2015-2016

CSKPHC Form 4C/4S Grammar Examination Practice

Full Mark: 160+BONUS=213
3rd Term EXAM Number of page(s): 10
MAIN SECTION: (160%)
Part A: PARTS OF SPEECH. (5%, @0.5%)
Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words in the article:
l (1) Some say (2) that creative minds are restless minds, and when they speak of Van Gogh, they may well
be right. As a young child, Vincent was not very well-behaved and often turned (3) upon himself. He
started school (4) rather late, but, dissatisfied with the system, he eventually dropped out. Vincent started
(5) drawing at age eight, (6) impressing (7) his family with his clever sketches. While he pursued his act
career during the course of his life, he was supported by his brother, Theo. Restlessly, he sought his own
style but was influenced largely by the impressionist painters. It was not until 1885 that a painting of his,
The Potato Eaters, received popular acclaim. But (8) alas, even recognition did not satisfy him.
Consequently, he experienced severe mental disturbances at one point entered a sanitarium. Vincent Van
Gogh could not seem to escape the depression that gripped him, and (9) thus in 1890, this talented painter
committed suicide. Van Gogh had a lot of masterpieces, (10) including The Starry Night.

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Part B: SENTENCE PATTERNS. (5%, @0.5%)

Identify the sentence pattern of each of the following sentences:
A. S-V B. S-V-O C. S-V-SC D. S-V-IO-DO E. S-V-O-OC
1. Accomplished as Kieron’s paintings are, part of their appeal is undoubtedly the story of precocious talent
that goes with them.
2. But Keith and Michelle (his mum) are working hard to ensure the pressures do not mount up on such a
small boy, who simply treats arts as ‘his best friend’.
3. ‘Geek’ in the new millennium is the term that many see as a synonym for intelligence, commitment and
focus.
4. Last year, a good university made my brother an offer to study computer science there.
5. Italians, mainly fishermen but also some wine makers, arrived in California in the 19th century.
6. The Eramus programme is a popular student exchange programme involving universities across the
European Union.
7. To calculate the Consumer Price Index for a base period, for example, the year 2005, we specify a ‘basket’
of goods and services and find out the cost to buy this basket in that year.
8. The three richest men in America have assets worth more than the combined assets of the sixty poorest
countries of the world.
9. This inexactitude or ambiguity associated with the mechanism of action of acupuncture is to some extent
the legacy of the elaborate systems of fanciful theories developed thousands of years ago by people to
explain its mechanisms of action.
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10. Though he did not want to remind the Rostovs of Bolkonski, Pierre could not refrain from making them
happy by the news of their son's having received a decoration, so he sent that printed army order and
Nicholas' letter to the Rostovs, keeping the appeal, the bulletin, and the other orders to take with him when
he went to dinner.

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Part C: QUESTION TAGS. (5%, @0.5%)

Complete the following sentences by adding question tags:
1. Let us give them a hand this time, __?
2. Anyone with sense of responsibility will complete the task, __?
3. The Richards may have a great dinner in that Italian restaurant, __?
4. My friend and teacher helped me a lot in the past, __?
5. A: Mr. Clark will definitely help me next time.
B: No, __?
6. You dare to help me this time, __?
7. Peter thought that he would fail the test again, __?
8. You’d better submit your project before the deadline, __?
9. A: Amy behaves like a decent girl.
B: Oh, __?.
10. I’m right in saying that, __?

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Part D: PREPOSITIONS OR ADVERBS. (7%, @0.25%)

Fill in the blanks using particles. (Give 2 particles in brackets with asterisks)
l There are lots of really lovely walks (1) the Thames.
l Will the gardens be open (2) the weekends?
l You’ll pass Stratford (3) the way to Birmingham. It’s just a small town (4) the River Avon.
l I find Luxembourg on the map. It is (5) the countries of Western Europe.
l We are late! Hurry up and get (6) the taxi.
l Craft shops (7) many small villages rely on tour buses to bring them customers.
l Here’s a bit news that will cheer you (8).
l Accessible only by air, the town is cut (9) from the rest of the country.
l When Henry became King, he cast (10) all his former friends.
l For a few seconds, he thought he was going to black (11).
l I must brush (12) my French before I go to Paris.
l Jerry is too scared to ask her (13).
l This project can be laid (14) because we have to wait for the approval from the government.
l The opposition party has stirred (15) unrest among the people.
l This morning, I have run (16) Celia and Eric.
l Please keep (17*) the coach.
l I’ve never really gone (18*) classical music, but I love jazz.

