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ENL 306.01

Studies in Grammar & Style

Fall 2012

Buchanan

MidTerm Exam

 

Please type as many of your answers as you can.  However, feel free to write or type all your answers directly on the exam paper.  Complete the tree diagrams separately, using a pen. [You may do them on the computer, but it is a tedious process.]

 

Due:  November 9, 2012

 

 

SECTION 1

Identify the following sentences by their verb types according to “Doing Grammar” (15 points total)

 

_____________1.       The audience became angry after the conductor canceled the concert.

 

_____________2.       The makeover artist made the bride ugly.

 

_____________3.       The Red Sox fired Bobby Valentine.

 

_____________4.       Samuel is an architect in New York.

 

_____________5.       A blizzard this weekend seems likely.

 

_____________6.       Will they rest at the hotel?

 

_____________7.       Marjory didn’t bring the brownies.

 

_____________8.       After the gym class the teacher was extremely tired.

 

_____________9.       Where are my books?

 

_____________10.     Alistair writes his mother a letter every week.

 

_____________11.     We have always considered you capable of great things.

 

_____________12.     The judge decided in favor of the defendant.

 

_____________13.     The pencils were in the pencil case.

 

_____________14.     Send him a postcard.

 

_____________15.     The first course smells like fish.

 

 

 

SECTION 2

Combine the following sentences making the “A” sentence into a subordinate clause.  Use the subordinating conjunction indicated (10 points)

 

EXAMPLE:  Use a subordinating conjunction of CAUSE

A: Complete sincerity, naturalness, and restraint are all-important on the stage.

B: A single false move or phony gesture or a line delivered without conviction, with too much conviction, or out of character will shatter the illusion of reality.

 

COMBINED SENTENCE:  Because complete sincerity, naturalness, and restraint are all-important on the stage, a single false move or phony gesture or a line delivered without conviction, with too much conviction, or out of character will shatter the illusion of reality.

 

 

 

16. Use a subordinating conjunction showing NEGATIVE CONDITION

1. The nuclear test ban treaty was signed.
2. The Chinese would have denounced the Russians as traitors to the international communist movement.

 

 

 

 

17. Use a subordinating conjunction of TIME

1. The Soviet Union joined the United Nations.
2. The Chinese denounced the Russians as traitors to the international communist movement.

 

 

 

18. Use a subordinating conjunction of CONTRAST

1. Most Virginians favored the Confederacy.
2. The Union had loyal supporters in the western counties of the state.

 

 

 

 

 

19. Use a subordinating conjunction of TIME

A. A man sees a woman he wants to attract.
B. He tries to present himself by his posture and stance as someone who is self-assured.

 

 

 

 

20. Use a subordinating conjunction of CONDITION
A. The black key between C and D is thought of as a half step higher than C.
B. It is known as C sharp (#).

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3 

Identify the verb TENSES, ASPECTS, ETC.  used in each of the following sentences. (10 points)

_________________21. I’m skiing better than ever. Let's stay on the mountain.

 

_________________22. What's up with Tony? He’s been very stressed and nervous lately.

 

_________________23. Last night the wind shook the house so much that I could not sleep.

 

_________________24. The boys will be eating dinner by now.

 

_________________25.  Stephanie had made all the beds before anyone came back to help her.

 

_________________26. Alfred was planting tulips early in the fall.

 

_________________27. Sally believes that exercise is good.

 

_________________28.  Next Friday Advising and Registration will have been going on for a week.

 

_________________29. Marilla has forbidden us to play in the hayloft while she is away.

 

_________________30. Smoking causes cancer.

 

 

SECTION 4

On the line given, write the verb [in SQUARE BRACKETS] using the indicated tense (in PARENTHESES) to complete the following sentences. (5 points)

 

_________________31. Once he [COMPOSE] (past perfect) a letter or two, he went upstairs.

 

_________________32.  Sarah [GRADUATE] (simple past) from the University of Georgia.

 

