GRADUATION EXAMINATION GRAMMAR QUESTIONS (2010 – 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR)

GRADUATION EXAMINATION GRAMMAR QUESTIONS (2010 – 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR)

1.      The Noun

-        Plural and Singular noun

-        Possessive Nouns

-        Compound Nouns

-        Concrete and Abstract nouns

-        Common, Possessive and Objective cases of the noun

-        Compound and Collective nouns

-        Noun Phrase and its uses in the sentence

2.      The Adjective

-        Degrees

-        Forming Adjective with suffixes

-        Types of  Adjectives and its correct uses

-        Position of  Adjective (Adjective +Noun; LV + adjective)

-        Adjectives ending in –‘ed’ AND –‘Ing’

3.      Adverb

-        Types of Adverb (sentential adv, adv of manner, adv of degree, adv of frequency, adv of time …etc)

-        The Position of Adverbs (Verb +adverb, adverb +adjective, adverb + adverb)

-        The Uses of Rather, Quite, and Fairly

4.      Gerunds

-        Functions of Gerunds

-        Time reference in Gerunds

-        Verbs followed by the Gerund

5.      Infinitives

-        Uses of Infinitives

-        Time Reference in Infinitives

-        Verbs That take the infinitive

-        Structures That are Followed by ‘ To Infinitive’

6.      Participles ( Present Participle PI, Past Participle PII, Perfect Participle Having V3 / Having Been + V3 )

7.      What is the difference between homographs and homophones? Illustrate your point with examples for each.

8.      The Verb

-        The Active Voice

-        Types of Verb (transitive, intransitive, auxiliary, modal, regular, irregular, and phrasal verbs)

-        Category of Tense

9.      The Conjunction

-        Coordinating Conjunctions

-         Correlative Conjunctions

-        Sentence connectors

10.   The Preposition

-        Preposition of Place

-         Preposition of Time

-        Prepositional Phrase

-        Verb + preposition;  and Adjective + preposition

11.   Modal Verb

-        Uses of Modal (expressing polite request, necessity, prohibition, advisability, making suggestion, degrees of certainty in present, past future)

-        Modals Time Reference

-        “Would like”, “would you mind”, and “ Can I have” expressions

12.   What do we mean by basic word – stock? What are the main characteristics of the English basic words? 

13.   The Progressive Tense

-        The Present continuous Tense

-        The Past Continuous Tense

-        The Future Continuous Tense

-        The Present and Past Perfect Continuous Tense

14.   The Simple Tenses

-        The Present Simple Tense

-        The Past Simple Tense

-        The Future Simple Tense

-        The Present and Past Perfect Tense

15.   What do we mean by functional and notional words? What are the characteristics of those two types of words? Give examples for each type.

16.   The Sentence Types and Introduction

-        Declarative,

-        Interrogative,

-        Imperative

-         Exclamatory

17.   Types of Sentence

-        Simple

-        Compound

-        Complex

-        Compound – Complex

18.   The Parts of Sentence

-        Main Parts of Sentence

-        Secondary Parts of Sentence  (Appositive, Noun Address, Prepositional Phrase, Gerund and Infinitive )

19.   The Clause

-        The Main Clause

The Subordinate Clause

20.   What is a word? What are the characteristics of words? How many types of words are there in English? Give examples foe each.

21.   Complex Sentence

-        Noun Clause

-        Adjective Clause

-        Adverb Clause

22.   Conditions and Wishes

-        Conditions

-        Wish Clauses

23.   What is a motivation? How many types of motivations are there in English Lexicology?

24.   What is a morpheme? How many kinds of morphemes are there? Give a few examples to illustrate each kind.

25.   What is the difference between free root and bound root? Give a few examples for each.

26.   Noun Clauses

-        Formation of Noun Clauses (which begin with that, whether and if, and with question words)

-        Functions of Noun Clauses (Noun Clause as the subject, object, Complement, Appositive, Indirect Object, Object of a preposition)

-        The Position and Function of Noun Clauses (Noun Clause with that, whether, what)

-        Subordinator as The Subject of a Noun Clause

-        Ever Words in Noun Clauses

-        The Subjunctive Form In Noun Clauses

27.   Adjective Clauses

-        Using When

-        Using where

-        Using whose

-        Using “which” to modify a whole sentence

28.   Adverbial Clauses

-        Adverb Clause of Reason

-        Adverb Clause of Direct Contrast

-        Adverb Clause of Result

-        Adverb Clause of Cause and Effect

29.   Adverb Clauses

-        Adverb Clause of Purpose

-        Adverb Clause of Manner

-        Adverb Clause of Condition

-        Adverb Clause of Comparison

30.   Punctuation

-        The  Period

-        The exclamation

-        The question Mark

-        The Colon

-        The Semicolon