Sentence Structure II (UTS)_200420

Nadiyyah Izzatudiena
K2219061
B1

I. FROM THE FOUR WORDS OR PHRASES (A), (B), (C), OR (D), CHOOSE THE
ONE THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCE

1. If one is suffering from a psychosomatic illness, that is, a disease contributed to by

mental anxiety, one may still feel very _____.
A. badly C. worsely
B. bad D. worser
2. Impalas cannot move as _____ cheetahs, but they are more efficient runners.
A. faster than C. fast
B. fast as D. are fast as
3. Temperature, the simplest weather element to measure, is probably _____used than
any other kind of data.
A. more frequently C. as frequently
B. most frequently D. frequently
4. Paprika is _____ red or cayenne pepper, and it has a sweeter taste.
A. least biting C. lesser biting than
B. less biting than D. less as
5. Apart from Pluto, the outer planets _____ the inner planets and are made mainly of
lighter materials such as hydrogen and helium.
A. are larger than C. larger than
B. are the largest D. are large
6. It takes _____ time to read an abstract of an article than to read the article itself.
A. considerably fewer C. considerable amount
B. considerably less D. considerable number
7. The speed of light is _____ the speed of sound.
A. faster B. much faster than C. the fastest D. as fast
8. He has great sympathy for his fellowmen. Such a _____ man is hard to find
A. sympathic C. sympathetic
B. sympathicant D. sympathetically
9. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were _____ those of Galileo and
Newton

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A. important than C. the most important
B. more important D. as important as
10. The foods that contain _____ are made of animal fat whereas vegetables have the
least energy.
A. as much energy as C. the most energy
B. the more energy D. more energy than

II. FROM THE FOUR UNDERLINED WORDS OR PHRASES, (A), (B), (C), OR (D),
IDENTIFY THE ONE THAT IS NOT CORRECT.

11.The Earth’s out shell is divided into sections called plates, which are constantly in
A B C
motion.
D

12. During the 1700s, Philadelphia developed into the most wealthy city in the American
A B C D
colonies.

13. The scholarship that he received to study history at Cambridge presented an unique
A B C D
opportunity

14. The Sahara Desert in Africa is by far the most large desert in the world, covering an
A B
area nearly as big as the United States.
C D

15. Peanuts are closely related to peas than to nuts.

A B C D

16. The buffalo and the bison are like except for the size and the shape of the head
A B C D
and shoulders

17. According to Freud, the mind experiences more unconsciouser than the conscious
A B C D
activity.

18. Most evergreens have needle-like leaves that require least water than regular
A B C D
leaves.
19. Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most activest and influential first ladies
A B C D

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20. Heart attack are fatally in 75 percent of occurrences

A B C D

III. Supply the adjective forms that are required because of the preceding
italicized words.
21. He has great sympathy for his fellowmen. Such a symphathetic man is hard to
find.
22. His parents permit him to do whatever he pleases. This permitted attitude will
spoil the child.
23. Those two men have been quarreling for some time. They are both very
quarreller.
24. You’ve made a great number of mistakes on this report; they’re too numorous to
be overlooked.
25. I hope I did not offend you. I would not like to be offensive to you in any way.

IV. Supply the correct active or passive participial adjectives.

26. He made a (surprise) surprising financial recovery after his bankruptcy.
27. The audience was (bore) boring because the performance was (bore) boring
.
28. The picture will be taken by a (hide) hiding camera.
29. The experience was (disappoint) dissapointing . We are all (disappoint)
dissapointed .
30. It is very difficult for the students to understand the (confuse) confusing instruction.

V. Insert the adverbs in parentheses in mid-position with the verb. In some

sentences the first adverb may have more than one position. Be careful not
to put an adverb between the verb and its object.

31. (soon, adequately) You will be rewarded for your help.

- You will be soon rewarded for your adequately help.
32. (now, completely) These generals have damaged the confidence of the people in
the government.
- These generals now have damaged the confidence of the people in the
government completely.
33. (already, sharply) They have reduced the prices of all their products.

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- They have already reduced the prices of all their products sharply.
34. (usually, carefully) They have been convinced that they were right before they
took any action
-they have been usually convinced that they were carefully right before they took any
action.
35. (neatly, always) She is dressed at these affairs.
-she is neatly dressed at these affairs, always.
VI. Arrange each of the following so that all adverbials are in final position. In
some sentences there may be more than one acceptable arrangement of
adverbials.

36. at the same cafeteria, eat, at exactly the same time, they, ever day.
- they eat every day at the same cafetaria,at the same time everyday.
37. he, to the post office, to mail the letters, at 5: 00 P.M., his office boy, sent.
- he sent his office boy to the post office to mail the letters at 5:00P.M.
38. very enthusiastically, the last time I saw him, spoke. he, about the new play.
-the last time i saw him,he spoke very enthusiastically about the new play.
39. hastily, while he was waiting for her, something, wrote, he, on a piece of paper.
-he wrote something hastily on a piece of paper while he was waiting for her.
40. the flowers, in the garden, by his wife, were planted, last spring.
-the flowers in the garden were planted last spring by his wife.

VII. When several adverbials are used in a sentence, the tendency is to distribute
them among the various positions that are natural for them—Every day he
eagerly checked the stock market reports to see if his stocks had gone up.

Make your own 5 sentences with several adverbials distributed among the
initial, mid, and final positions. (no. 41 up to 45)
1. We were quite sleepy last night after a hard day at the office
2. When you are feeling stressed,always think of others who are always care about
you.
3. Put the cake in the refrigerator right away
4. Put our books away and clean up our bag before play with friend.
5. We were able to go outside the house after quarantine for a several months.

VIII. Make your own 5 sentences beginning with the following expressions. Use
reversal of words order:

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Seldom; Only once; No sooner; Near the post office; and Not only
(no. 46 up to 50)
1. Seldom was he offered an opinion, much less began a conversation.
2. Only once in my life gone i have to new york city.
3. No sooner had I stepped out, than it started corona virus.
4. Near the post office did I walk with my friend
5. Not only she has wrote the text but also researched the photographs

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