Mack Exam 3/ 2021

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

Grammar Semster1
I. Insert the appropriate ARTICLES: a/an, the or Ø (zero article), where necessary. Do not
leave any space empty, and do not give more than one answer. (17)
1. Most of the stories that Ø people tell about Ø Moroccans are not true.
2.“Excuse me, are you a doctor?” “Yes I’m a doctor, but I’m not the doctor you are looking for.

3. Mary is wearing a ring today. It is made of Ø gold.

4.Sam lives in a little flat in the middle of the city. There is a pub nearby, and the noise keeps
him awake at night.
5. I applied for a job last week. It was an interesting job which involved driving a van around the
country.
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable PRONOUNS (personal, demonstrative, possessive etc.)
(15)
1. Listen to me Tom: “this is your job; you must do it alone. Nobody is going to help you.

2. When I met the twins, I was unable to tell who is who.

3. Adam’s parents divorced when he was ten. Since then, they hadn’t seen each other when at
last they decided to get remarried last December.
4. The word humility in connection with goodness is a novelty which imposes itself.
5. I need someone who/that can speak Dutch because I don’t speak this/your language.
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. (8)
1. Information: Invariable 2.Appendix: sing. - appendices
3. Landlord: sing. -landlords 4. Headquarters: Invariable
5. Machinery: Invariable 6. Mouse-trap: sing - mouse-traps
7. Bacteria: plural - bacterium 8. Axis: sing. - axes
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable QUANTIFIERS or DISTRIBUTIVES. (13)
1. There were a lot of people in the beach, so we didn’t spend much time there.
2.Two years ago, I moved to a new neighborhood. There seemed to be very few people in the
area who were without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone very quickly. I applied for
one as soon as I moved into my new house. “We are not supplying any new landline phones in
your area at the moment”, the engineer told me. He went on: “There are a lot of demands these
days, but the company is employing fewer engineers and less administration staff than last year,
so as to cut down on the expenses. A new telephone connection will not cost you much money,
but it will take some/a little time”.
3. If you have any questions, I think I still have a little time left to answer some of them, but not
all of them.
The key to sections V, VI & VII will be sent by prof. El Biadi.
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V. Identify the main verb of the following sentences. Is it an action verb or a state verb? If
the verb is an action verb, is it transitive, intransitive or ditransitive? (5)
1. I became increasingly suspicious of his motives. State verb.
2. The boxer has punched him on the nose. Action - transitive
3. I told them the news about the project. Action ditransitive
4. What time will your train arrive? Intransitive
5. The bus seats recline. Intransitive
VI. Underline the subject of the sentence once and the predicate twice
Example: The wall collapsed yesterday. (5)
1. I know someone whose father served in World War II.
2. Chasing cats can increase a cat’s blood pressure.
3. The really important issue of the conference is the morality of the nation.
4. The girl from my class presented an excellent speech at graduation.
5. The study documents various aspects of Indian life.

VII. Supply the ADJECTIVES (participial/derived) which correspond to the underlined

words. (5)
1. I was confused while reading the instructions.
The instructions were really confusing.
2. Tom offers help to all the people he knows.
Tom is a helpful person.
3. He was living in a mystery all his life.
His life was mysterious.
4.Kate behaved like a child.
Her behaviour was childish.
5.The young boy dared to fight the old champion.
The young boy was a daring fighter.
VII. Provide either the COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE form of the adjectives between
brackets, as required. (5)
1. I chose this car as my favourite because it's (fast) faster than the one I have driven.
2. Do you think money is (important) more important than good health?
3. Communication is a lot (easy) easier than it was 50 years ago.
4. Going through that labyrinth was a (bad) the worst game I have ever played.
5. June is a (cold) the coldest month in Australia.