Attempt the following questions. Then click the dropdown menus to see the answers.

I. Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following is different from the rest?

    a) happen b) disappoint c) disappear d) agree

  2. Which of the following is different from the rest?

    a) asleep b) aware c) adjust d) alive

  3. Which of the following is different from the rest?

    a) whether b) unless c) whose d) so

  4. Which of the following sentences has NO problem in Agreement?

    a) All of the news today is about the increase of tuition fee.
    b) Most of the university students do not have many money to pay the tuition.
    c) Only those family who has a monthly income above $40,000 can afford it.
    d) People in the public believes that the government should provide more help.

  5. Which of the following can follow a modal?

    a) participles b) infinitives c) gerunds d) finite verbs

II. True or False

  1. Intransitive verbs such as "die", "come" etc. cannot be put into passive voice.
    a) True b) False

  2. A complex sentence contains at least two clauses linked by a co-ordinator.
    a) True b) False

  3. By definition, uncountable nouns cannot take indefinite articles.
    a) True b) False

  4. A clause has only one finite verb, but a sentence can have two or more finite verbs.
    a) True b) False

  5. As Adjectives can only modify Nouns, Adverbs can only modify Verbs.
    a) True b) False

III. Sentence Analysis: Look at the following sentences carefully.

(1) Find out how many clauses are contained in the sentence. (2) Decide what sentence type it is, i.e. whether it is (a) a Simple Sentence? (b) a Compound Sentence? (c) a Complex Sentence? (d) a Compound-Complex Sentence?
  1. Legislation frequently confers right on a child's parent, while the identification of the child's father and mother will determine the status of the child, in other words whether he or she is legitimate or illegitimate.

    1) Number of Clauses:
    2) Sentence Type:

  2. The Platonic concept of law as a means to an end, the recognition of the necessity for unity within the State, the interpretation of justice in terms of harmony, continue to exercise the minds of western jurists.

    1) Number of Clauses:
    2) Sentence Type:

  3. The fear of anarchy and the social violence which may follow on from sustained opposition to the central authority runs through his writings.

    1) Number of Clauses:
    2) Sentence Type:

  4. S. 1 asserts the general principle that references in legislation "to any relationship between two persons shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed without regard to whether or not the father and the mother of any person through whom the relationship is deduced, have or had been married to each other at any time", thereby indicating that the question of whether or not an individual's parents were married or not is now irrelevant in the determination of legal relationships.

    1) Number of Clauses:
    2) Sentence Type:

IV. From the four choices given, choose the correct inverted (and combined) version of the following sentences.

  1. The examiners would not be impressed by your memory ability. You would not be given credits for reproduction of model answers.

    a) The examiners would not be impressed by your memory ability, nor you would be given credits for reproduction of model answers.
    b) You would not be given credits for reproduction of model answers, nor the examiners would be impressed by your memory ability.
    c) The examiners would not be impressed by your memory ability, nor would you not be given credits for reproduction of model answers.
    d) The examiners would not be impressed by your memory ability, nor would you be given credits for reproduction of model answers.

  2. As potential lawyers, you will not be considered to have acquired the relevant academic standard until you can prove to us that you are able to apply the legal rules relevantly to the problems set.

    a) Not until you can prove to us that you are able to apply the legal rules relevantly to the problems set, as potential lawyers, you will not be considered to have acquired the relevant academic standard.
    b) Not until you will be considered to have acquired the relevant academic standard can you prove to us that you are able to apply the legal rules relevantly to the problems set.
    c) Not until you can prove to us that you are able to apply the legal rules relevantly to the problems set will you be considered to have acquired the relevant academic standard.
    d) Not until you can prove to us that you are able to apply the legal rules relevantly to the problems set, will you not be considered to have acquired the relevant academic standard.

  3. If you should have further inquiries, feel free to contact me at this number.

    a) Have you further inquiries, feel free to contact me at this number.
    b) Should you have further inquiries, feel free to contact me at this number.
    c) If you should have further inquiries, feel free to contact me at this number.
    d) Feel free to contact me at this number, if you have further inquiries.

  4. You must familiarise yourself with the different criteria in this case. You must be able to know when to apply what in new situations.

    a) Not only you must familiarise yourself with the different criteria in this case, but must you be able to know when to apply what in new situations.
    b) Not only must you familiarise yourself with the different criteria in this case, but must you be able to know when to apply what in new situations.
    c) Not only must you familiarise yourself with the different criteria in this case, but you must be able to know when to apply what in new situations.
    d) Not only you must be able to know when to apply what in new situations, must you familiarise yourself with the different criteria in this case.

  5. If you had read the examiner's report from last year, you would not have made the same mistakes.

    a) Had you read the examiner's report from last year, you would not have made the same mistakes.
    b) You would not have made the same mistakes if you had read the examiner's report from last year.
    c) Would you not have made the same mistakes if you had read the examiner's report from last year.
    d) Had read you the examiner's report from last year, you would not have made the same mistakes.

  6. We reported the case of cheating to the relevant authority as soon as we discovered it.

    a) No sooner had we reported the case of cheating to the relevant authority as soon as we discovered it.
    b) No sooner had we discovered the case of cheating than we reported it to the relevant authority.
    c) No sooner had we discovered the case of cheating did we report it to the relevant authority.
    d) No sooner had we discovered the case of cheating when we reported it to the relevant authority.

V. Use do, be, have as ordinary verbs with a third person singular subject and in the present tense in the following sentence types.

    Positive

  1. the cooking in the house. (do)
  2. a cook. (be)
  3. a big kitchen. (have)

    Negative

  4. any washing in the house. (do)
  5. a tidy person. (be)
  6. a clean house. (have)

    Interrogative

  7. a good job cooking dishes? (do)
  8. a good cook? (be)
  9. any reputation in this field? (have)

VI. Use do, be, have as helping / auxiliary verbs with a third person singular subject and in the present tense in the following sentence types.

    Positive

  1. with the cooking. (do)
  2. with the shopping also. (be)
  3. us a lot. (have)

    Negative

  4. with the washing. (do)
  5. with the cleaning either. (be)
  6. much in this area. (have)

    Interrogative

  7. you do anything else? (do)
  8. you to look after your kids? (be)
  9. you before? (have)