Examen del Módulo III

1. ¿Cuáles son las partes del discurso?

2. Explica cada una de ellas.

3. Escribe el nombre de la parte del discurso subrayada en cada oración.

a. _____________________They attended the concert last weekend.

b. _____________________Several catas ran into Robert’s garaje.
c. _____________________The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.
d. _____________________ Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.
e. _____________________My friends and I walked home after school.
f. _____________________I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.
g. _____________________ She was counting the ballots during social studies class.
h. _____________________ Hey ! That is my seat.
i. _____________________Will they finish the test on time?
j. _____________________The diagram was pretty complicated for us.
k. _____________________He will practice his musical piece soon.
l. _____________________Maggie saw the awesome sight from the air.
m. _____________________ Her sister is the oldest member of the group.
n. ____________________ Check the score, Tom.
o. ____________________ Will the students be able to fi nd the answer by themselves ?
p. ____________________ Are you sure of yourself ?
q. ____________________ They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.
r. ____________________ Can you see beyond the hills from the top of the tower?
s. ____________________ Hurray ! Our team has fi nally scored a touchdown.
t. ____________________ The troop had been scattered throughout the woods.
On the line next to the number, write the fi rst letter of the word indicated by the part of speech in the
parentheses. Underline the indicated word within the sentence. If your consecutive letters are correct, you
will spell out the names of four trees in items 1 through 12 and four first names in items 13 to 25. Write
these six names on the lines below the last numbered item. Each correct answer is worth 4 points.

a. __________________ (preposition) He walked around the corner.

b. __________________(pronoun) Paul hopes that she will sing with the choir.
c. __________________(pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?
d. __________________(noun) Have you seen the eraser?
e. __________________(noun) The lock was stuck.
f. __________________(noun) She purchased the margarine with him.
g. __________________(adjective) Older people tire more easily.
h. __________________(adjective) He is agile.
i. __________________(adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.
j. __________________(adverb) The police offi cer ran fast.
k. __________________(adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.
l. __________________(adverb) You really should see this art exhibit, Kenny.
m. __________________(preposition) Reggie fell by the stairs.
n. __________________(preposition) Can you jump over the hurdle?
o. __________________(preposition) May I sit between you two?
p. __________________(verb) Joke about it now.
q. __________________(verb) They overcharged me.
r. __________________(verb) Ozzie, eat up.
s. __________________(conjunction) I cannot go, for I have much to do.
t. __________________(conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips.
u. __________________(conjunction) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive.
v. __________________(interjection) Jeepers! This is a great deal.
w. __________________(interjection) Ah! The sun is so warm.
x. __________________(interjection) No! I will never try that.
y. __________________(adverb) Georgette eventually walked her brother to the station.
Directions: Write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. What do you call a word that is a person, place, or thing?

2. Is the word that modifies a verb called an adjective or an adverb?

3. What do you call a word that connects or joins words, phrases, or clauses?

4. What do you call a word that expresses emotion and is not related to the rest of the sentence?

5. What do you call a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word

in the sentence?

6. What do you call a word that shows action or a state of being?

7. What do you call a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun?

8. There are four kinds of .

9. A direct object receives the action of the .

10. An indirect object usually comes between the verb and the .
 Directions: Circle the noun phrase in each sentence given below.

11. Has anyone seen the little, green, parrot?

12. The football coach got very upset with his team.

13. She is my favorite English teacher.

14. The kids were surprised by the summer rain.

15.I live in a good family home.

16. We are excited about the championship game.

17. He gave the crying child a toy to play with.

18.I decided to walk down the yellow brick road.

