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2927/PELL07 APRIL 2021

MODERN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

(5  20=100)

1. (a) What are the four types of noun phrases?

Explain with examples.

Or
(b) (I) Identify the adjectives in the following
sentences:
(i) They live in a beautiful house.
(ii) Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.
(iii) She wore a beautiful dress.
(iv) He writes meaningless letters.
(v) This shop is much nicer.
(vi) She wore a beautiful dress.
(vii) Ben is an adorable baby.
(viii) Linda’s hair is gorgeous.
(ix) This glass is breakable.
(x) I met a homeless person in New York.
 (II) Identify the prepositions in the
following sentences:
(i) He sat on the chair.
(ii) There is some milk in the fridge.
(iii) She was hiding under the table.
(iv) The cat jumped off the counter.
(v) He drove over the bridge.
(vi) She lost her ring at the beach.
(vii) The book belongs to Anthony.
(viii) They were sitting by the tree.
(ix) We are running in the gym today.
(x) The sun is above the clouds.

2. (a) Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form

of the verb given in brackets:
(i) The earth ______ (revolve) around the
sun.
(ii) She _____ (wake) up early in the
morning daily.
(iii) They ______ (lead) a simple life.
(iv) He ______ (walk) to the door.
(v) He ______ (try) hard to complete the
degree.

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(vi) The teacher _______ (deliver) the
lecture.
(vii) Tom _____________ (complete) two
chapters of the book.
(viii) I ______ (take) my lunch.
(ix) I –––––––(take) a does of medicine for
two weeks.
(x) I –––––––– (not speak) to her for two
weeks.
(xi) She ––––––– (try) to learn French for
one month
(xii) He –––––––– (admire) the poetry of
Shakespeare.
(xiii) The little boy ––––––––––(feed) the fish
in the pond.
(xiv) I –––––––(not wish) to talk to about
that matter.
(xv) He ––––––––(plan) for his future
studies.
(xvi) The gardener ––––––––– (mow) the
grass of the lawn.
(xvii) He –––––––(work) as a cashier in this
bank.
(xviii)She –––––––––– (perform) the research
work to complete her degree.

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 (xix) It _____ (rain) heavily last year when
the roads were flooded with water.

(xx) She –––––––– (buy) a gift for her

friend.

Or

(b) What are the modal verbs? Explain with

examples.

3. (a) Underline the subordinate clause and state

whether it is an adjective clause, adverb
clause or noun clause: (Each question carries
2 marks)

(i) She said that I will have to go.

(ii) The constable asked me what I was

searching for.

(iii) Although they searched everywhere

they could not find him.

(iv) If the driver had been more careful, the

accident would not have occurred.

(v) I met a man who was selling use and

throw pens on the bus.

(vi) Last week I visited some old friends

whom I had not seen in years.

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 (vii) The girl whose performance enthralled
everyone is a trained classical dancer.
(viii) I talked to the boy who complained of
bullying.
(ix) As it was a hot afternoon, I was
sweating profusely.
(x) I waited so that I would be able to meet
them.
Or
(b) Explain the types, structure and functions of
the Clause with examples.

4. (a) What are the seven basic sentence patterns

in English? Explain each of them.
Or
(b) Join each pair of sentences by using
infinitives: (Each question carries 2 marks)
(i) He did not have even a penny with him.
He could not buy a loaf of bread.
(ii) Every cricket team has a captain. He
leads other players.
(iii) You must part with your belongings.
Only on this condition you can save
your life.
(iv) He went to England. He wanted to
learn English.

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 (v) The robber took out a knife. He wanted
to frighten the traveler.
(vi) I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it.
(vii) He wants to be a millionaire. He works
hard for that reason.
(viii) He has five children. He must provide
for them.
(ix) He collects old stamps. It is his hobby.
(x) That young man has squandered away
all his wealth. He must have been
foolish.

5. (a) Identify the type of sentence in the following

whether they are simple, compound or
complex sentences: (Each question carries 2
marks)
(i) The son went to play so the father
started working.
(ii) He lost his money but he did not lose
his patience.
(iii) Roses are beautiful flowers.
(iv) We stopped by the roadside for lack of
food.
(v) The sun rose and the sky got cleared.
(vi) She wrote a novel.
(vii) The students solve the questions easily.

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 (viii) He is not harmful.
(ix) I am sure that you will learn these
sentences.
(x) Nobody goes where demons live forever.
Or
(b) What are Periodic and Cumulative
sentences? Explain.

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