UNIVERSIDAD RICARDO PALMA

FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y LENGUAS MODERNAS 2020-I

Mg. Flor Mellado Rosales

ENGLISH GRAMMAR COURSE - MIDE TERM EXERCISES

1. IDENTIFY THE LINGUISTIC UNIT UNDERLINED
Julia Roberts was 1used to the feeling 2of kicking on 3the right side of her 1. Marginal modal verb
stomach 2.
3.
4
With that fortune, the 5Peterson murderer trial took the latest in a 6long 4.Preposition
series of turns 5.central determiner
6.adjective
The idea was to determine how long her child had been gestating 7.
7 8

9
before he was killed. 8.
9. finite clause
The Prince started to get into the back seat, he was astonished about 10.
10 11 12

what he saw and reacted after the camera hit him 11. adjective
12.prepositional phrase
Mathew was very distrustful of people. He was isolating himself from 13.adjective phrase
13

the people 14who loved him. He has been 15very shy most of his life. 14.relative clause
15.adjective phrase
That was 16so much fun. 17Singing in front of anybody is scary. When they 16.adverb phrase
told her 18she was going to sing with Smokey, she freaked out 17.
18.
For an American in Paris, 19entering an arrogant French restaurant can be 19.
20
intimidating. 20.adjective

2. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION.

1. A two-word verb is a phrasal verb, can be different from the meanings of the two-parts taken separately
2. An attributive adjective indicates the characteristics or attributes of the noun or pronoun that they modify
3. “Enough” and “indeed” are: ( adverb of degree) post-modifiers in an adverb phrase, and also in an adjective phrase
4. Adjectival Complementation can be realized as: prepositional phrases or noun clauses
5. Relative pronouns are: who, which, whom, when, where, that

3. IDENTIFY THE LINGUISTIC UNIT UNDERLINED:

Robert Klein made millions as a 1real estate developer 2but now feels 3powerless 1. Att. Adj. 11.
. His son Jordan suffers from 4Type one diabetes, 5which forces him to monitor 2.conjuction 12.central determiner
6
everything he eats and 7yet 8still makes him 9very sick a 10couple of times a year. 3.adjective 13.adverb
On the 11other end of the span of life, 12Klein’s mother is 13slowly dying of 4.determiner 14.pronoun
Alzheimer’s, a disease that steals the memory of 14someone 15who has given so 5. pronoun 15.relative clause
much to her family. But Klein 16thinks he can help future generations by 6.pronoun 16.verb
promoting stem cell research, one of 17political hot button issues, 18which has 7. adverb 17.determiners
8.adverb 18.relative clause
taken center stage 19since the death of 20paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve.
9.adverb 19.conjuction
intensifier
10. 20.adjective(premodifier)
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4. PARSE THE SENTENCES FROM THIS PARAGRAPH INTO PHRASES AND CLAUSES:

Robert Klein made millions as a real estate developer but now feels powerless. His son

Jordan suffers from Type one diabetes, which forces him to monitor everything he eats

and yet still makes him very sick a couple of times a year. On the other end of the span

of life, Klein’s mother is slowly dying of Alzheimer’s, a disease that steals the memory

of someone who has given so much to her family. But Klein thinks he can help future

generations by promoting stem cell research, one of political hot button issues, which

has taken center stage since the death of paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve.

5. IDENTIFY THE FORM (phrases and clauses) & FUNCTION (the role) OF THE
UNDERLINED LINGUISTIC UNITS
FORM FUNCTION
0 1
With only 15 months left in office, President Bush has left whole 0. Determiner Determinative
agencies of the executive branch 2to be run largely by acting or 1.
interim appointees. 2.
A test was 3accurate 4in distinguishing the blood of people with 3.
Alzheimer 4.
The couple was married on 5Thursday at Toronto City Hall 6where 5.
Rev. Ana Paula officiated. 6.
7
Successful dating required the bride 8to be put out there with a bit 7.
of clever marketing 8.
The result of the exam was 9rather anticipated. 9.
10
After spending four years at Yale, the couple began; a courtship 10.
11
bloomed into a dedicated long-distance relationship. 11.
Museum gift shops offer an 12appealing array of wedding gifts for 12.
people 13who are tired of shopping in the same old places. 13.
Mr. Schwarzenegger signed a measure that prohibits cities from 14.
14
requiring property owners 15to check tenants. 15.
“There is nothing 16compassionate about compassionate feeding,” 16.
he said. They 17are increasing the risk 18of disease no matter what 17.
they do, or what they think it can prevent it. 18.
The use 19of surveillance cameras is growing, and due to the 19.
introduction of technology, people use it in a 20variety of ways. 20.
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6. PARSE THE SENTENCES INTO PHRASES AND CLAUSES:

Finite clause N.ph. V. ph N. ph. N. Ph.

1. When I was in my addiction, I couldn't tell you one positive thing about myself

2. Brian wakes up in a chill of defeat; as a result, he is relapsed.

3. You reach a point in life when you want to answer the question of how good you
are.

4. It is amazing seeing bald eagles and wild geese on our property, and It is
unbelievable knowing that I actually now own a lake.

5. The laser videodisc, introduced a decade ago, was regarded as the sick man of the
electronics industry.

6. When she is on the movie screen, you cannot take your eyes off her. Pfeiffer is a
versatile character actress with the looks of a classic femme fatale.

7. In Hollywood, I learned that if you do not sing and dance, you become an after-
dinner speaker.

8. Victor hopes its cars will compete with the likes of Lamborghini.

9. Mrs. Mandela is a very powerful figure; she is very popular. However, it is an

exaggeration to say she is a threat.

10. The perfectly preserved body of the Inca girl, sacrificed some 500 years ago, is
found in the Peruvian Andes.