Quiz 2 - English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms | ENGL 201, Quizzes of English Language

Download Quiz 2 - English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms | ENGL 201 and more Quizzes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! I. Underline adverbials in the following sentences and identify their type: adverbs (adv), prepositional phrases (PP), noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP), or clauses (C). Because a phrase or clause may contain another adverbial, some words may be underlined more than once. The numbers in parentheses after each sentence show the number of adverbials you should be able to find in each sentence (total of 23 points): 1. I bought the car last month as soon as I received the money. (2) 2. To understand these concepts thoroughly, you have to read the book carefully. (3) 3. That afternoon, we walked home along the river. (3) 4. She practiced hard that day to be ready for the big match on Saturday. (4) 5. I turned in the key yesterday as soon as I had finished counting the documents. (2) 6. To play the clarinet well, you have to practice daily. (3) 7. In the evening, we played catch in the back yard under the apple tree. (3) 8. When I took the rolls out of the oven, they smelled wonderful. (3) II. Punctuate the following sentences correctly. If the sentence requires no additional punctuation, just write “correct” next to it. (8 points total) 1. Chicago which is the largest city in the Midwest has hundreds of ethnic restaurants. 2. We recently got a new dog whose name was “Yoohoo.” 3. This new dog who is a large male German shepherd seemed to deserve a more dignified name. 4. Any dog who wants to be taken seriously needs to have a name that also sounds serious. 5. For this reason, we have named the new dog “Hugh” which rhymes with “You” his nickname. 6. My other dog Sophie has been very jealous of Hugh. 7. The two dogs who are nine years apart in age do not play well together. 8. A dog that is more than 12 years old has trouble keeping up with a three-year-old. III. Underline the adjectivals in the following sentences and identify their type: adjectives (adj), prepositional phrases (PP), participial phrases (part), noun phrases (NP), or relative clauses (RC). Because a phrase or clause may contain another adjectival, some words may be underlined more than once. The numbers in parentheses after each sentence show the number of adjectivals you should be able to find in each sentence (total of 17 points): 1. The boy in the sixth grade whose dog died last week is absent again. (4) 2. The fish rising to the surface of the stream are the ones that usually begin to feed at this time of evening. (4) 3. Hoping to interest his audience of restless children, the speaker had prepared a number of magic tricks. (5) 4. Demanding to see the mayor, the angry citizens stormed into the regular Thursday meeting. (4) 5. Surprised by their demands, the mayor called the Chief of Police who was relaxing at home. (2) IV. Underline the nominals in the following sentences. Then identify the slot that the nominal occupies in the sentence (direct object, subject, subjective complement, objective complement, indirect object, object of preposition, subject, etc.). Then identify what type of nominal it is (gerund, infinitive, clause) (12 points total): 1. Our new dog Hugh really enjoys playing catch. 2. Pouncing on a tennis ball makes him very happy. 3. Where he gets all his energy is something that I cannot understand. 4. The only problem with Hugh is that he is just too protective for our house and living situation. 5. We are planning to show him to an officer from the Washington State Highway Patrol. 6. Hugh considers me to be the chief or alpha dog in our household. English 201 – English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms Quiz 2 – Spring 2003