PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE (4.

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1. The CAPITALIZED part of the sentence “People used to believe THAT THE
EARTH WAS FLAT” is

A. a phrase

B. a noun phrase

C. independent clause

D. dependent clause

2. The type of clause of “He’s been in hospital for a month.” Câu này 2 A luôn ak e
nên e bỏ FOR A MONTH

A. SVO

B. SVC

C. SVA

D. SVOO

3. The structure of “THOSE LARGE PAINTINGS BY RENOIR” is

A. noun + participle

B. noun + adjective

C. noun + to verb

D. noun + preposition

4. The CAPITALIZED part of the sentence “There is a young woman WITH LONG
HAIR” functions as

A. an adverb

B. a noun

C. an object
D. an adjective

5. The type of clause of “ The police laid the bodies by the side of the road.” is

A. SVA

B. SVOA

C. SVO

D. SVOO

6. Which of the followings is a true clause?

A. He threw himself from his horse

B. You must keep

C. The story made all the people

D. The little boy sent me

7. What kind of clause is the CAPITALIZED part of the sentence “There is no

meaning in WHAT YOU’VE JUST SAID.”

A. a relative clause

B. an adjective clause

C. an adverbial clause

D. a noun clause

8. Which of the followings is a simple sentence with compound subject and single
verb?

A. Mary and her sister play and go shopping together.

B. Mary buys and sells Persian rugs.

C. My brother and I tried to catch the ball in the last match.

D. My friends and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend.

9. “That was the year WHEN I finished university.” is

A. simple sentence

B. compound sentence

C. complex sentence

D. compound – complex sentence

10. The type of clause of “Nam usually sings, dances and plays in his uncle’s house.” is

A. SVA

B. SVC

C. SVO

D. SV

11. An adjective phrase can be a single adjective or a group of words built around

A. a single noun

B. an adjective

C. an adverb

D. a preposition

12. A compound sentence is formed by joining independent clauses using

A. coordinators

B. conjunctive adverbs

C. subordinators

D. coordinators or conjunctive adverbs

13. I like the color purple, ________ red is my favorite color.

A. but
B. and

C. for

D. so

14. Thais and Malaysians train monkeys to harvest coconut _______ they can climb
the palms easily; _______, environmentalists say it’s animal abuse.

A. since / However

B. for / but

C. because /but

D. for / and

15. Which is a noun phrase in the following sentence "The tour includes three Asian
countries."?

A. three Asian countries

B. The tour includes

C. The tour includes three

D. includes three Asian countries

16. Which of the followings is correct?

A. A complex sentence contains only one dependent clause.

B. A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses.

C. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent
clause.

D. A complex sentence only contains dependent clauses.

17. This is a place where I met my wife. “where” is

A. subordinator
B. subordinating adverb

C. relative pronoun

D. relative adverb

18. Which of the followings is a dependent clause?

A. There are some ways to solve the problems

B. On arriving home, we saw a lot of wild animals

C. For some reasons, the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi was cancelled

D. One thing important we should pay attention to

19. A compound sentence has at least two ………………… joined together.

A. dependent clauses

B. conjunctive clauses

C. independent clauses

D. compound clauses

20. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence: “A nuclear weapon is
more dangerous than any other weapons, ………. many nations in the world are
producing this kind of weapon.”

A. yet

B. nor

C. for

D. or

PART II: SHORT ANSWERS (3.0 points)

Complete the following sentences with the required phrase or clause in the
bracket:
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was our main concern. (a noun clause as a subject)

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many paintings are displayed. (an adverbial clause of time)

23. The phone.................................................................................................costs 3000

dollars. (a participle phrase from relative clause)

24. All the students were surprised at......................................... (a noun clause as an

object)

25. She ate......................................................................(an adverbial clause of manner)

26. He was happy to join the team ................................................................................

(an adverbial clause of concession)

PART III: SHORT ESSAYS (3.0 points)

27. Follow the instructions below
a. Write a compound sentence on the topic of LEISURE ACTIVITY
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b. Write a complex sentence on the topic of FAMILY
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c. Write a compound-complex sentence on the topic of STUDY
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