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l You should see (19) getting your hair cut.
l A: These letters need posting. B: I’ll see (20) it later.
l Nellie’s going to have to face (21*) the fact that Jeffrey’s not going to marry her.
l Had I thought I could get (22*) it, I wouldn’t have paid any tax at all.
l Eunice takes (23) her mother’s side of the family.
l There’s no more mayonnaise left, so I’m afraid you’ll just have to do (24).
l Did you get (25*) the new student, Hayley?
l When we went to Boston, we only had a couple of hours to look (26).
l If I were you, I would not stand (27) that sort of behaviour from him.
l He had always looked (28*) his uncle.

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Part E: ARTICLES. (12%, @0.5%)

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
l Paul left (1) school after sitting for (2) General Certificate of Education Examination last year. He
resumed to school last week to obtain (3) testimonial from (4) headmaster. He needed (5) testimonial for
(6) university interview.
l ‘(7) Miss Chong just sent a message to ask you for (8) lunch.’
l Since the most expensive one is bought by someone, she can only buy (9) most expensive one.
l Of the two, Samuel is (10) smarter one.
l I do not like (11) French because they are too arrogant.
l Dr. Smith visits schools and universities to educate students on (12) AIDS.
l (13) Antony and Cleopatra is a play by William Shakespeare based on (14) true story of (15) Roman
general called Mark Antony and Cleopatra, (16) queen of Egypt.
l My uncle has been living in (17) Hawaiian Islands for years.
l My boss lives in (18) Hennessy Road. To get there, you have to go to (19) Nathan Road and then turn left.
l You can get to Taipa if you take (20) that crosses (21) Sai Van Bridge.
l There is a splendid view of (22) Lake Geneva from this hotel.
l If you go to live in (23) foreign country, you should try and learn (24) language.

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Part F: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS. (8%, @1%)

Choose the best answers to the following questions:
1. The committee has met and __.
A. they have reached a decision C. its decision was reached at
B. it has formulated themselves some opinions D. it has reached a decision

2. The chairman requested that __.

(i) the members studied more carefully the problem (iii) with more carefulness the problem could be studied
(ii) the problem was more carefulnessly studied (iv) the members study the problem more carefully.
A. (i) and (iv) only C. (i) or (iii) only
B. (ii) only D. None of them are correct.

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3. This year will be difficult for this organization because __.
A. they have less money and volunteers than they had C. the last year it did not have as few and little money
last year and volunteers
B. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last D. there are fewer volunteers and money that in the last
year years there were

4. Captain Henry, __ crept slowly through the underbrush.

A. being remote from the enemy, C. trying to avoid the enemy,
B. attempting to not encounter the enemy, D. not involving himself in the enemy,

5. The population of the earth is increasing at a tremendous rate and __ out of control.
A. they have become C. soon will be
B. is soon going to be D. why it will be

6. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is __.

A. when he gives lectures C. the way to give lectures
B. his ability of lecturing D. his ability to lecture

7. Here’s a list of things I’d like to buy __

A. : pizzas, pretzels and muffins etc. C. – pizzas; pretzels; muffins, etc.
B. , such as pizzas; pretzels; muffins, etc. D. , such as pizzas, pretzels, muffins.

8. “Why didn’t you go to the lecture yesterday afternoon?”

“__, I changed my mind.”
A. By second thoughts C. On second thoughts
B. By the second thought D. On a second thought

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Part G: ERRORS SPOTTINGS AND CORRECTIONS. (10%, @1%)

Find the errors in the following sentences and correct them:
1. Many scientific discoveries (A) couldn’t hardly have been made (B) without the knowledge and

experience (C) accumulated (D) for ages in human history.

2. Many students have incessantly (A) seeked an ideal part-time job (B) that provides good (C) working

conditions and also pays (D) well.

3. The (A) amount of (B) papers (C) consumed in Taiwan is increasing (D) every year.

4. The songs of Bob Dylan are very popular (A) among young people (B) who regard him (C) as more

superior (D) to other musicians.

5. When the tanker car (A) carried the inflammable gas (B) bumped against the truck, the firemen (C) tried

to isolate the village (D) from all traffic.

