GABRIEL TABORIN COLLEGE OF DAVAO FOUNDATION, INC.

Lasang, Davao City

FIRST TRINAL EXAMINATION

First Semester: AY 2022-2023

Structure of English
EL 102

Name: ______________________________________ Course/Year: _________________ Score:

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Instructor: Mrs. Cindy B. Antifuesto Date: ______________________________

TEST I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement expresses a fact. If otherwise, underline
the word/s that make/s it FALSE. Then, write the correct answer in the space provided before the number.

__________________1-2. Grammaticality is not based on what people learn at school.

__________________3-4. All languages contain infinite number of language-specific grammatical functions.
__________________5-6. Deep Structure is the basic structure of sentences.
__________________7-8. Transitional Rule is a syntactic structure that derives a new structure by moving or
inserting grammatical elements.
__________________9-10. The Form-Function Grammar Diagram is particularly useful in helping separate
grammatical form from grammatical function.
__________________11-12. Surface Structure is the form of sentence which resulted from modification or
transformation.
__________________13-14. Traditional grammars refer to grammatical functions as “parts of speech.”
__________________15-16. The functions for object manipulation and for speaking are very close to each
other in the right hemisphere of the brain.
__________________17-18. Physical features that distinguish humans from other creatures have supported
speech production.
__________________19-20. Communication can still exist for beings who do not have their own language.

TEST II. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of the best answer from the choices.

________21. Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language. What do we call to this sounds?
A. Morphemes C. Syntax
B. Phonemes D. Lexicology
________22. This are sound made with air passing through the nose. The examples include m, n, and ng
sound of sing.
A. Nasal C. Velum
B. Uvula D. Bilabial
________23. The sounds made by holding the lips together and then releasing the sound, such as p and b.
A. Liquid C. Bilabial
B. Nasal D. Bilabial nasal
________24. We use the air that we breathe ______ for the production of most speech sounds of the world?
A. out C. out and in
B. in and out D. in
________25. The smallest unit of sound that can be altered to change the meaning of a word is called
A. Morpheme C. Phoneme
B. Bound Morpheme D. Syntax
________26. Which of the following statements is true about languages?
A. All languages use essentially the same number of sounds.
B. All native speakers of a language learn the basic rules of grammar in school.
C. While different languages may use different phonemes, they all essentially share the same
syntax.
D. none of the above
________27. Which among the following words in the options starts with a vowel?
A. rabbit C. ice cream
B. lion D. chocolate
________28. Which of these is not a level of language?
A. Phonology B. Grammar
 C. Running D. Semantics
________29. For the production of speech sounds the air starts from the________?
A. lungs C. heart
B. liver D. stomach
________30. A minimal unit of sound that differentiates meaning in a particular language is a
 A. Vowel C. Phoneme
B. Syllable D. Morpheme

TEST III. ENUMERATION. Enumerate the following items.

The Principal Tenets of Form-Function Method for Teaching Grammar:

31. __________________________________________________
32. __________________________________________________
33. __________________________________________________
34. __________________________________________________

Grammatical Forms in English:

35. __________________________________________________
36. __________________________________________________
37. __________________________________________________
38. __________________________________________________

Types of Ambiguity
39. __________________________________________________
40. __________________________________________________

TEST IV. MATCHING TYPE. Match column A with column B.

A B

______41. primitive words started as imitations of the

natural sounds early humans heard around

them a. Oral Gesture Theory

______42. manual gestures may have been a precursor

 of language b. Physical Adaptation Source

______43. original sounds may have started as

natural cries of emotion such as pain, anger

and joy c. Divine Source

______44. human offspring are born with a special

capacity for language d. Innateness Theory
______45. languages originated from a single source e. Pooh-Pooh Theory
______46. language arose out of the rhythmical grunts of
people working together, involved in physical

effort that has to be coordinated f. La-la Theory

______47. language originated from song as an

rather than a communicative need g. Yo-he-ho Theory

______48. certain physical features, best thought of as

partial adaptations, which appear to be

 relevant for speech h. Monogenetic Theory
______49. language did not result from a gradual change

but happened rather quickly as a crucial

genetic mutation i. Bow-wow Theory

______50. language came from Sarasvati, wife of Brahma,

creator of the universe j. Genetic Source

TEST V. Complete the diagram. (20 points) 51-70.

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52. ___________ 57. ___________

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TEST VI. ESSAY. Answer the following briefly and concisely.

71.-80. How do you explain the origin of language?

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