19. I went to watch the beautiful play.

20. I picked the dark horse to win the race.

21. Has anyone seen my big, brown, dog?

Rewrite the sentences placing the adverb in its correct position:

a) Mary goes shopping to the mall (usually)

b) Amalia helps her parents with the housework (sometimes)
c) We are late to school (never)
d) Mark is sad (hardly ever)
e) My sister goes swimming (often)
f) Our teacher is very friendly (usually)
g) David doesn't study the grammar reference before his tests (often)
h) I am happy (always)
i) Elena reads the newspaper (hardly ever)
j) Laura has breakfast with her family (usually)
k) My friends are quite punctual (often)
l) The girls buy new clothes at Christmas (always)
m) Mike and his sister are fighting for the remote. (always)
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b) _____________________________________________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________________________________________________
e) _____________________________________________________________________________________
f) _____________________________________________________________________________________
g) _____________________________________________________________________________________
h) _____________________________________________________________________________________
i) _____________________________________________________________________________________
j) _____________________________________________________________________________________
k) _____________________________________________________________________________________
l) _____________________________________________________________________________________
m) _____________________________________________________________________________________

Change the adjectives in parentheses into adverbs.

1. My sister has an amazing voice. She sings . (beautiful)

2. That guy sure knows how to run . He beat everyone at the track
competition. (quick)

3. When you want something done , sometimes you have to do it yourself.

(correct)

4. Now that the windshield is clean, I can see . (clear)

5. The ballerinas danced around the stage. (graceful)

6. That joke was so funny. I laughed when you told it to me. (loud)

7. The teacher spoke to the new students. (kind)

8. The children ate their snacks . (noisy)

9. The new girl introduced herself to the class. (shy)

10. The big waves crashed onto the beach. (violent)

Change these sentences from active to passive:

1. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

2. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

3. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

4. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

5. He had written three books before 1867.

6. John will tell you later.

7. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

8. Somebody should do the work.

9. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

10. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Traduce las siguientes oraciones al inglés en el modo subjuntivo.

1. Mis padres requieren que yo esté temprano de regreso a casa.

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2.- Es importante que Laura recuerde tomarse su medicina dos veces al día.
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3.- El nutriólogo le recomendó a Sally reducir su consumo de grasa diario.

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4.- Creo que es un dato interesante que John venga de Estonia.

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5.- Es importante recordar que Jenny piensa diferente a ti.

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6.- Sugerí que Jack leyera las instrucciones cuidadosamente antes de ensamblar la bicicleta.
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7.- Es crucial que un carro esté esperando al jefe cuando la junta termine.
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8.- Nosotros sugerimos que fueras admitida a la organización.

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9.- Nuestra maestra nos solicitó que estuviéramos muy callados durante el examen.
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10.- Sandy me dijo que el gobierno regula la industria aérea.

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11.- Es necesario recordarle a todo el personal asistir mañana a clases.

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Write on the line, the name of the type of sentence of each one given below.

a) John F. Kennedy has been one of the best residents the united States has had. ________________________
b) What’s your problem, man? ________________________
c) Please, be quiet. The baby is sleeping. ________________________
d) Don’t! It’s dangerous. ________________________
e) Do you agree on this, Mark? ________________________
f) What a beautiful day! ________________________
g) You won the prize! ________________________
h) Jack says he wants to go. ________________________
i) How old are you? ________________________
j) I hope you can come tomorrow. ________________________

Choose the correct answer given in the parenthesis.

1. Carlos is the only one of those students who __________ lived up to the potential described in the yearbook. (has-have)

2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, __________ to submit a new constitution.
(need-needs)

3. One of my best friends _____________ an extra on Stranger Things this week. (are-is)

4. Not only the students but also their instructor ________ been called to the principal's office.
(has-have)

5. Most of the milk _____ gone bad. Six gallons of milk _______ still in the refrigerator.
(has-are / have-is)

6. Each and every student and instructor in this building __________ for a new facility by next year.
(hope -hopes)

7. The students and instructors each ________for a new facility by next year.
(hopes-hope)

8. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, __________ me of my native Puerto Rico.