_________________33. When we get to the race, our team [FINISHED] (future perfect).

_________________34.  George [INTERN] (past progressive) in a national forest last summer.

 

_________________35. Our vacation [SET] (present passive) for after Memorial day.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5

In the section below, underline the appositives and absolutes.  Identify each use in the line next to the sentence. (5 points)

 

__________________36. (& 37.) My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus.  

__________________37.

 

__________________38. Julie accepted the award, tears streaming down her face.

 

__________________39. The musician Harry Connick will come to Champaign.

 

__________________40. The cat confronted the burglar, its back arched and teeth bared.  

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6

Write the correct form of the PRONOUN in [SQUARE BRACKETS] on the line next to the sentence. (5 Points)

 

 

______________41. This arrangement is between Fred and [HE/HIM/HIMSELF]

 

______________42.  This money is for [HE/HIM/HIS] and [I/ME/MYSELF].

 

______________43. Eddie and [I/ME/MYSELF] drove home very slowly.

 

______________44. Alison checked [SHE/HER/HERSELF] out of the hospital against doctors orders.  [one possible correct pronoun]

______________45. Alison checked [SHE/HER/HERSELF] out of the hospital against doctors orders.  [a second possible correct pronoun]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7

Identify and correct the comprehension problems in the following sentences.  I.E. carefully disambiguate by revising. You will need to write two sentences. (10 points total) 

 

 

46.  Although the motorcycle hit the tree, it was not damaged.

Problem:

 

47.  I don't think they should show violence on TV.

Problem:

 

48. Vacation is coming soon, which is nice.

Problem:

 

 

49. George worked in a national forest last summer. This may be his life's work.

Problem:

 

Problem:

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8

 

The following words belong to more than one Form Class.  Write one or more sentences that demonstrate two classes for each word.  Underline the word in the sentence and label its form class. (10 points total)

 

Example:    ROOM:    There are three rooms in our apartment.

                                                               NOUN

 

                 My cousin rooms with three upperclassmen this year.

                                    VERB

 

       WARM:  Our hands got too warm when we warmed them over the fire.

                                                ADJECTIVE             VERB

 

 51. WATCH

 

 

52. COOL

 

 

 53. LIGHT

 

 

54. KIND

 

 

55. DIM

 

 

 

SECTION 9

 

Identify the category of each underlined word (noun, adjective, etc.) You may have to consider position, markers, and function, as well as form, to make your classifications. (10 points total)

 

 

_____________ 56.    Most of the freshmen are envious of Carol’s

 

_____________ 57.    athletic ability.

 

_____________ 58.    The party backed the right candidate

 

_____________59.     in the spring election.

 

_____________ 60.    We arrived late and almost

 

_____________ 61.    missed the introduction of the speaker.

 

_____________ 62.    The evidence in this case

 

_____________ 63.    is quite clear.

 

_____________ 64.    He built a better mousetrap, but no   

 

_____________ 65.    one bought it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10

Identify the STRUCTURE CLASS of each of the underlined words: (10 points total)

 

Example:   Trading   stocks   on   the   Internet   can   be     a      very    risky   venture.

                   Gerund                PREP                       AUX          DET  

                                                                              Modal

 

66. Mr. Wilson has remained rather quiet about his final decision.

 

67. The jurors were sequestered for weeks, but they were allowed to return home after the trial ended.

68. The family looked on in amazement as Lucille very carefully sprinkled olives and bacon bits on top of her ice cream.

69. My research group had been gathering information about prehistoric tribes in France.

70. Joe believed that Alice should commit herself to read a book a week.

 

 

SECTION 11

 

Draw complete tree diagrams for the following sentences.  Use a separate sheet of paper for each diagram. (20 points each)

 

71.  People who borrow books from the library should return them on time.

72. John prefers becoming a musician to working at a desk.

73.  Urged on by their mentors, the young professors each submitted a paper to a major conference.

74.  Submit your final paper by May 6.

75.  The clerk minding the store gave the cash to the burglars holding the guns.