Mack Exam 2/ 2021

Profs. Fass Fihri, El Biady, Madani, Dib, Bouhout

Grammar Semster1
I. Insert the appropriate ARTICLES: a/an, the, or Ø (zero article), in the blanks.
1. I cannot imagine …… house without ……laughter, … world so devoid of … humour that
there is never …… chuckle or …… laugh. I am indeed with …… saying that … world is mad,
and having …… sense of humour is … only way to get through it. … laughter in our home is its
heartbeat. It is … fuel for … Warmth we share and … switch for … light that enlightens us. …
laughter leads us, kneads us and sometimes helps us get rid of … torments and … woes of life.
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable PRONOUNS.
1. Listen my friend, … would like to help ……, but there is ……I can do right now.
2. The reason for ……. Mike gets along so well with …… crew is that he treats …… with the
respect that …deserve.
3. Peter: Where are you going Harold?
Harold: …… special. I thought I would just stretch … legs a little, letting … take me …… they
want to go. Do …… want to come along?
Peter: Not …… time, thanks. I’ve got …… important to do.
Harold: Oh, come on!
Peter: Sorry. It would be crazy for …… to go out now.
Harold: Stop expecting too much from …….. has to relax some time. Don’t …… think so?
Peter: I agree with ……you’re saying, but I’m really very busy ……. evening.
Harold: Ok. Suit yourself. I’ll see ……Later.
III. Indicate whether each of the following NOUNS is singular, plural or invariable. If it is
singular, provide the plural form, and if it is plural provide the singular form.
1. Crisis: ………. 2. Statistics: ………. 3. Gentlemen: ……….4. Comedy: ……….
5. Looker-on: ………6. Ivory: ………. 7. Curricula: ………. 8. Tender storm: ……
9. Souvenir: ………. 10. Criterion: ………. ………. ………
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable QUANTIFIERS or DISTRIBUTIVES.
1. My doctor advised me to eat ……fast food and ……vegetables. He also said that ……
exercising would do me ……………. of good.
2. There is too …………… advertising on TV these days, which leaves only …………. time for
interesting programmes.
3. Our new flat is very small, and as we have ……………. of furniture, we had to sell ………….
of it. However, my father wanted to give away …………. of it to …………. Friends.
4. I check my mail box almost …………. day, but it is usually empty. Indeed, I get very
…………. mail because I have …………. friends.
5. I found two nice Cameras at Virgin store, but I didn’t buy …………………. of them because
………………… of them were very expensive.
V. Give the NATURE of the words underlined once, and the FUNCTION of the words
underlined twice.
1. She looked sad in front of the large audience.
Sad: ………. ……….……….………. The large audience: ……….……………

2. The guard arrested the retired soldier for theft.

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Retired: ……………………………… Theft: ………………………………………
3. We must admit that life has its ups and downs.
Life: ……….……….……….……… Ups and downs: ………………………….
4. Poor people number by far the rich in this country.
Number: …………………………… This: ……………………………………….
5. The clerk told everybody the bad news.
Everybody: …………………………. The bad news: ……………………………
VI.
A. Identify the main verb in the following sentences. Is the main verb an action verb
or a state verb? Is the verb transitive, intransitive or ditransitive?
1. She is baking him a cake. …………………………………………………………………..
2. The children seemed excited. ………………………………………………………………
3. Every student has a university card. ………………………………………………………
4. He passed Paul the ball. …………………………………………………………………..
5. She knows everyone. ………………………………………………………………………
6. The students memorized the lesson. …………………………………………………….
B. Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences.

1-I am mailing Sam the article.

2-The wall collapsed yesterday.
3-The person who sent us the letter has arrived.

C. Identify all the Noun Phrases (NPs) used in the following sentences, and state their
type.
1. This fantastic building was built in the fourteenth century.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Marie Curie is the woman who discovered radium. .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. The blue dress is for sale. . …………………………………………………………………..
VII. Supply the ADJECTIVES (participial/derived) which correspond to the underlined
words.
1. They made a lot of benefit from the last deal.
The last deal was very …………………………….. .
2. The long walk from the town center exhausted us.
The long walk from the town center was …………………….. .
3. Kate gave us all the details of the report
Kate gave us a ………………………. report.
4. She acted like a monster.
Her behavior was …………………………. .
5. Ron did some experiments in chemistry.
Ron did some …………………….. experiments.
VIII. Provide either the COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE form of the adjectives between
brackets, as required.
1. This case is (suspicious) ……….…….……………………… the first one.
2. The (delightful) …………………………………….. experience I have ever had was in
Singapore.
3. I made (few) ……………….. mistakes than most of my classmates.
4. I have a backache; I can only lift (light) …………………………………… of these bags.
5. July is a (hot) …………………………………….. month in my country .
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