GRAMMAR I EXAM - 2020

Student´s Name: Date:

College: Course:
OVERALL MARK: ( / 100) (60-62: 4 / 63-65: 5 / 66-70: 6 / 71-75: 7 / 76-85: 8 / 86-95: 9 / 96-100: 10)
A) State the function and category of the underlined constituents. ( / 80 marks: 2 marks per answer)
1) He´s a real coward.
Function: Predicative complement Category:
2) They appointed him manager.
Function: Predicative complement Category:
3) The witness saw someone running away.
Function: Direct Object Category:
4) We met outside Paris.
Function: Adverbial Complement Category:
5) Let the dog loose so that it can have a run.
Function: Adverbial adjunct of purpose Category: Adverbial clause of propose
6) Why she said that remains a mystery.
Function: Subject Category: wh- interrogative noun clause
7) There was no truth to the rumour that he had his vet administer a sedative to his horse before the race.
Function: Subject Complement Category: That-noun clause
8) Unless expressly forbidden, I will carry on.
Function: Adverbial Adjunct of Condition Category: REDUCED Adverbial clause of condition
9) She made her boyfriend cry.
Function: Direct Object Category: Noun phrase
10) The streets being completely empty, Jackie preferred to take a cab.
Function: Predicative Complement Category: Determiner Phrase
11) I'm very eager for them to meet her.
Function: Direct Object Category: Non-finite Noun Clause
12) Smith is the doctor to contact.
Function: PoM Category: Reduced Defining Relative Clause
13) Pete breaking the rules is unacceptable.
Function: SUBJECT Category: Gerundial Clause
14) The doctor ill, we had no one to look after my sister.
Function: Adverbial adjunct of reason Category: Adverbial Clause of Reason
15) The mystery was whether they would help us.
Function: Predicative complement Category: Whether noun clause
16) I'm not sure which she prefers.
Function: Complement to the adjective Category: wh-interrogative noun clause
17) The lady wearing the hat is Susan.
Function: POM Category: -Reduced defining relative clause
18) He died a happy man.
Function: Predicative Adjunct Category: Noun phrase
19) You can´t imagine what a fool he is.
Function: Direct Object Category: Exclamative Noun Clause
20) The attack averted, the people of the town could come out of hiding.
Function: Category:
B) Provide one sentence containing an example of each of the following. In each case, underline the item
required. ( / 20 marks: 2 marks per answer)
1) An adverbial adjunct of result
I went to sleep early so today I woke up on time for class
2) A derivational morpheme
Today is a beautiful day
3) A first person plural pronoun in the accusative case
She lied to us
4) An adversative coordinating conjunction
I am slow, but I am sure about my destination.
5) A demonstrative pronoun
This is an apple
6) An auxiliary for the imperfective aspect
He is cleaning the house
7) An intransitive verb of incomplete predication
She is at the hospital
8) A sentential relative clause
The school was empty, which was unusual for this time of day. 
9) A declarative sentence used to utter a directive
My sister plays the piano
10) A relative adverb
That's the park where we met for the first time.