MIDTERM TEST 1

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1. The underlined part in “being” is a(n) ___________.
A. prefix B. bound base C. infix D. free base
2. Derivational & inflectional morphemes are morphemes classified by ______.
A. Form B. function C. position D. meaning
3. The underlined part in “morphology” is a(n) ______.
A. bound base B. derivational suffix C. stem D. free base
4. The word “phonology” is a_________word.
A. complex B. simple C. compound D. compound-complex
5. The underlined part in ‘depth’ is a ________.
A. free base B. suffix C. stem D. bound base
6. The word ‘length’ contains __________ morphemes.
A. One B. two C. three D. four
7. Which of the following is NOT true about free base?
A. It’s a morpheme with dictionary meaning.
B. It is a word.
C. It’s a free form.
D. It must be annexed to another morpheme.
8. Which of the following is true?
A. An affix is a bound morpheme. C. A word is a free morpheme.
B. A word may have no base. D. A bound morpheme is an affix.
9. The underlined part in ‘a finished job’ with the meaning ‘a completed job’ is a(n)
____.
A. derivational suffix B. inflectional infix
C. derivational infix D. inflectional suffix
10. The underlined part in ‘educator’ is a(n) _________.
A. derivational prefix B. inflectional suffix
C. bound base D. derivational suffix
11. An infix is a morpheme that occurs ___________.
A. in the middle of a word C. in the middle of a base
B. in the middle of a stem D. after a base
12. The underlined word in “the boys’ hats’ contains _________morphemes.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
13. A morpheme is a/the _________.
A. Part of word B. word C. free form D. smallest meaningful unit
14. The process of word formation in ‘editor’ – ‘edit’ is ________.
A. Back-formation B. clipping C.blending D. derivation
15. The original word(s) of ‘friendship’ is/are _______.
A. befriend B. friend C. be+friend D. friend+ship
16. The original words of ‘ATM’ are _________.
A. Automatic Taking Machine
B. Automatic Taking Money
C. Automation Talking Machine
D. Automatic Teller Machine
17. The original words of “SOS” are __________.
A. Save Our Ship B. Save Our Sheep C. Save Our Soul D. Steal Our Soul
18. The process of word formation of ‘telecast’ is ______.
A. compounding B. clipping C. blending D. derivation
19. The original word(s) of ‘kingdom’ is/are _________..
A. dom B. king+dom C. king+domain D. king
20. The original word of ‘curio’ is ____.
A. curiosity B. curious C. curriculum D. curricula
21. Which of the following is NOT true about verbs?
A. They describe a state. C. They describe an action.
B. They express feelings. D. They modify the subject.
22. Which of the following is NOT true about nouns?
A. They are words to name someone or something
B. They may perform different functions.
C. They may be at different positions.
D. They must always be preceded by a determiner.
23. Which of the following is NOT true about phrases?
A. A phrase is a group of words with a head word.
B. A phrase functions as a unit in the sentence.
C. A phrase may be at different positions.
D. phrase is a group of words without a verb.
24. By form, the underlined word in “He might have been being caught by the police.” is
a ____.
A. Finite modal auxiliary C. finite main verb
B. Non-finite modal auxiliary D. non-finite primary auxiliary
25. By position, the underlined word in “That’s a movie to see.” is a(n) __________.
A. nominal B. adjectival C. adverbial D. verbal
26. By position, the underlined word in “What you want me to do is out of my ability.” is
a(n) __________.
A. nominal B. adjectival C. adverbial D. verbal
27. By form, the underlined part in “They chose John manager of the team for the coming
year.” is a(n) _______.
A. noun B. adjective C. gerund D. present participle
28. By form, the underlined word in “The reason for Peter’s stealing money is clear.” is
a(n) ____.
A. Noun B. adjective C. gerund D. present participle
29. By position, the underlined word in “How much wine do you want? Just a little.” is
a(n) ____.
A. nominal B. adjectival C. adverbial D. verbial
30. By structure, the sentence “The principle that people can work less and earn more is
contrary to reason.” is a ___________sentence..
A. Simple with compound predicate C. compound - complex
B. complex D. compound
31. By structure, the sentence “While making revisions, remember to capitalize the first
word of each sentence and to end the sentence with a period.” is a ___________sentence.
A. compound-complex B. complex C simple D. compound
32. The underlined part in “Mary shocked officials but not herself by wearing
undergarments at the tennis tournament.” can be analysed as____.
A. N/SC/Nal C. N/CoV/Nal
B. Reflexive pron/DO/Nal D. Intensive pron/emphasising
33. The underlined part in “A test to check cholesterol is needed for fat people.” Can be
analysed as ____.
A. NP/M/Adjal B. InfP/M/Adjal C. InfP/CoN/Nal D. PP/CoN/Nal
34. The underlined part in “She appears to be aware of what is going on.” can be analysed
as ____.
