Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES AND SATELLITE
CAMPUSES STO. TOMAS BRANCH
PROGRAM: SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR IN ENGLISH
SEEN 30033: STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH

FINAL EXAMINATION
2nd Semester/ AY 2020-2021

Name: Jerome U.Garibay Date: July 17, 2021 Score:

Yr. & Sec.: BSED 1-1

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. E. All of the above describes language correctly.

2. B. innate

3. C
4. E.No example.
5. C thunder and storm
6. B. gold and wealth
7. A Use has/have + the past participle of the verb to form the present perfect tense.

8. B Attributive adjectives function as modifiers while predicative adjectives function as

complements.

9. D When they arrived at the hotel, they ate dumplings and noodles.
10. E All of the statements above correctly describe prepositions.

II. Put the following words under the correct category.

Lexical Grammatical
make the
drive and
motorcycle although
in quickly
course
rough

III. Identify the types of phrases and their functions.

21. Fortunately, Jane and her family have found their lost dog at the nearby village.

Fortunately AdvP Adverbial

Jane and her NP Subject
family
have found VP Predicate
their lost dog NP Direct object
At the nearby PP Adverbial
village
 22. Joshua and her friends, who have also been looking for the dog, felt relieved to learn
that the dog has been found.

Joshua and her friends NP Subject

who have also been Subject
AdjP
looking for the dog compleme
nt
felt relieved to learn VP Predicate
that the dog Direct
NP
object
Object
has been found VP compleme
nt

23. They hurriedly left after getting news about the accident.

They NP Subject
hurriedly left AdvP Predicate
after getting AdvP Adverbial
news NP Direct object
about the PP Subject
accident complement

24. Reading the classic novel, I realized that no one can save the world.

They NP Subject
hurriedly left AdvP Predicate
after getting AdvP Adverbial
news NP Direct object
about the PP Subject
accident complement

25. Holden loves to go for a walk in the morning.

Holden NP Subject
loves to go VP Predicate
for a walk PP Direct object
in the AdvP Adverbial
morning

IV. Identify the type of verb in sentences 21-25.

21. Fortunately, Jane and her family have found their lost dog at the
nearby village. Have found – Monotransitive

22. Joshua and her friends, who have also been looking for the dog, felt relieved to learn
that the dog has been found.
Have – auxiliary
Been looking – Phrasal
Verb Felt relieved –
Intransitive Has been –
axiliary verb
23. They hurriedly left after getting news about the
accident. Left – monotransitive
Getting - monotransitive
24. Reading the classic novel, I realized that no one can save the world.

Reading -
monotransitive
realized -
monotransitive
Can - modal
Save - monotransitive

25. Holden loves to go for a walk in the morning.

Loves -
monotransitive
To go – modal verb

V. Identify the embedded, subordinate, and non-finite clauses in sentences 21-

25 if there are any.

21. Fortunately, Jane and her family have found their lost dog at the nearby village.

Subordinate clause: their lost dog

22. Joshua and her friends, who have also been looking for the dog, felt relieved to learn
that the dog has been found.
embedded clause: that the dog has been found

23. They hurriedly left after getting news about the

accident. non-finite clause: after getting
news

24. Reading the classic novel, I realized that no one can

save the world. embedded clause: that no one can
save the world

25. Holden loves to go for a walk in the

morning. non-finite clause: to go
for a walk
VI. Draw trees for sentences 21-25. You may write your answers or use a syntax tree
generator.

21. Fortunately, Jane and her family have found their lost dog at the nearby village.

22. Joshua and her friends, who have also been looking for the dog, felt relieved to learn
that the dog has been found.
23. They hurriedly left after getting news about the accident.
24. Reading the classic novel, I realized that no one can save the world.

25. Holden loves to go for a walk in the morning.

 VII. The following sentences are considered special sentences because of constituent
movement. Identify the type of movement in each sentence.

26. What a pleasant surprise this is!

Exclamation

27. Did you notice him leaving the room?

Yes/No question

28. Where did he go?

Wh-question

29. In the library he went.

Topicalization

30. Maria was left in the house.

Passivation

31. What he needs right now is some rest.

Pseudo-cleft

VIII. One of the sentences in 21-25 can be syntactically ambiguous. Which sentence is
it? Why? Prove your answer by drawing 2 trees for the sentence.

Sentence: Joshua and her friends, who have also been looking for the dog, felt relieved to learn
that the dog has been found.