FUNCTIONAL AND CONVERSANT REVIWER

1. A linguist hears an English speaker say, 'Where we at?' try to better understand why this type of structure
of sentence has been used by the speaker. Which perspective on grammar does he display?
A. Prescriptive
B. Descriptive
C. Transformative
D. Communicative

2. “Universal Grammar explains why native speakers seem to “know” the grammar knowledge of their
language.” This approach to grammar explains how babies innately learn the language they are exposed to
without the knowledge of linguistics.
A. Transformative
B. Generative
C. Transformative
D. Communicative

3. Analytic grammar makes explicit the knowledge of the rules with which you operate when you use the
language. However, knowing the rules in an evaluative and operational sense does not mean that you can
say what the rules are.
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
D. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.

4. Which is not true about prescriptive grammar?

A. concerned with establishing norms of correct and incorrect usage and formulating rules based on
norms
B. rules are created by native speakers of the language
C. rules used are that specify which usages should be adopted or avoided
D. rules are made according to the daily usage of the language by the speakers

5. It promotes experiential learning and trains learners to actively try to discover grammar rules by
themselves.
A. Deductive
B. Inductive
C. Implicit
D. Explicit

6. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: The sun rose and everything looked bright.
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
 C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

7. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came
back five minutes later.
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

8. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: Please come with me for dinner.
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory

9. The class that was reprimanded for their behavior was assigned to clean the gymnasium. What is the
function of the THAT in this sentence?
A. Relative pronoun
B. Demonstrative pronoun
C. Demonstrative adjective
D. Relative clause
10. Were you working at 9 o'clock?
A. Past simple
B. Past continuous
C. Past perfect
D. Past perfect continuous

11. My grandfather walks extremely slowly. Which type of adverb is the adverb "extremely"?
A. Adverb of frequency
B. Adverb of manner
C. Adverb of degree
D. Adverb of time

12. Sometimes I feel very lonely. The word "lonely" is

A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Conjunction
D. Noun

13. I never buy fruit at the grocery store. The word "never" is
A. Preposition
B. Adverb
 C. Adjective
D. Conjunction

14. "My shirt is in that drawer." What was the function of adjective in this sentence?
A. Proper
B. Article
C. Describer
D. Demonstrative

15. "After going through a breakup, Johnny said that he should focus on giving himself some time to heal."
What is the function of the pronoun HIMSELF in this sentence?
A. Reflexive
B. Intensive
C. Subject
D. Object

16. "Nathan gave Daryl his home address." Which noun in this sentence functions as an indirect object of the
verb?
A. Nathan
B. Daryl
C. Home
D. Address

17. Which does not belong?

A. Assumption
B. Summary
C. Synthetic
D. Generalization

18. Which pair of words represents the preposition and object of the preposition in the sentence below?
“The children tumbled off the bed.”
A. Off, bed
B. The, children
C. Children, tumbled
D. Tumbled, off

19. Which choice correctly adds the subordinating conjunction BEFORE to the sentence? “Mrs. Johnson made
sure her will was finalized; she died in June.”
A. BEFORE Mrs. Johnson made sure her will was finalized she died in June.
B. Mrs. Johnson made sure her will was finalized BEFORE she died in June.
C. Mrs. Johnson made sure her will was finalized; she died in June BEFORE.
D. Mrs. Johnson made sure BEFORE her will was finalized she died in June.
20 Which is true about Compound-Complex Sentences?
A. consists of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
B. consists of an independent clause plus a dependent clause
C. is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon
D. consists of one independent clause

21. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: Our next-door neighbours have a noisy dog who barks
all day long.
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

22. In this stage, students are given various kinds of written and spoken exercises to repeat, manipulate, or
reproduce the new forms.
A. Presentation stage
B. Practice stage
C. Production stage
D. Communicative approach

23. The aim of this stage is to fully master the new form by enabling learners to internalize the rules and use
them automatically and spontaneously.
A. Presentation stage
B. Practice stage
C. Production stage
D. Communicative approach

24. Which of the following is true about the Inductive Method?

A. draws conclusions from individual experiences and observations
B. teacher-centered
C. grammar rules are explained to the learners and then tested
D. None of the above