A. Noun clause / object of preposition / nominal
B. Prepositional phrase / modifier / adverbial
C. Prepositional phrase / modifier / adjectival
D. Prepositional phrase / complement of adjective / nominal
35. The underlined part in “He’s coming today in spite of the fact that I told him I didn’t
want him.” can be analysed as ____
A. Adverb clause / modifier / adverbial C. prepositional phrase / modifier / adjectival
B. Adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial D. NP/OP/nominal
36. By position, the underlined part in “I come here to see you.” is a(n) ____.
A. adverbial B. verbal C. nominal D. adjectival
37. The underlined part in “Standing next to Kim made Jane taller than she is.” can be
analysed as _____.
A. Gerund phrase / subject / nominal C. PresPP/M/Adjectival
B. PresPP/S/nominal D. AdjC/S/nominal
38. The underlined part in “He hotly denied the rumor that was then being circulated.”
Can be analysed as ____.
A. NP/OP/nominal B. AdvP/M/Adval C. Adj/M/Ajal D. Adv/M/Adval
39. The underlined part in the word ‘unverbalised’ is a(n) ______.
A. bound base B. derivational suffix C. derivational infix D. inflectional suffix
40. The underlined word in “Have you got any children?” is a(n) ____.
A. determiner B. coordinator C. preposition D. adverb
41. The underlined word in ‘Severely punished by his father, the boy ran away from
home.’ is an adverb of _________.
A. degree B. manner C. conjunction D. quality
42. The underlined word in ‘I’ve never heard such stories as he’s telling.’ is a(n)_______.
A. relative pronoun B. conjunction C. preposition D. adverb
43. The underlined word in ‘There is no rose but has some thorn.’ is a(n)________.
A. conjunction B. preposition C. relative pronoun D. adverb
44. By position, the underlined part in ‘Not knowing what to do, she went to bed.’ is
__________.
A.adjectival B. nominal C. adverbial D. verbal
45. By form, the underlined part in ‘You will succeed in life provided that you think
optimistically.’ is a(n)___________ conjunction.
A. subordinating B. correlative C. coordinating D. connecting
46. The underlined part in “Before the exhibition opened, the gallery had been certain his
paintings would sell extremely well.’ can be analysed as __________.
A. AdvC/M/Adval B. NC/DO/Nal C. NC/CoA/Ajal D. NC/CoA/Nal
47. The underlined part in ‘My ambition is to study in Italy.’ can be analysed as
__________.
A. Inf.P/C/Val B. Inf.P/SC/Nal C. Inf.P/DO/Val D. Inf.P/C/Val
48. The underlined part in ‘It’s wasteful to leave these lights on when you’re not in the
room.’ can be analysed as __________.
A.Inf.P/CoA/Val B. Inf.P/M/Val C. Inf.P/S/Nal D. Inf.P/CoA/Nal
49. The underlined part in ‘I am fearful that they are lost.’ can be analysed as _________.
A.AdjC/DO/Nal B. NC/CoA/Nal C. NC/M/Nal D. NC/DO/Nal
50. The underlined part in ‘Delayed by the bad weather, the plane arrived an hour late.’
can be analysed as _________.
A.VP/M/Adval B. NP/M/Adval C. PreP/M/Adval D. AdvP/M/Adval
51. By form, function, and position respectively, the underlined part in “The client whose
stock he was handling died.” is ___________.
A. NP/DO/Nal B. AdjP/M/Ajal C. NP/M/Nal D. NP/DO/Ajal
52. The underlined part in “To eat a lot of vegetables every day is good for health.” can
be analysed as _________.
A. InfP/S/Nal B. NP/M/Nal C. InfP/M/Nal D. InfP/SC/Nal
53. The underlined part in “Angry and proud, Claire resolved to fight back.” can be
analysed as _________.
A. AdjP/M/Adval B. AdjP/M/Ajal C. AdvP/M/Adval D. AdvP/M/Ajal
54. The underlined part in “She is indifferent whether you come or not.”can be analysed
as _________.
A. NC/CoA/Nal B. NC/DO/Nal C. AdjC/CoA/Nal D. AdjC/DO/Nal
55. The underlined part in “Their child being hurt on the playground, the parents sued
the city.” can be analysed as _________.
A. GP/S/Nal B. GP/Pred/Val C. Passive Participle/Pred/Val D. AbsP/M/Adval
56. The underlined part in “I do sometimes wonder if all this education doesn’t drive
people crazy.”can be analysed as _________.
A. NC/DO/Nal B. AdjC/DO/Nal C. NC/M/Ajal D. NC/M/Nal
57. The underlined part in “The old man in the town often tells the neigbouring kids
many funny stories.” can be analysed as _________.
A. NP/DO/Nal B. NP/IO/Nal C. NP/C/Nal D. NP/M/Nal
58. The underlined part in “If the club secretary wishes to contact the opposing team, he
should write a letter to the following address.” can be analysed as _________.
A. VP/Pred/Val B. VP/DO/Val C. NP/C/Nal D. VP/M/Val
59. The underlined part in “I want to thank you on behalf of these refugees.” can be
analysed as _________.
A. Inf.P/M/Nal B. Inf.P/M/Val C. Inf.P/DO/Val D. Inf.P/DO/Nal
60. The underlined part in “Considering the weather, we’d better cancel the trip.” can be
analysed as _________.
A. PresPart P/M/Adval B. PreP/M/Adval C.GP/M/Adval D.PresPartP/M/Adjal