Name: _____________________

Year 10 English in Society

Test on the Subsystems of Language

1. Identify two ways in which the author uses punctuation marks to denote prosodic features and indicate for
each what symbol is used and what it means:

Example 1

Example 2

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2. Organise each word from the following sentence into the correct box according to the parts of speech:

While Mr Darcy’s snobbish outlook is tempered by his character redemption arc, his expectations of women are not
unusual. (Lines 13-14)

Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Determiners Auxiliary Conjunctions

verbs

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3. Analyse the morphology of the following words:

a. Snobbish (13)

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 b. Unusual (14)

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4. For the clauses below, circle the subject and underline the predicate:

And for this: we say thank you to the women who came before us. (34)

a. Identify the direct object: _________________________________________________

b. Identify the indirect object: _________________________________________________
c. Identify a complement: _________________________________________________

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5. Label the sentence type for each of the following:

a. Women are expected to be strong, but sensitive. (19)

b. What stereotypes do we fall into the trap of? (45)

c. Let us overcome our pride to understand where the

prejudices of our society lies. (60-61)

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6. Label the structure of the following sentences: underline any subordinating conjunctions that are used:

a. It is bias – conscious and unconscious – that allows

these double standards to exist. (23-24)

b. Emotional but not hysterical. (19)

c. And fundamentally, that’s where the solution to our

issues lie – until we can understand bias, we cannot
break it. (54-56)
d. Judging others is instinctive and innate – we form
opinions, we make decisions. (46-47)

e. Breaking gender bias is a learning experience (2)

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 7. Describe the function of the discourse. How is this supported by aspects of the context?

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8. How is the text type reflected in features of the discourse?

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9. How does the author utilise connotations in the passage from lines 19-20:

Women are expected to be strong, but sensitive. Emotional but not hysterical. Ambitious but not too ambitious.

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