(remind-reminds)

9. A large number of voters still ___________ along straight-party lines.

(votes-vote)

10. Four years _______ a long time to spend away from your friends and family.
(are-is)

11. Politics __________ sometimes a dirty business.

(are-is)
12. To an outsider, the economics of this country ________ to be in disarray.
(seem-seems)

13. Half of the personnel in this schol ______________ from another country. (are-is)

14. 60% of the students in Mexico __________ finish high school. (doesn’t-don’t)

15. Some of the rules of the new agreement _____________ (is-are) wrong.

16. A few of these products __________ defects. (have-has)

17. The pólice ____________ investigating the robbery. (is-are)

18. Everyone in this family ____________ a duty to carry out. (have-has)

19. Nobody _______________ the class of the new math teacher. (understand-understands)

20. The baseball team _____________ a new owner. (has-have)

21. Both of you _________ the ruels. (knows-know)

Spot the Mistakes

The Academy Award, are an honor given actors for excellence in their field. The major awards is presented at a
live televised ceremony in February or March. It are an elaborate affair as invited guests walks up the red
carpet. Popular artists entertains the audience throughout the evening. Foreign films must includes English
subtitles, and each country can submits one film per year. In 1999 the ceremonies was moved to Sundays at
8:30 in the evening. The first Academy Awards ceremony were held on May 16, 1929.

Good & Well

Circle the incorrect word, then write what it should be. If there is no error, write correct.

1. Drink plenty of liquids if you want to get well. _____________

2. If you do really good on your exam, I'll buy you an ice cream. _____________
3. The animals are looking well today. _____________
4. I was getting well grades in school until this year. _____________
5. My teacher wrote me a well recommendation._____________
6. Caroline went home because she didn’t feel well._____________
7. My friend Emma can play the guitar really good._____________
8. If you want really good gas mileage, then this is the car for you._____________
Fill in the blanks with either good or well.

1. Dell has always made pretty ______________ computers.

2. John studied the recipe ___________before trying it.
3. Please speak loudly because I cannot hear _________.
4. This mouse trap doesn’t work very ________. The mice just laugh at it.
5. How did you learn to paint so _________ ?
6. You can always find a _________ meal at Alice’s restaurant.
7. Johnny Deep is a very __________ actor.
8. Our class Project seems to be going ___________so far.
9. Have a __________ time on the field trip today!
10. How _________ can you play the piano?
11. We had a __________ discussion about French history today.

Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.

Bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult cheap expensive quiet easy thin healthy
dangerous cold

1. In Canada, January is than March.

2. I think that good health is than money.

3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours.

4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is than a bike.

5. You look than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was than usual.

7. Mountains are than hills.

8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was than he had expected.

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is than it was a few days ago.

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are than the small town where I live.
 11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is than the last one we did.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a place.

13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a location.

14. Orange juice is than Coke.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% than they
were yesterday.

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel tomorrow.

Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.

funny high delicious easy cold boring lucky smart dirty rich valuable bad large
cheap long scary

1.-Yesterday was day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!

2.-That was movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.

3.-Please give me your recipe. That is ______________________ cake I’ve ever eaten.

4.-Jerry is ______________________________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every
course.

5.-Bob told story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6.-Whales are animals in the world.

7.-The Nile is river in the world.

8.-Marie is person I know. She has won the lottery four times!

9.-Patrick is speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep
during his speech.

10.- Mount Everest is mountain in the world.

11.-That is painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.

12.- Bill Gates is one of men in the world.

 13.- I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was homework the teacher has ever given us

14.- Arthur hates to clean. He has apartment I’ve ever seen.

15.-My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be restaurant in town.

16.- I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was show I’ve ever watched.

Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.

Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?

1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country

2. who/ kind person/ you know

3. what/ good movie/ ever seen

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4. what/ happy day/ in your life

5. what/ crazy thing/ ever done

6. what/ expensive thing/ ever bought

7. what/ good restaurant/ your city

8. what/ exciting place/ ever been

9. who/ interesting person/ ever met

 Re-write each sentence so that it makes sense.

1. We didn’t see nothing.

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2. Alice never danced with nobody.

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3. George Washington didn’t never tell a lie.

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4. I don’t want no trouble from you.

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5. I can’t hardly believe your story.

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6. I didn’t eat no pizza yesterday.

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7. I hardly saw nothing last night.

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8. You don’t have no business in this matter.

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9. Victoria couldn’t eat nothing two days ago after eating some seafood.
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10. The children don’t need no candy.

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