25. Which conjunction best completes the sentence below?

“I wanted to learn more about the Everglades, ______ I did some research at the library.”
A. But
B. Or
C. So
D. Yet

26. Which answer identifies the conjunctions in the following sentence?

“Both Mr. Dunbar and Mr. Marroquin enjoy tacos.”
 A. Mr. Dunbar, Mr. Marroquin
B. Both, and
C. Enjoy, tacos
D. Both, tacos

27. The following are subordinating conjunctions except:

A. Although
B. When
C. But
D. if

28. “We are lucky to have found the kitten near our garage.” Which word is the preposition?
A. Lucky
B. Garage
C. Near
D. Found

29. Choose the prepositions that best complete the following sentence. “The river water rushed ______ the
bridge ______ the first snowmelt.”
A. At, after
B. From, under
C. Under, down
D. Under, after

30. The class that was reprimanded for their behavior was assigned to clean the gymnasium. What is the
function of the THAT in this sentence?
A. Relative pronoun
B. Demonstrative pronoun
C. Demonstrative adjective
D. Relative clause

31. We'll have finished by 6pm.

A. Future perfect
B. Future continuous
C. Future simple
D. Future perfect continuous

32. Will he still be travelling this evening?

A. Future perfect
B. Future continuous
C. Future simple
D. Future perfect continuous
33. George hurt his head while he __________ .
A. Had ice skated
B. Ice skates
C. Was ice skating
D. Ice skated

34. Max __________ for the CIA since 1992.

A. Will work
B. Is working
C. Has been working
D. Works

35. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure:

Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. (Playwright William Shakespeare, 1564-1616)
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

36. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news because it
happens so often, but if a man bites a dog, that is news." (Editor John B Bogart)
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

37. Which of the following is not true about Transformational Grammar?

A. It is a theory of grammar that accounts for the constructions of a language by linguistic
transformations and phrase structures.
B. In Transformational Grammar, the term 'rule' is used for a precept set down by an external
authority.
C. In Transformational Grammar, the term 'rule' is used for a principle that is unconsciously yet
regularly followed in the production and interpretation of sentences.
D. None of the above

38. A linguist hears an English speaker say, 'Where we at?', he immediately corrects the speaker and mentions
the correct way of saying the sentence.
A. Prescriptive
B. Descriptive
C. Transformative
D. Communicative
39. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: The teacher returned the homework after she had
checked it.
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Complex-compound sentence

40. There are seven coordinating conjunctions. Identify two coordinating conjunctions in the sentence below:
“Greg has other plans, so he won't be going to the dog park with Warren, Patrick, and Margot today.”
A. Has, so
B. So with
C. So, and
D. With, and

41. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: Is this your book? That one is mine.
A. Possessive Pronoun
B. Reflexive Pronoun
C. Relative Pronoun
D. Interrogative Pronoun

43. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: She recognized me from across the room.
A. Linking Verbs
B. Physical Verbs
C. Mental Verbs
D. Regular Verbs

44. “I have four books I want to read”. What type of adjective is this that indicates a specific number of that
noun?
A. Coordinate Adjective
B. Demonstrative Adjective
C. Interrogative Adjective
D. Cardinal Adjective

45. Which is true about Adverbs of Frequency?

A. Are capitalized just like proper nouns are.
B. It usually appears between the subject and the verb.
C. They tell us how much, or to what extent an action has been or will be done.
D. It defines nouns or pronouns by restricting them rather than describing them.

46. His pronunciation causes me a lot of _______?

A. difficultly
B. difficulty
C. difficulties
 D. difficult

47. The committee______ already reached a decision.

A. have
B. having
C. has
D. to have

48. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: “Does he play volleyball?”
A. Simple Present Tense
B. Simple Past Tense
C. Present Tense
D. Past Perfect Tense

49. Analyze the sentence and identify the structure: “They must play their best game to win”.
A. Linking Verbs
B. Auxiliary Verbs
C. Transitive Verbs
D. Regular Verbs
50. Which conjunction BEST completes the following sentence? “________ it rains, the game will be
cancelled.”
A. If
B. Or
C. And
D. Unless