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6. The boss suggested (A) you and me (B) report our (C) findings to the team (D) directly.

7. (A) Having lost the election, the presidential candidate intends (B) supporting the opposite (C) despite

the objections (D) of his stall.

8. Regular (A) programming was (B) interrupted to (C) broadcast a news (D) bulletins.

9. The architecture exhibited in the Empire State Building and (A) conveyed us an idea of the (B) prevailing

attitudes of the day (C) is important for the historical and cultural value (D) it represents..

10. (A) Other sites of fossil discoveries throughout Wyoming, (B) ranging from the fiery Tyrannosaurus Rex

to the (C) milder Triceratops, have proven (D) equally excite.

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Part H: TENSES, PARTICIPLES, GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES. (44%, @1%)

Complete the following sentences using correct forms of the bracketed verbs:
l You probably (1. not see) me in the office at this time tomorrow because he (2. have) an important
meeting with our clients.
l Mr. Bright (3. teach) in that school for many years. He (4. retire) only for a year.
l We (5. ring) the airline office an hour ago but all the seats for the flight (6. already book).
l He hotly (7. deny) (8. drop) his lighted cigarette on the floor while he (9. sleep) and that he (10. set) fire
to the house.
l If you (11. like) (12. sing), you should try (13. attend) our choir practices.
l It (14. be) delightful (15. watch) the views from here.
l She quit (16. complain) about being unemployed.
l Shirley (17. admit) (18. cheat) on the exam yesterday; the teacher agreed (19. give) her one more chance.
l Would you mind (20. write) your address on the back of the cheque and (21. show) us some proof of your
identity?
l (22. The committee members/consider) that alternatives more carefully, they (23. realize) that the
second (24. be) better than the first.
l He (25. demand) (26. have) his own key to his home after he had the experience of being unable to get
back home.
l In order to pass the exam, Janice struggled (27. study) it.
l We (28. discuss) (29. hold) the sports meet tomorrow afternoon at 3.
l Do you remember (30. fall) off for five times when you (31. skate)? Remember (32. go) (33. skate) next
week.
l I (34. work) so hard, so I felt I (35. deserve) a holiday. It is worth (36. have) a holiday.
l John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty (37. keep) up with him because he (38. walk) so fast.
l The bus (39. leave) from City Centre Bus Station at 8 o’clock tomorrow.
l Four times twelve (40. make) forty-eight.
l When Mandy arrived at David’s place, he (41. lie) (42. read) a detective novel. He (43. buy) it at the
second-hand bookshop, and (44. read) it for most of the afternoon.
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Part I: EMPHATIC STRUCTURES. (9%)
Rewrite the following using emphatic structures. Write ‘no change’ if it cannot be changed.
1. The butterfly flies among the flowers, swinging its beautiful wings gracefully. (1%) (Inversion)
2. The decorator was so talented that he could turn our home into a cosy palace. (1%) (Inversion)
3. To win the trust of others, we should be honest. We should also be sincere at all times. (Inversion) (Begin
with ‘Not’.) (1%)
4. Peter wrote the sonnet with passion just as his sister played the piano with joy. (Inversion) (1.5%)
5. Michael Jackson wrote songs because he was inspired. (It-cleft) (1%)
6. How did you get such a good result in your test? I revise it every day after school. (It-cleft) (1.5%)
7. We have been looking at the painting for about ten minutes before we realise who the artist is. (Wh-cleft)
(1%)
8. I am searching for my necklace which my mother gave me last Christmas. (Wh-cleft) (1%)
9. (BONUS) That fans was jumping on the stage was surprising. (It-cleft) (+2%)

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Part J: VOICE & CAUSATIVE. (10%)

Change the following sentences according to the situation provided in parentheses.
1. Many countries have given food and medicine to the people of Haiti. (Passive voice) (1%)
2. I will arrange for my assistant to send you all the details. (Active causative) (1%)
3. A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six. (Passive causative, use ‘got’) (1%)
4. You mustn’t move this man; he is too ill. You’ll have to leave him here. (Passive voice) (1%)
5. She was asked to call a technician to fix the air-conditioner which has been out of order for two days.
(Passive causative) (1.5%)
6. Anthony looked for someone that can chauffeur his child to the school. (Active causative, use ‘got’)
(1.5%)
7. They informed me that they had held a meeting in the school hall at one o'clock yesterday. (Passive voice)
(1.5%)
8. People said that there were ghosts in the house, but I never heard anything. (Passive voice) (1.5%)
9. (BONUS) How can you tell me that you have sent my boss a warning message? (+2%) (Write two possible
cases.)

