every weekend by the
foundation.
____ 28. That the next Monday was a holiday was announced to the class by their adviser.
____ 29. Victor was elected treasurer by the class.
____ 30. Guilty, the convict was sentenced by the presiding judge.