Name: Broñola, Rancel G.

EngM110
Program: BSEd-English3A

 GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE IS ONE OF COMMUNICATIVE

COMPETENCE.

Directions: Choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. Sentences can be broken down into:
a) periods
b) predicates
c) objects
d) clauses

2. Adverbs can modify:

a) sentences
b) adjectives
c) nouns
d) pronouns

3. All are examples of prepositions, except:

a) like
b) so
c) upon
d) from

4. Which of the following is NOT an article:

a) a
b) an
c) it
d) the

5. An auxiliary verb is used with:

a) a main verb
b) a proper noun
c) an adjective
d) an article
 COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE INVOLVES KNOWING HOW TO USE THE
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY OF THE LANGUAGE TO ACHIEVE
COMMUNICATIVE GOALS AND HOW TO DO THIS IN A SOCIALLY
APPROPRIATE WAY.

Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

1. The executives pointed to immigration __________ the biggest drivers of the domestic
market.
a) as leading
b) rather than
c) resulting in
d) as one of

2. Everyone in the department is expected to __________ the meeting.

a) stay
b) be present
c) attend
d) come

3. I’d like to show my __________ to all the staff who volunteered to help out at the charity
evening.
a) awareness
b) appreciation
c) approval
d) credit

4. In the __________ that you are injured at work, your medical insurance will provide you
with private health care.
a) event
b) time
c) way
d) case

5. The secretary __________ the minutes during the meeting.

a) made
b) did
c) took
d) had
 COMMUNICATIVE GOALS ARE THE GOALS OF LEARNERS’ STUDYING THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE. SO GRAMMAR TEACHING IS NECESSARY TO
ACHIEVE THE GOALS.

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Don't walk ______ the street! Walk here ______ the sidewalk.
a) in / to
b) on / at
c) in / on
d) at / on

2. Ann ______ her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she
______ reversing since last week and i think she has got a bit better at it.
a) fails / practices
b) failed / practiced
c) failed / was practicing
d) has failed / has been practicing

3. Fortunately, I ______ working alone otherwise I would have got really bored at the night
shift.
a) used to
b) was to
c) was used to
d) was supposed to

4. We could barely get any information at the airport. ______ people seemed to have
______ idea about the flights.
a) Any / no
b) Many / any
c) A lot of / any
d) Few / no

5. You need to ______ your essay for spell-check before you hand in your exam paper.
a) go over
b) give away
c) point out
d) hang out
 GRAMMAR TEACHING IS ESSENTIAL.

Directions: Underline the correct verb for each sentence.

1. His jeans (are/is) tight.
2. My best friend (were/was) there when I arrived.
3. Nobody (believe/believes) a person who lies.
4. The frogs (jump/jumps) when they are scared.
5. Watching Game of Thrones (entertain/entertains) her.

 GRAMMAR IS NOT ACQUIRED NATURALLY; IT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT.

Directions: Find the error in the four underlined parts of each sentence.
1. My sister live in a house near the sea.
A B C D

2. How old is your friend and what is he do?

A B C D

3. Sit down and eat you food.

A B C D

4. How many chairs there are in the house?

A B C D

5. The houses on our street are smallest than the houses on your street.
A B C D

 GRAMMAR IS A COLLECTION OF MEANINGFUL FORMS.

Directions: Choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. Which of the following is correct?
a) She played the game good.
b) She played the game well
 2. Is this sentence correct?
Jane went to the mall loaded with cash to buy Christmas gifts.
a) This sentence is correct.
b) This sentence has a misplaced modifier.
c) This sentence needs a different form of the verb.

3. Which of the following is correct?

a) I don’t want no pizza for dinner.
b) I don’t want any pizza for dinner.

4. Is this sentence correct?

Although only four years old, my father insisted that I learn to read.
a) This sentence is correct.
b) This sentence has a dangling modifier.
c) This sentence has a comma splice.

5. Which of the following is correct?

a) I don’t want to lose another opportunity.
b) I don’t want to loss another opportunity.

 GRAMMAR IS NOT A COLLECTION OF ARBITRARY RULES

Directions: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. I (have) _______________ the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about
buying a new one.

2. I (work) _______________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to
stay here until I retire!

3. Sam (arrive) _______________ in San Diego a week ago.

4. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _______________.

5. It (rain) _______________ all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to

the beach.