SECTION J ENDS. (TOTAL MARK UP TO THIS POINT: 116+4)

Part K: RELATIVE CLAUSES. (12%)

Join the following sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs:
1. We will go to the Riverside Restaurant tomorrow. I once had lunch with Oscar there. (1%)
2. His car began to slide backwards. Its handbrake wasn’t very reliable. (1%)
3. The first alarm clock woke the sleeper by gently rubbing his feet. The first alarm clock was invented by
Leonardo da Vinci. (1%)
4. I showed the arrowhead to Rachel. Rachel’s mother is an archaeologist. (1%) (You cannot use ‘whose’.)
5. Some children have not received flu shots. The children must visit the school doctor. (1%)
6. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable. (with&without commas) (2%)
7. A huge amount of oil was spilled. The effects of it are still being felt. (1.5%)

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8. He was given the Victoria Cross. It was the highest award. Any person would feel honoured to receive it.
(1.5%)
9. His outward features are often hidden behind a grand piano. His outward features reflect the character
within. The character within is delightful. (2%)
10. (BONUS 1) Much of the resistance to this plan comes from purists. They are opposed to changing the
design. They love their bridge and don't want it changed. (+3%)
11. (BONUS 2) On average, thirty suicides occur each year. Security cameras, bike patrols and hot-line
phones prevent some but not all attempts. These have been placed along the sidewalks. (+4%)

SECTION K ENDS. (TOTAL MARK UP TO THIS POINT: 128+11)

Part L: PARTICIPLE CLAUSES. (14%)

Join or rewrite the following sentences using participle clauses.
1. I smelt something. It was burning. (0.5%)
2. The police fired tear gas. They hoped to frighten away the mob. (1%)
3. We intend to go despite the fact that we had been advised against it. (1.5%)
4. The professor gave his lecture to an assembly. The assembly was interested. (1%)
5. I had no time to read my book. I had spent so long doing my homework. (1%)
6. The bridge was no longer safe. It had been weakened by successive storms. (1%)
7. She decided that the dress could not be mended again. It was torn. There was a big hole in the dress
discovered by her. (1.5%)
8. He realized that he did not have enough money. He did not want to borrow from his father. He decided to
pawn his watch. (1.5%)
9. Many people stood on the beach. They watched the life guard. The life guard was rescuing the girl. She
was drowning. (1.5%)
10. The robber ran away. He saw the police officer. He was afraid that the officer would find out that he was
hawking illegal CDs. (1.5%)
11. He kicked with all his strength. The ball went straight into the goal. The audience applauded. (2%)
12. (BONUS 1) Because these discoveries generated a great excitement in the nation, Queen Elizabeth I was
persuaded to provide three ships and a crew of 120 for a second voyage in 1577. (+4%)
13. (BONUS 2) The roaches scurried in and out of the breadbox. The roaches sang chanteys. The roaches
sang as they worked. The roaches paused only to thumb their noses. They thumbed their noses
jeeringly. They thumbed their noses in my direction. (+5%)

SECTION L ENDS. (TOTAL MARK UP TO THIS POINT: 142+20)

Part M: CLAUSES ANALYSIS. (8%)

Identify all the subordinate clauses in the following passage. Write ‘R’ for relative clauses, ‘N’
for noun clauses and ‘A’ for adverb clauses.
Identify the function of the noun clauses and the type of adverb clauses as well.
For more than a century, robberies of every kind have plagued nations around the world. Bank and house

robberies were a common occurrence. As many were caught as those who were not and over the years, many

continued to turn to these get rich quick methods. Despite the nature of this ‘occupation’, media reports

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glorified the ingenious ways the robbers managed to escape with the loot. Over the years, films were also made

about famous robberies and criminals were turned into celebrities. Had they not done this, there would be so

much ‘glory’ in the newspaper. More and more people began robbing houses and banks and their techniques

became more sophisticated, making it close to impossible for them to get caught. To compound this problem,

many robbers returned to their countries where there were no rules of extradition. As a result, many of the

simply returned to their home countries to prevent the foreign countries from punishing them.

