University of Caloocan City

College of Education
English Department
Midterm Examination
Structure of English

Name: _______________________________________________ Score: ____________

Section: ______________________________ Date: _____________

GENERAL DIRECTION: Read and understand each question/statement. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER.
NO ERASURE, there will deduction in any form of erasure.

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet.

1. What type of grammar deals with a system of language analysis that recognizes the relationship among the
various elements of a sentence and among the possible sentences of a language and uses processes or
rules to express these relationships?
a. Universal Grammar c. Transformational Grammar
b. Descriptive Grammar d. Prescriptive Grammar

2. It compares the grammatical forms and usages of an allied group of tongues and thereby reduce them their
earliest forms and sentences.
a. Generative Grammar c. Traditional Grammar
b. Comparative Grammar d. Lexical Grammar

3. A set of rules about language based on how it is actually used.

a. Descriptive Grammar c. Prescriptive Grammar
b. Universal Grammar d. Transformational Grammar

4. A set of rules about language based on how people think language should be used.
a. Descriptive Grammar c. Prescriptive Grammar
b. Pedagogical Grammar d. Construction Grammar

5. It is a linguistic theory, proposed by Noam Chomsky, which argues that the ability to learn language is
innate, distinctly human and distinct from all other aspect of human cognition.
a. Universal Grammar c. Transformational Grammar
b. Lexical Grammar d. Generative Grammar

6. How to change grammar rules?

a. using noun as a verb c. using verb as a noun
b. Using adverb as a verb d. using adjective as preposition

7. Which ways are the most effective method to make the new verb in both varieties?
a. making a jargon words c. only add prefix and suffix
b. changing its own part of speech and adding affixes d. change its spelling

8. What is a noun?
a. a describing word
b. name of a person, place or thing
c. a doing word
d. name of a person, place thin or idea that can take a determiner and can be singular or plural

9. Which words are used to link words to other words and often show the relationship between them?
a. Prepositions c. pronouns
b. Determiners d. parenthesis

10. What type of verb shows internal processes like think, believe, wish, and smell?
a. Relational verb c. mental verb
b. Modal verb d. minor verb

11. In the sentence “We would work better without distractions,” what are the verbs in this sentence?
a. we & would c. would & work
 b. work & better d. work & distraction

12. “He sat more carefully this time.” How would you label ‘more carefully’?
a. superlative adjective c. comparative adjective
b. superlative adverb d. comparative adverb

13. What are subordinating conjunctions?

a. Links phrase in a sentence where one is subordinate to the other
b. Links clauses where one is independent on the other for its meaning
c. Links clauses where both clauses are independent and equal
d. Links paragraphs together to make texts more cohesive

14. “These are my shoes.” What type of word is ‘my’?

a. possessive pronoun c. possessive preposition
b. possessive determiner d. demonstrative pronoun

15. “I love Linguistics but learning the terms is difficult.” What type of word is ‘but’?
a. contrasting conjunction c. connective
b. subordinating conjunction d. coordinating conjunction

16. Which of these options is a definite article?

a. a c. an
b. the d. these

17. The noun being acted upon in the sentence functions as ________.
a. subject c. direct object
b. indirect object d. object of preposition

18. The person, place, thing, or idea about which the statement is made.
a. subject c. indirect object
b. direct object d. object of preposition

19. The word indicating the action, state of being, or occurrence in the sentence.
a. predicate noun c. predicate adjective
b. adjective d. verb

20. In the sentence, “She is my bestfriend.” The word bestfriend functions as __________.
a. predicate noun c. predicate adjective
b. subject d. object

21. “I should have call my grandma.” What makes the sentence incorrect?
a. should c. call
b. have d. my

22. The letter had been delivered to the wrong address. In this sentence the voice is _________.
a. active c. passive
b. subjunctive d. indicative

23. Which is not part of grammar dimensions?

a. form c. meaning
b. use d. sound

For Items 24-30, complete the analogy.

24. verb :sub- sentential : : genre : : ___________

a. sentential c. sub-sentential
b. supra sentential d. discourse

25.
active : voice :: transitive : _______
 a. noun c. verb
b. pronoun d. adjective

26.

phonemes : phonology : : connotative : ____________

a. morphology c. semantics
b. syntax d. pragmatics

27. L1 : traditional grammar : : L2 : ___________

a. language faculty c. prescriptive grammar
b. universal grammar d. descriptive grammar

28.
Abstract noun: trustworthy : : ______ : would
a. mental verb c. action verb
b. modal d. linking verb

29. Verbal : spoken :: __________ : gesture

a. communication c. language
b. non-verbal d. written

30.
Micro linguistics: syntax :: grammar : _________
a. macro linguistics c. meaning
b. structure d. formation

II. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and otherwise if not.

31. The development of language forms among native speakers is learnt

32. Native speakers of English also possess tacit capabilities to subject linguistic systems into possible
interpretations.
33. Universal Grammar main goal is to identify areas of cognitive competence to rationalize performance.
34. Traditional Grammar posits concrete limitation as regards to possible linguistic implications of the theory too
other communication systems.
35. Language acquisition as a process is a by-product of cognitive and social factorials.
36. Prescriptivism focuses on the correctness of structure than the meaning.
37. J. Bruner proposed the theory of language faculty which states that it is innate to all to acquire language.
38. Semantics emphasized the meaning.
39. Syntax is also referred as word formation.
40. Determiner is classified as minor part of speech.

III. Identify what is being described or asked in each statement by classifying if it is sub-sentential,
sentential or supra sentential category.

41. Compound sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses that join by a coordinating
conjunction.
42. In reading a text, the ‘what’ of what you are reading is referred as Field in the systemic-functional linguistics.
43. In the sentence, that is your book. The word book is function as possessive adjective.
44. Reflexive pronoun when removed in a sentence the sentence will no longer have sense.
45. In register, tenor shows the relationships between author and audience.
46. An independent clause is also called as simple sentence.
47. In active voice, the subject is the doer of the action, therefore there is a receiver of the action, and uses verb
a transitive verb.
48. A verb that links the subject with a word or words in the predicate is called linking verb.
49. Consultative register is used in TV news broadcast and annual physical services.
50. The verb conjugation is classified into base form, past form and pat participle.

IV. Answer directly and briefly the following statement. Write your answer in correct mechanics. (3 points
each).

1. Differentiate traditional grammar and universal grammar.

2. Discuss the development of World Englishes.
3. Why do we need to learn English language?
4. Discuss lexical and grammatical categories.
5. Choose 1 form the principles of UG and discuss each.
KEY to CORRECTION in STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. B
30. B
31. FALSE
32. TRUE
33. TRUE
34. FALSE
35. TRUE
36. TRUE
37. FALSE
38. TRUE
39. FALSE
40. FALSE
41. SENTENTIAL
42. SUPRASENTENTIAL
43. SUBSENTENTIAL
44. SUBSENTENTIAL
45. SUPRASENTENTIAL
46. SENTENTIAL
47. SENTENTIAL
48. SUBSENTENTIAL
49. SUPRASENTENTIAL
50. SENTENTIAL