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THE MID-TERM TEST

Suject: Composition

August 11, 2010

Name: Nguyn Triu PhClass: CN2TA101

Section 1: Basic English Grammar (40 pst)

A.Identify which of the basic pattern the following sentence follows.

1. Smoking cigarettes is unhealthy

S + V + Complement (Adj)

2. I love old movies.

S + V + O (N.P)

3. It is raining hard.

S + V + O (Adv)

4. Just call me Tom.

S + V + I.O + D.O

5. Dave gave Mary a diamond ring.

S + V + I O + DO

B. In the following sentence Identify the prepositinal phrases anh verbal phrases.

1. Watching football on TV is my favorite sport.

Verbal phrases

2. In the play, Othello accuses his beloved and innocent Wife of adultrey.

prepositinal phrases

3. Having worked late into the night , Ron went to bed.

Verbal phrases

4. We come to see Dr. John.

Verbal phrases

5. To do physical exercise everyday is good for your health.

prepositinal phrases

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C. Identify the Subordinate clauses in the following sentences and identify each as an adjective,adverb, or noun clause.

1. He is the man who came here yesterday.

Adjective clause

2. When we came to his house yeterday , he had already left.

Adverb clause

3. Please tell them I will be late.

Noun clause

4. You will pass the exam if you study carefully.

Adverb clause

5. No one believes that the earth is flat.

Noun clause

D. Indicate whether each of the following sentences is simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

1. Such is life !

Simple sentence

2. He tried to be a man of the world, but he does do not succeed.

Compound sentence3. This is the house where I was born.

Complex sentence

4. Even though I enjoy pastoral beauty, bugs scare me and flowers make me sneeze.

Compound complex sentence

5. How are you ?

Simple sentence

Section 2: Sentence Faults (40 pst)

A. Point out the mistake in the following sentences .

1. Because the freshman must become a man live indepently, and think for himself.

2. She disliked school, however, she studied everday.

3. Thirty dollars are more than a poor family can afford for a pair of shoes.

4. The secretary and treasurer of the corporation made theirreport.

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5. When the President s committee was established, he appointed student representatives.

6. Ellen stayed at a mountain resort, and much of her time was spent in painting.

7. Every few hundred feet a test sample of the layer of earth a bit of it is analyzed to determinefrom oil.

8. He bought a horse from a stranger with a lame hind leg.

9. A dog is good company that is well trained.

10.Riding may bicycle, a dog chased me.

B. Revise all the sentences in part A, section 2.

1. The freshman must become a man because live indepently, and think for himself.

2. She dislikes school, However, she studies everday.

3.Thirty dollars is more than a poor family can afford for a pair of shoes

4. The secretary and treasurer of the corporation made her report.

5. Student representatives were appointed When the President s committee was established

6. Ellen stayed at a mountain resort, and much of her time was spent in painting.

7. Every few hundred feet a test sample of the layer of earth a bit of it is analyzed to determinefrom oil.

8. He bought a horse with a lame hind leg from a stranger.

9. A dog that is well trained is good for company.

10. While I'm Riding bicycle, a dog chased me.Section 3: Puntuation (20 pst)

- Put commas, periods, and capital letters in the following recipe.

PARSLEYED RICE

3 c water c butter (cut into 6 pieces)

1 c uncooker rice 1 c chopped parsley

1 tsp salt

Bring the water to a boil in a heavy pan. Stir in the rice and salt. Once the water is boiling again,reduce heat to low and cover tightly. Let the rice cook without stiring for 25 minutes. Uncover thepan, add the butter and parsley, without stiring and cover the pan. Remove the pan from heat letstand. After 5 minutes uncover the pan toss the rice with a fork to mix in the butter and parsley, andserve with Spanish Style Chicken.

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