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3. Indicate the underlined part as linguistic structures.

25. Hand the man at the gate your ticket.


A. noun phrase B. verb phrase
C. adjective phrase D. adverb phrase
26. Graves doubts whether agreement can be reached.
A. complex finite verb phrase B. non finite verb phrase
C. simple finite verb phrase D. verbless clause
27. I never imagined that such a thing could happen.
A. nonfinite clause B. finite clause
C. verbless clause D. noun phrase
28.The next day we were sitting in the car.
A. noun phrase B. verb phrase
C. adjective phrase D. adverb phrase
29. The strange thing is that we never heard of him again.
A. nonfinite clause B. finite clause
C. verbless clause D. noun phrase
30. Meeting her again has left me very happy.
A. noun phrase B. verb phrase
C. adjective phrase D. adverb phrase

4. Base on the requirement of each sentence below, choose the best answer.
31. In the sentence “Called early, he had a quick breakfast.” The underlined verb called has
______.
A. passive meaning B. active meaning
C. both passive and active meaning D. progressive meaning
32. Basic noun phrases consist of pronouns, numerals, articles or other close-system items that
can occur ____the noun head, such as predeterminers.
A. after B. between C. before D. among
33. In the sentence “The students were all hungry.” The underlined word is ___.
A. determiner B. pre determiner
C. post determiner D. head noun
34. The underlined word in the sentence “The love of money is the root of all evil.” is _.
A. unique reference B. specific reference
C. generic reference D. definite reference
35. In the sentence “The pretty girl standing in the corner is Mary Smith.”, the underlined word
is _____.
A. the head noun B. the premodification
C. the postmodification D. the head verb
36. In the sentence “What have you been doing today?”, the underlined verb is ___.
A. lexical B. primary auxiliary
C. modal auxiliary D. stative verb
37. Many English verbs have 5 forms: the base, the –s, ____.
A. the past B. the –ing participle
C. the –ed participle D. All are correct
38. Irregular lexical verb forms vary from three (put, puts, putting) to ___ (be, am, is, are, was,
were, being, been).
A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine
39. In the sentence “The party will be at nine o’clock.” The underlined part is ___.
A. place adjunct B. time adjunct
C. cause adjunct D. purpose adjunct
40. In the sentence “ Both the students were excellent.” The underlined word is ____.
A. determiner B. pre determiner
C. post determiner D. post modification
41. In the sentence “I do understand. Please do believe what I’m trying to tell you.”
The underlined word in the above sentence is ______.
A. a finite verb B. a non-finite verb
C. an auxiliary verb D. an operator
42. The underlined verb in the sentence below is _____.
Everyone considered the mistake to be very serious.
A. intransitive B. monotransitive
C. complex transitive D. ditransitive
43. Finite clauses as complementation may have ____.
A. indicative verb B. putative should
C. subjunctive verb D. All are correct
44. In the sentence “ A lion and two tigers are sleeping in the cage.” The underlined word is
_____.
A. generic reference B. specific reference
C. unique reference D. indefinite reference
45. The underlined part in the sentence “ She has bought a picture by a famous artist.” is ___.
A. an adjective phrase B. a prepositional phrase
C. a noun phrase D. an adverbial phrase
46. In the sentence “I do know you did your best.” The underlined verb is ____.
A. a lexical verb B. an emphatic affirmative
C. an interrogative operator D. an emphatic imperative
47. Indicate whether the underlined verb in the sentence below expresses _____.
I think this meat has gone bad.
A. an activity
B. a process that someone or something can undergo
C. a bodily sensation that someone experiences
D. inert perception or cognition
48. In the four sentences below, which verb “made” is a complex transitive verb?
A. She made a cake. B. She made a good wife.
C. She made him a good husband. D. She made him a cake.
49. In the sentence “The first three planes were American.” The underlined words
are ____.
A. determiners B. pre determiners
C. post determiners D. head nouns
50. In the sentence “Have you spoken to the girl in the corner?”, the underlined part is ______.
A. a basic noun phrase B. a complex noun phrase
C. a compound noun D. a prepositional phrase
51. In the following example:
Peter: You forgot to post that letter, didn’t you?
Mary: But I did post it.
The underlined word in the above sentence is ______.
A. an interrogative operator B. an emphatic affirmative
C. a lexical verb D. a negative operator
52. The underlined verb in the sentence “The boy caught the ball.” is _____.
A. ditransitive B. monotransitive
C. complex transitive D. intensive
53. The underlined words in the famous saying “ The pen is mightier than the sword.” are _____.
A. specific reference B. generic reference
C. unique reference D. definite reference
54. The underlined part in the sentence “Come and meet my beautiful wife.” is ___.
A. head noun B. premodification
C. postmodification D. head adjective
55. In the sentence “ The man writing the obituary is my friend.”, the underlined part is _____.
A. a finite clause B. a non-finite clause
C. a verbless clause D. an adverbial clause
56. Indicate whether the underlined verb in the sentence below is:
“We suggest that this applicant apply next year.”
A. the mandative subjunctive B. the formulaic
C. the were D. the modal past
57. The underlined part in the sentence “Transport to the mainland is by ferry” is__.
A. place adjunct B. means adjunct C. cause adjunct D. purpose adjunct
58. In the following sentences “ He likes wine.” and “He likes the wine of this shop.” The
difference between two underlined words “ wine” is _____.
A. generic or specific reference B. colors of wine
C. flavors of wine D. prices of wine
59. In the sentence “The woman whose daughter you met is Mrs Brown.”, the underlined part is
_____.
A. a head noun B. the premodification
C. the postmodification D. the predeterminer
60. With a classification relating to the function of items in the verb phrase, we distinguish
English verbs _____.
A. lexical B. primary auxiliary
C. modal auxiliary D. All are correct

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