ENGLISH LANGUAGE II (theory)

Marking scheme:
1 = 4/5 points
2 = 12 points
3 = 8 points (2x4)
4 = 6 points (3x2)
5 = 2 points
TOT

4/5 +28 = 32/33

ENGLISH LANGUAGE II (theory)

Name: _____________________________________________ ID Number: ____________________________________________

1. Draw a tree for the following sentence:

The bicycle hit me just as I stepped off the pavement to cross the road.
NB Ignore just in your analysis and consider it together with as.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE II (theory)

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions:

[a] Nearly 10 million more tourists should be visiting the UK from overseas by the end of this decade under plans to
capitalise on the Olympic Games announced by Jeremy Hunt. The culture secretary used [b] what was billed as a
keynote speech on tourism to announce record-breaking figures for visits to the UK and spending by tourists this year.
He said reports from hotels, [c] well-known shopping areas, theatres and the credit card company Visa all showed
increased business during the Games. To ensure the interest stimulated by the Olympics and associated events, such as
the torch relay and the Cultural Olympiad, continued, Hunt announced another 10m [d] funding for tourism
campaigns in the UK and China. He said he had asked for a feasibility study into the idea of a biennale arts festival for
London or the UK, similar to the famous event in Venice [e] every two years.
Pick out the first five direct objects:
(1) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(3) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(4) ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Pick out one subject complement/predicate (sC), one prepositional object (pO) and one adjective complement (aC):
(5) ________________________________________________________________________________________ (sC)
(6) ________________________________________________________________________________________ (pO)
(7) ________________________________________________________________________________________ (aC)
Categorise the words in bold in the text above:
(8) [a] _____________________ (9) [b] _____________________ (10) [c] _____________________
(11) [d] _____________________ (12) [e] _____________________
3. Identify the form and the function of the underlined phrases.
Form

Function

(13) Why cant we watch TV?

_______________

_______________________

(14) She is fully aware of the problem.

_______________

_______________________

(15) He persuaded Tim to quit smoking.

_______________

_______________________

(16) The coat will keep you dry.

_______________

_______________________

4. Analyze the underlined verb groups (use / if a category is not realized).

(17)

She must have been getting quite bored because she left.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

(18)

After having watched the film, they went for a curry.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

(19)

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

He insisted we work till 6 p.m.

Tense: _______ Aspect: __________________

Voice: _______ Modality: __________ Mood: ______________

5. For each of the following marked sentences, identify the type of structural variation and give the unmarked version:
(20) What I miss most about Italy is the warm weather.

Type: _____________________________________

Unmarked version: ______________________________________________________________________________

(21) He put in the sink the dirty cups, the saucers and the cutlery.

Type: _____________________________________

Unmarked version: ______________________________________________________________________________