FINAL EXAMINATION

AUGUST 2013 SEMESTER

4/13/34 SESSION

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR
CES 1133
3 HOURS
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
B. ED. (HONS) TESL
MDM ZAINON SHAMSUDIN
MDM ZAINON SHAMSUDIN (SEM 1A)
HAJI YUSOF BIN MUSTAPHA (SEM 1B)
MDM ZAINON SHAMSUDIN (SEM 1C)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

This paper consists of two (2) sections:

Section A
Section B

- 45 questions (10 matching, 10 identifying, 15 MCQ, 10 fill-in-the-blanks)

- 3 questions (1 text correction, 1 short answer, 1 essay)

Answer all questions in Sections A and B.

All answers of:
Section A must be written in the answer booklet provided.
Section B must be written in the answer booklet provided.
The answers for each section must start on a new page.
Candidates are NOT ALLOWED to bring any unauthorized items into the exam hall
except with the permission of your invigilator.

Do Not Open the Question Paper Until Instructed

This Question Paper Consists of Seven (7) Printed Pages

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SECTION A (45 MARKS)

Answer all questions.
Part I (10 marks)
Match each of the grammatical terms with its definition.
A
B
C
D
E

Discourse Markers
Phrasal verb
Stative verb
Modals
Adverbs

F
G
H
I
J

Preposition
Gerunds
Ellipsis
Non-defining adjective clause
Interjection

1.

An exclamatory word that shows strong or sudden feeling and has no grammatical
function in the construction of a sentence.

2.

The process of leaving out words or phrases that form part of the complete
grammatical unit but if used will cause redundancy in the sentence.

3.

A word that expresses the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in the
sentence.

4.

Verbs that describe states and not actions; and they do not get the ing forms.

5.

A base verb when added the ing form changes its word class from a verb to a
noun.

6.

Words that modify verbs, adjectives or adverbs.

7.

Multiword verb that consists of a verb and a particle of which the particle changes
the meaning of the verb.

8.

Extra information about the noun it refers to and if omitted the noun can still be
identified.

9.

Words used to signpost logical relationships and sequence to point out how bits
of what is said or written relates to other bits.

10. Auxiliary or helping verbs that are used to express social functions and logical
possibilities.

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Part II (10 marks)

Read the following passage. Write the part of speech for each of the underlined words.
Mark and Gerald are identical twins. Mirror images of each other, they also share many
similarities in life-style. Mark is a fire-fighter, and (1) so is Gerald. Mark has (2) never
been married, and neither has Gerald. Mark likes (3) hunting, fishing, and Chinese
food. Gerald does too.
These similarities might not be (4) unusual in identical twins, except for one fact:
Mark and Gerald were separated when they were five days old. They grew up in
different states with different families. Neither one knew that he had a twin until they
found each other accidentally (5) at age thirty-one.
(6) However, when identical twins grew up together, they also (7) experience the
same environment. How can researchers separate these environmental factors from
genetic factors? By looking at identical twins who are separated at birth! Twins with
(8) completely different (9) childhoods give researchers the chance to study the age-old
question: Which has more effect on our lives, heredity (the genes we receive from
(10) our parents) or environment (the social influences in our childhood).

Part III (15 marks)

Questions 1 15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer from the
options given to fill in each of the blanks.
Southeast Asia may be one of the areas most prone to natural disasters. (1) __________,
Singapore, sitting right in the middle of the region, (2) __________ spared like an
ocean calm in the eye (3) __________ the storm. Across the narrow stretch of sea from
Singapore is Indonesia, where volcanoes (4) __________ frequently and earthquakes take
place every year. And (5) __________ the north, is Myanmar, straddling (6) _________
major seismic fault line. But Singapore small, flat, surrounded (7) _________ sea and
with summers that go on (8) __________ has never experienced a major earthquake,
eruption (9) __________ typhoon.
However, in recent history at least, (10) __________ whirlwind, or something that
(11) _________ like a tall twisting column of dark cloud, was spotted (12) __________
towards the Singapore coastline by people travelling (13) __________ the nearby Sisters
Island to Kusu Island. Experts said it (14) __________ have been a waterspout
(15) _________ these do occur daily. But the republic is certainly not spared of
meteorological mayhem. What the little island has plenty of are deluges and dry spells.

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1.

A
B
C
D

Despite
However
Although
Even though

2.

A
B
C
D

seem
seems
seemed
has seemed

3.

A
B
C
D

in
of
by
for

4.

A
B
C
D

erupt
are erupted
are erupting
has been erupting

5.

A
B
C
D

to
at
for
against

6.

A
B
C
D

a
an
the
-

7.

A
B
C
D

in
by
with
beside

8.

A
B
C
D

ever
never
always
forever

9.

A
B
C
D

or
but
yet
and

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10.

A
B
C
D

a
an
the
that

11.

A
B
C
D

look
looks
looked
Looking

12.

A
B
C
D

moved
moving
movable
Movement

13

A
B
C
D

in
at
from
within

14.

A
B
C
D

can
may
could
should

15.

A
B
C
D

so
as
still
therefore

Part IV (10 marks)

Complete the following article by filling in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns
or adverbs. Use only ONE (1) word in each of the blanks.
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts is a new six-part drama series (0) which/that comes to our screens this
week. It has been given the prime Wednesday evening 9.30 slot, (1) _______ shows
that the network has faith in its latest creation. The first episode opens to a scene
(2) _______ a young man is being chased. He stops at a phone box and made a
desperate call. This call wakes up a man (3) _______ most viewers will recognise as
Keith Allen the slightly sleazy unshaven Cockney (4) _______ characters are usually
less than wholesome. This time, however, he is on the right side of the law, playing a

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probation officer with a complicated professional and personal life, both of

(5) _______ form the main themes of the series. The writers have managed to find a
different angle on his personal problems. At the centre of these problems is his
stepdaughter, for (6) _______ he attempts to keep the household together. His
relationship with the girls mother, (7) _______ seems to be a bad-tempered, grumpy
woman, is further compromised later in the series (8) _______ she joins the staff of a
college at (9) _______ she meets a former lover. Thus the ground is prepared in this
first episode for a series (10) _______ may help to lift British summertime TV out of
its regular slump.

SECTION B (35 MARKS)

There are three (3) questions in this section. Answer all questions.
1.

Find and correct TEN (10) mistakes in the use of infinitives and gerunds in the
following text. The first one has been done for you.
If its so hard losing weight, why do people keep try? Because they want looking
better is the usual answer. The problem is that going on a diet is likely to doing
more harm than good, according to health experts. There is a strong tendency
regaining all the weight lost within one year of stop the diet. Only three percent of
those who take off weight have been found keeping it off for at least three years.
Moreover, the yo-yo pattern of start a diet, lose some weight and then put it back
on may be more harmful to an individual than not go on a diet in the first place.
Example:
0) losing to lose
(10 marks)

2.

Give ONE (1) function of each of the modal verbs below. Provide ONE (1)
sentence to illustrate each of the functions that you have stated.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

may
can
must
should
have to
(10 marks)

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3.

Write a paragraph consisting of TEN (10) sentences on the topic The

unforgettable incident in my life. In your paragraph, include the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Two (2) passive sentences

One (1) conditional
One (1) subordinating conjunction
One (1) coordinating conjunction
(15 marks)

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