Bank robberies were infamous. Hold-ups occurred across Europe and America in the 1800s and 1900s. At the

peak of these robberies, many people were afraid of going to the banks. Many kept their cash at home but

across the countries, thousands still made their way to the bank to deposit their money. The conservative ones

were not spared from these robberies. Homes were as brutally robbed as the banks were. As the number of

robberies increased, the robbers also became bolder. There was at least one victim in every robbery. It was rare

that anyone was spared from the ropes, handcuffs and guns of the robbers. The robbers were impartial in the

way they treated their victims, regardless of whether they were men, women or children.

Unlike the complex alarm systems that are used in banks today, the banks in the past were devoid of these

systems. However, they did have their own methods of ensuring depositors that their money was safe. Huge

impenetrable vaults were used to keep all the money but bank managers had been forced to open vault at

gunpoint. Bank robberies only increased in frequency in the 1900s.

Willie Sutton was a bank robber in the 30s. He was immaculately dressed and earned the reputation of a

gentleman. Strangers would never have guessed that he had something up his sleeve. However, this was the

further he went to conforming to society. He was gentleman with a violent vendetta. Sutton put on a different

disguise every time he robbed a bank. He transformed himself as if he was a policeman, a cleaner and a

postman. He looked like an ordinary person, just that he had a gun which he did not hesitate to use when the

need arose.

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Part N: PUNCTUATION SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS. (10%, @1%)
Complete the following sentences by filling in the punctuations:
1. this letter is for you sorry i opened it by mistake

2. the men in question harold keene jim peterson and gerald greene deserve awards (you cannot use dash)

3. shes studying to become a doctor which is difficult

4. it is raining the headmaster sighed the picnic will be postponed

5. if i were you jacky suggested i would probably tell him the truth

6. stratford-on-avon about which many people have written is shakespeares birthplace

7. he used the phrase you know so often that I finally said no I dont know

8. arriving on the 810 plane were liz brooks my old roommate her husband and tim their son.

9. you need new brakes otherwise you may not be able to stop in time (Only one full-stop)

10. there was a very interesting article entitled the new rage for folk singing in last sundays new york times

newspaper

11. (BONUS) whoever is elected secretary of the club ashley or chandra or aisha must be prepared to do a

great deal of work you need to do it on time said jumita the previous secretary (Only one full-stop)

(+3%)

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(TOTAL SCORE OF MAIN SECTION: 160+23=183)

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BONUS: (30%)
1. Study the following sentence and answer the following questions:
‘Having wanted to drive a train all his life, this was an opportunity he should remember to catch.’
(a) What kind of structure is ‘Having wanted to drive a train all his life’? (clause/phrase/word) (1%)
(b) The answer to (a) can be classified into several types.
(i) What is the type of it mentioned in the sentence? Describe it. (2%)
(ii) Answer to (b) (i) can be further classified into three types. What are they? (1%)
(iii) Describe them in details in terms of functions and representations. (6%)
1. Are the actions happening at the same time? (1%)
2. Which structure do we use when one action happens before the other: doing or having done?
(1%)
(c) In a sentence with a participle phrase, the subject of the main clause must agree with the participle
phrase.
(i) The sentence above was said by Cyril. Was it correct? (1%)
(ii) Is the subject of the participle clause same as the other half of the sentence? (1%)
(iii) Are the subject of the participle clause and the subject of the main clause the same? Explain
the benefit of this way of writing. (3%)
(d) Rewrite the sentence to make it grammatically correct. (2%)
(e) There is a phrase ‘remember to catch’.
(i) Someone rewrote the phrase into ‘remember catching’. Is he/she correct? (1%)
(ii) Hence, explain why or why not. (3%)
(iii) List two more examples having the same properties of ‘remember to catch’ and ‘remember
catching’. (Hint: ‘verb + to + catch’ will do.) (2%)
(f) Punctuation plays an important role in sentences.
(i) Give the names of the punctuations in the sentences and explain their functions. (2%)
(ii) A comma is used to separate the sentence into two parts. If there are two clauses, is it
grammatical if I use a comma to separate them? Explain. (3%)

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(TOTAL SCORE OF BONUS SECTION: 30)
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAM J
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