Advanced Grammar - End Term Test - English Department
Advanced Grammar - End Term Test - English Department
Ghi chú: Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi.
I. Identify the sentence patterns (clause types) of the super-ordinate clauses, then state the
label and function of the subordinate clauses (2 marks)
E.g. The fishermen think that the company polluted the bay.
S V O (Noun clause, object of “think”)
1. More than 200 pandas starved when one of the species of bamboo died out.
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2. That it was done deliberately is quite clear.
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3. You’ve had some trouble with your telephone, I understand.
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4. Most people currently suffering from that poisoning were affected at a time when the
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dangers were still not widely known.
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5. We should give whoever comes to the shop on the opening day a gift.
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II. Combine the following sets of simple sentences into one compound sentence (2marks)
1. The rain fell steadily for several days. The river overflowed its banks; the terrified villagers
abandoned their homes. They fled to the higher ground. Soon the floods retired. The villagers were
able to return.
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2. Make haste. You will be late. There is no other train till midnight. That train is a slow one.
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2. As my eldest son was bred a scholar, I determined to send him to town, where his abilities might
contribute to our support and his own.
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IV. Draw tree diagrams to illustrate the different meanings of the following ambiguous
sentences (3 marks)
1. I looked at the letter Max was reading with unfeigned astonishment.
2. We must ask the farmer who owns the fields where we can camp.
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V. Underline all non-finite subordinate clauses and state their functions (1 mark)
1. Each education system is a mirror reflecting the values of a society.
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2. I’m sorry you’ve decided not to go with us on the river trip.
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