Quiz 1 on English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms - Spring 2005 | ENGL 201, Quizzes of English Language

Download Quiz 1 on English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms - Spring 2005 | ENGL 201 and more Quizzes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! English 201 – English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms – Quiz 1 (Spring 2005) I. Identify the pattern of the following sentences (Pattern I, II, III, etc., 1 point each, 10 points total): ______ 1. We named our new puppy Bonnie. ______ 2. Our new beagle brought me her new dog toy. ______ 3. Our cat was upstairs in the bedroom. ______ 4. Bonnie finds almost every aspect of life very interesting. ______ 5. The cat Charlie ate some of the puppy’s food yesterday. ______ 6. Leaping and snapping, Bonnie resembled a wild animal. ______ 7. Bonnie’s mother lives in Uniontown, Washington. ______ 8. Charlie the cat now seems relaxed around the new dog. ______ 9. Puppies are often very excitable. ______ 10. The beagle is the smallest of the scent hounds. II. Identify the verb tense, the aspect, and the voice for each verb underlined in the following sentences. Each sentence is worth from 1½ to 4½ points, depending on how many verbs are underlined. (½ point each, 21 points total) 1. When Bonnie first arrived at our house, she was confused. She had never been in a space as large as our kitchen. Tense: ___________________________________________________________________________ Aspect: __________________________________________________________________________ Voice: ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Upon seeing the puppy for the first time, our cat was presented with a new situation. A small stupid animal had invaded her personal space. Tense: ___________________________________________________________________________ Aspect: __________________________________________________________________________ Voice: ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Now that they have been together for several seeks, Charlie and Bonnie have been playing happily with each other. Sometimes Bonnie will bite Charlie quite a bit harder than Charlie was expecting. Tense: ___________________________________________________________________________ Aspect: __________________________________________________________________________ Voice: ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Charlie adapted much more quickly to her new environment than our previous dog Sophie, who had been taken from her mother at the age of only six and a half weeks. Tense: ___________________________________________________________________________ Aspect: __________________________________________________________________________ Voice: ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Bonnie’s housetraining was advancing a a slow pace until yesterday when she had a breakthrough. When she is left alone with access to her dog door, she will generally use that door. This is a great relief because by this coming Friday we will have had her as our pet for four weeks. Tense: ___________________________________________________________________________ Aspect: __________________________________________________________________________ Voice: ___________________________________________________________________________ III. Identify the mood of the verbs that have been underlined in the following sentences (1 point each, 8 points total): 1. Our veterinarian requested that our puppy stay out of public parks until her vaccinations are completed. _____________________________________________________________________ 2. If we had known that Sophie could open the freezer door, we would not have left her alone in the kitchen. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Our neighbor requested that Sophie be confined to her her own yard and not attack his cat. _____________________________________________________________________ IV. Carry out the transformation indicated for each sentence (2 points each, 12 points total): 1. Yes/No Interrogative transformation: I have been thinking about this for a long time. _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Question-Word Interrogative Transformation: Bonnie and Charlie chased each other around the back yard for about 30 minutes on Saturday morning. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Imperative Transformation: You need to take the dog outside every hour. _____________________________________________________________________ 4. There transformation: A large yellow cat is stalking us in the bushes over there on the left. _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Passive transformation: The veterinarian gave Bonnie her first series of vaccinations. _____________________________________________________________________ 6. Cleft transformation: Bonnie ran away from the boys who unexpectedly entered the back yard from the alley last Saturday morning. _____________________________________________________________________ Exam 1 - English 201 - Spring 2005 Page 2