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TRIAL TEST – ADVANCED GRAMMAR - 2019
I. Identify the sentence elements of the superordinate clauses of the following sentences and state the name
and function of each finite subordinating clause. (2pts)
E.g. The fishermen / think/ that the company polluted the bay.
S V O (noun clause – object of “think”)
1. Although French, German, America and British pioneers have all been credited with the invention of cinema,
the British and the Germans played a small role in its world-wide exploitation.
.......................................................................................................................................................
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2. The rest of the world survived partly because audiences continued to exist for a product which corresponded to
needs which Hollywood could not supply.
.......................................................................................................................................................
3. Another hypothesis suggests that decreased processing of glucose could indicate to cells that food is scarce and
induce them to shift into an anti-aging mode.
.......................................................................................................................................................
4. However difficult you find it to arrange your time, it will pay off in the long run if you set aside a certain part of
the day for studying and stick to it.
.......................................................................................................................................................
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II. Analyse the following sentences by Descriptive Linguistic: (3pts)
E.g. I’m glad that my mother made me take piano lessons when I was a child.
M 1 : I’m glad
S 1 : that my mother made me take piano lessons: noun clause, complement of “glad”
S.1.1 : when I was a child: adverbial clause of time, modifying “made”.
1. Don’t hesitate to bring your topic up in a conversation with other students and see what they say, though you
don’t want to copy their ideas, listening to what they think may well help you develop or refine your own
thoughts.
2. Von Frisch knew from experiments by an early researcher that if he put out a bowl of sweet sugar syrup, bees
might at first take some time to find it but, once they had done so, within the hour, hundreds of other
bees would be eagerly taking the syrup.
III. Combine the set of simple sentences into complex/compound complex sentence (1pt)
You are doing a long essay or research paper. It involves the use of library books or other articles. Keeping details
of the tittles and authors on small cards in a card box may help.
IV. Draw a tree diagram for the following sentence (1pt)
Most language teachers would be happy .that you are furthering your study of grammar
V. The following sentence is structurally ambiguous; analyze the two different sentence structures (SVOCA) to
show both possible meanings. (1pt)
John saw the man on the mountain with a telescope.
VI. Construct the incomplete phrases as guided to complete the following sentences: (2pts)
E.g. [Noun clause] means he knew nothing about the task.
What he did means he knew nothing about the task.
1. [Finite clause] proved [finite clause]
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. S [preparatory] is very important [real S].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I can’t understand the words [adjective clause].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. We have made [noun phrase] [Adverbial clause].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The idea [Noun clause] has not been approved yet.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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TRIAL TEST – ADVANCED GRAMMAR - 2019
I. Identify the sentence elements of the superordinate clauses of the following sentences and state the name
and function of each finite subordinating clause. (2pts)
E.g. The fishermen / think/ that the company polluted the bay.
S V O (noun clause – object of “think”)
1. Although French, German, America and British pioneers have all been credited with the invention of cinema,
the British and the Germans played a small role in its world-wide exploitation.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
2. The rest of the world survived partly because audiences continued to exist for a product which corresponded to
needs which Hollywood could not supply.
.......................................................................................................................................................
3. Another hypothesis suggests that decreased processing of glucose could indicate to cells that food is scarce and
induce them to shift into an anti-aging mode.
.......................................................................................................................................................
4. However difficult you find it to arrange your time, it will pay off in the long run if you set aside a certain part of
the day for studying and stick to it.
.......................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................... II.
Analyse the following sentences by Descriptive Linguistic: (3pts)
E.g. I’m glad that my mother made me take piano lessons when I was a child.
M 1 : I’m glad
S 1 : that my mother made me take piano lessons: noun clause, complement of “glad”
S.1.1 : when I was a child: adverbial clause of time, modifying “made”.
1. Don’t hesitate to bring your topic up in a conversation with other students and see what they say, though you
don’t want to copy their ideas, listening to what they think may well help you develop or refine your own thoughts.
2. Von Frisch knew from experiments by an early researcher that if he put out a bowl of sweet sugar syrup, bees
might at first take some time to find it but, once they had done so, within the hour, hundreds of other
bees would be eagerly taking the syrup. III.
Combine the set of simple sentences into complex/compound complex sentence (1pt)
You are doing a long essay or research paper. It involves the use of library books or other articles. Keeping details
of the tittles and authors on small cards in a card box may help.
IV. Draw a tree diagram for the following sentence (1pt)
Most language teachers would be happy that you are furthering your study of grammar.
V. The following sentence is structurally ambiguous; analyze the two different sentence structures (SVOCA) to
show both possible meanings. (1pt)
John saw the man on the mountain with a telescope.
VI. Construct the incomplete phrases as guided to complete the following sentences: (2pts)
E.g. [Noun clause] means he knew nothing about the task.
What he did means he knew nothing about the task.
1. [Finite clause] proved [finite clause]
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. S [preparatory] is very important [real S].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I can’t understand the words [adjective clause].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. We have made [noun phrase] [Adverbial clause].
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The idea [Noun clause] has not been approved yet.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..