Gramática Inglesa (Grado en Estudios Ingleses) – Convocatoria ordinaria 2021-22 - Modelo C

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El tiempo de duración del examen es de 90 mn.
Responda a las preguntas 1-20 en hoja de lectura óptica.
Puntuación: respuestas correctas: 0,5; cada respuesta incorrecta restará 0,1.

1. The clause “after Tom had travelled abroad” can be identified as:
a. Dependent non-finite clause
b. Independent abbreviated clause
c. Independent superordinate clause
d. Dependent finite clause x

2. Analyse the clause element of “to Munich” in the clause “We were flying to Munich”:
a. Locative / goal complement x
b. Stance adjunct
c. Circumstantial adjunct
d. Object complement

3. “Nobody was waiting for him” is an example of:

a. Non-assertive negative
b. Declarative negative x
c. Assertive negative
d. Semi-negative clause

4. Which are the three main kinds of Stance Adjuncts from a textual perspective?
a. Relational, manner and place
b. Connective and locative
c. Epistemic, evidential and evaluative x
d. Circumstantial and locative

5. Which of the following sentences about the Object Complement is correct?

a. The Object Complement is never realised by a Prepositional Phrase.
b. The Object Complement can characterise the Direct Object by a qualitative
attribute or by a substantive attribute expressing the name or status of the
object referent. x
c. The Object Complement is the constituent that completes the subject to specify
some characteristics of it.
d. Attributive Object Complements can only be realised by Nominal Groups or Non-
finite -en clauses.

6. Which of the following statements about phrasal verbs is true?

a. A pronoun precedes the particle of a phrasal verb.x
b. The particle in phrasal verbs is not stressed.
c. Phrasal verbs can always have an adverb between the verb and the particle.
d. The rest of the statements are true.
 7. The complementiser “that” is retained after a verb when…:
a. the subject refers to the same entity in the main clause and in the that-clause
b. “think” or “say” is the main verb
c. there is a pronoun rather than a noun head in the that-clause
d. a NG or PP is placed between the main clause and the that-clause x

8. Which of the following types of verbs does NOT control the structure S-V-Od-Co with a past
participle complement?
a. Verbs of cognition x
b. Causative verbs
c. Volitional verbs
d. Verbs of perception

9. One of the major types of dependent complement clause is…:

a. -en clause
b. A clause introduced by a Prepositional complement
c. -ing clause x
d. Bare infinitive clauses

10. Which of the following statements on vocatives is true?

a. They can occupy initial, medial and final positions. x
b. They cannot be preceded by an ‘attention-getter’ (e.g., “hey”).
c. They include first names, surnames, and titles, and exclude terms of endearment.
d. They are incompatible with finite operators.

11. Which of the following statements on “let’s” is NOT true?

a. Its typical use is to suggest or urge a collaborative action.
b. The action that it refers to typically includes both speaker(s) and addressee(s).
c. A common question tag is “shall we?”.
d. It is semantically similar to the normal imperative of the lexical verb “let” (let’s go
= let us go). x

12. Which of the following sentences is NOT an explicit performative?

a. We advise you to book early.
b. We promise we’ll be careful.
c. I warn you, you’ll get no help from me.
d. We publicize our chain of restaurants in The Guardian newspaper.x

13.Which of the following sentences contains an Affected Subject?

a. Beatrice writes black-humour comedies for television.
b. Many buildings collapsed during the earthquake. x
c. Angry housewives attacked the striking dustmen with umbrellas.
d. He paints surrealist portraits of his friends.

14. How many participants are there in the sentence “Ted kicked the ball into the net”?
 a. 1
b. 2x
c. 3
d. 4

15. Which of the following statements about grammatical metaphors is NOT accurate?
a. Their most obvious characteristic is nominalization.x
b. It is a feature of much written English.
c. It is a feature of spoken English in professional registers.
d. Actions and states are encoded as verbs. x

16. What is a tonic syllable?

a. A syllable which is singled out by tonic prominence in a tone unit x
b. Any stressed syllable in a tone unit
c. Any syllable that makes up a tone unit
d. Any unstressed syllable in a tone unit

17.Which of the following sentences contains an instance of situational ellipsis?

a. Shall we go for a walk? Yes, let's.
b. He would help you if he could, I’m sure.
c. Shirley ate biscuits and Many, an apple.
d. Any news? x

18. Which of the following effects is obtained by passivisation?

a. The Affect is promoted to the Subject x
b. The Agent is promoted to the Subject
c. The Rheme is promoted to the Subject
d. The Subject is no longer the point of departure of the message

19. Which of the following sentences does NOT have an Attribute?

a. That glove isn’t mine.
b. He lacks confidence.
c. The film script concerns a married couple.
d. Violence horrifies most people. x

20. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a raised element?
a. To cook rice is easy. x
b. It is easy to cook rice.
c. It is difficult to live with Bill.
d. Bill is difficult to live with.