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English Grammar And Usage Question Paper
English Grammar And Usage
Course:Bachelor Of Education English
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2007
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND EDUCATION
AEN 302: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE
DATE: Tuesday 16 January 2007
TIME: 4.3Op.m-6.3Op.m
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
1. (a) Identify the structure of the underlined noun phrases in the following sentences.
(i)
I saw no one
(ii)
Several announcements were made.
(iii)
Were the concerns about the leakage of exams genuine?
(iv)
Any young man of medium height can lift it.
(v)
I bought a cow which produces plenty of milk.
[5 marks]
(b) What is the function of each of the underlined phrases?
Water is life? Ifwe believe this, then we would give this commodity the attention
it deserves. We would find it precious enough to sacrifice everything in order to
conserve it. These days, however, we appear to be doing things that deplete the
little that remains of it. Indiscriminate cutting down of trees is just one such
thing.
[8 marks]
(c) Use the auxiliary 'may' to express:
(i)
request
(ii)
permission
(iii)
possibility
(iv)
advice
(v)
a wish
[5 marks]
(d) In each case, construct a sentence to illustrate the following points:
(i)
that 'do' can be used as a primary auxiliary
(ii)
that three primary auxiliary verbs can co-occur in a verb phrase
(iii)
that a primary auxiliary can be used in interrogative formation.
(iv)
That a modal auxiliary can be used for emphasis.
[4 marks]
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(e) Use the following words as instructed:
(i)
'that' - as (i) a pronoun
(ii) a determiner
(ii)
'right' - as (i) an adjective
(iii) an adverb
(iii)
'my' + a noun - (i) to show possession (ii) to show a relationship
(iv)
'swallow' - as (i) a bare infinitive (ii) -ed infinitive
[8 marks]
2. (a) Although the active voice is said to be more effective, the passive voice has its
place in communication. Discuss.
[10 marks]
(b) lllustrate the extent to which there is a one to one relationship between voice and
transitivity.
[10 marks]
3. With adequate examples, clearly explain how tense, number and person indicate the
finiteness of a verb.
[20 marks]
4. (a) Construct two sentences for each of the following words, first using it as a
preposition and then as a conjunction.
(i) after
(ii) as
(iii) since
(iv) until
(v) before
[10 marks]
(b) Describe and illustrate the contexts in which ellipses occurs in English. [6 marks]
(c) What is the function of the prepositional phrase in each of the following
sentences.
(i)
In the cafeteria would -be a wonderful place to meet.
(ii)
I found it at the junction.
(iii)
The man with long hair is my relative.
(iv)
They were worried about him.
[4 marks]
5. The participle, whether verbal or adjectival, can be used in various ways. Explain.
[20 marks]
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