English Grammar And Usage Question Paper

English Grammar And Usage

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2007/2008
SELF ·SPONSORED
PROGRAM - SCHOOL BASED
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION
A~N 302: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE
DATE: Friday 4th January 2008
TIME: 4.00pm - 6.00pm
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question 1 and any TWO others
Ql.
(a)
Construct a noun phrase with the following elements
(i)
Head and an adjective as a premodification
(ii)
Head and a prepositional phrase as a postrodifier
(iii)
Two determinants, premodifier and head.
(iv)
Head only
(v)
Head and a relative clause as a postmodifer.
[10 marks 1
(b)
Use the noun phrase THE LASER PRINTER in a sentence of your own
as:
(i)
A subject
(ii)
A pitcch object
(iii)
An indirect object
(iv)
A subject complement.
[8 marks]
(c)
With suitable examples, explain the view that finite verbs are limited by
Number, Tense, Person, and Voice.

Q2.
Discuss the forms and syntactic functions of the primary auxiliaries BE and DO.
[20 marks]
Q3.
(a)
Passive the following sentence and explain the rules that you utilize.
He halieen
relli\\iring the roof.
[12 marks]
(b)
Using your response in 3(a) above, what would you say is the relationship
between transitivity and passivation?
[8 marks]
Q4.
(a)
Define and exemplify non-finite verbs.
[4 marks]
(b)
With suitable examples, explain the syntactic functions of the following
non-finite verbs.
(i)
to - infinitive
(ii)
ing infinitive
(iii)
Bare infinitive
(iv)
-ed/-en infinitive
[16 marks]
Q5.
(a)
With the help of examples, explain the difference between a phrase and a
sentence.
[4 marks]
(b)
Construct a sentence of your own as instructed.
(i)
using early as an adverb.
(ii)
using ~arly as an adjective
(iii)
using for as a conjunction
(iv)
using for as a preposition
(v)
using kitchen as an adjective
(vi)
using to as infinitive form
(vii)
using to as a preposition
(viii)
using !11_~to grant permission.
[16 marks]
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