Mock Exam 1 Grammar

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Mack Exam 1/ 2021

Profs. Fass Fihri, El Biadi, Madani, Dib, Bouhout

Grammar Semster1

I. Insert the appropriate ARTICLES: a/an, the, or Ø (zero article), where


necessary. Do not leave any space empty, and do not give more than one answer.
1. Most people have fewer hours to give to………… time-consuming activities of ………
clubs than they used to have, but most people in ……… small town belong to …………
club or two. One of …………….. clubs is likely to be…………….. social and benevolent
organization, such as ……………..Rotary Club. …………….. business people are likely
to belong, also to either …………….. Kiwanis Club or…………….. Lions. Such
business people's organizations may meet as often as once………… week in one of
…………… private dining rooms of ……………..town's leading hotel for……… lunch.
They have ……………. good lunch, hear ……………..good programs, and continue
their fundraising program for…………….. worthy organizations, such as……………..
local hospital.
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable PRONOUNS (personal, demonstrative, possessive etc.)
1. The newly-wed couple offered …… some precious gifts on the first day of …… marriage.
2. The boy ……… broke the glass was punished by …………….. teacher.
3. Laila went to study in Rabat. ……………. lived with some friends for some time, but now
…….. is living on ……. own, and ……. has to cook for ……. .
4. My uncle Ali, …….. is now a grandfather, has always been afraid of spiders. …….. is not
unusual because many people have a fear of …….. insects. I, ……... do not like ……. but
not to the point of being afraid of ………
5. I called the office, but ……… answered, so I knew that ………. had already left.
III. Indicate whether each of the following NOUNS is singular, plural or invariable. If it
is singular, provide the plural form, and if it is plural provide the singular form.
1. Analysis: …………….. …………….. 2. Radio: …………….. ……………….
3. Loaf: …………….. ………………… 4. Storey: …………….. ………………
5. Oases: …………….. ……………….. 6. Pincers: …………….. ……………...
7. Criteria: …………….. ……………… 8. Ally: …………….. …………………
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable QUANTIFIERS or DISTRIBUTIVES.
1. John is a keen player. He does ……. of efforts, but unfortunately, he has …….. skills.
2. I congratulated John and Mary. ………………. of them received an award.
3. I don’t need a raincoat, for there will be ……. rain according to the weather forecast. So
……… coat will do.
4. ……… of Tom’s parents’ passports had expired, so …….. of them could travel with him.

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5. Liza is trying to learn Chinese, but she has so far learned only ………………. politeness
formulas. Indeed, there is ……… need for her to speak Chinese because ………… of the
employees in her bank speak English.
V. Identify the NATURE of the words underlined once, and the grammatical
FUNCTION of the words underlined twice.
1. The little boy has no clothes to wear. ……………..……………..……………..
2. I could not hear what she said. ……………..……………..……………..…………
3. What Tom did is unforgivable. ……………..……………..……………..…………
4. Who is that woman? ……………..……………..……………..……………..…………
5. The unforgiving world of politics is taking its toll on them.
VI. Identify the main verb in the following sentences (write the verb in the space below).
Is it an action verb or a state verb? If the verb is an action verb, is it transitive,
intransitive or ditransitive?
1. Whose shoes are these? ……………..……………..……………..……………..

2. The players should not break the rules. ……………..……………..……………..


3. They offered them some bewildering advice. ……………..……………..……………..
VI. Rewrite the following sentences, arranging the adjectives between parentheses in the
proper order.
1. The Smiths have a (lively, Persian, black) cat at home. ……………..……………..
2. Michel is a (self-centered, old, French) doctor. ……………..……………..……………..
3. Tom is one of the (gifted, young, college) students in my neighbourhood.
……………..……………..……………..……………..……………..……………..…………
4. We sell (aluminium, kitchen, multi-purpose) utensils. ……………..……………..
5. The Irish actors own two (old, colonial, spacious) houses in the south of London.
……………..……………..……………..……………..……………..………………………..
VII. Complete the following sentences, using adverbs derived from the underlined
adjectives.
1. My friend is a fast driver. He drives very ……………………….. .
2. We didn’t go out because of the heavy rain. It was raining ……………………… .
3. Tom had an accident because of his reckless driving. He was driving …………………… .
4. The operation was safe and quick. They completed the operation ………………………. .
5. The kids are noisy. They are playing ……………………….. .

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