ENGLISH PARTS OF SPEECH

Final exam

1. Say if the following statements are True or False. Negative points!

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b)
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d)
e)

There are six parts of speech in English.

One word can belong to more parts of speech.
Nouns belong to the set of closed-class parts of speech.
The number of pronouns in English is unlimited.
Reciprocal pronouns show a two-way reflexive relationship.

2. Explain the following statements in your own words!

a) English parts of speech are divided into two groups: open-class and closed-class.
b) There are some similarities between the definite article in English and the odreeni vid
pridjeva in Croatian.
3. Explain the process of comparison of adjectives in English, particularly paying attention to adjectives
of two syllables. Give examples!
4. Complete with an adjective or adverb.
a. He always does his homework _________________________. (careful)
b. Come _____________________ , we need your help. (quick)
c. Helen is a very ___________ (slow) student. Her brother, on the other hand, learns _________. (rapid)
d. You should drive more ___________________ on this road. (slow)
e. Drew drives very ___________________ on this road. (careful)
f. We didnt go there because it was raining ________________________. (heavy)
g. You look so .. in that dress. (good)
h. The soup tastes .. because there is too much salt in it. (bad)
i. The cake smells .. (awful)

5. Say if the underlined words are right or wrong? Correct those that are wrong.
a) Im tired because I was working hard. ______________________________________________
b) I tried hard to remember, but I couldnt. ______________________________________________
c) The coat is new, Ive hardly worn it.
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d) Shes a good player, she hits the ball hard.
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e) Why are you walking so slow? Hurry up!______________________________________________

6. Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition.

Its my birthday _______Wednesday.

The staff meeting is ______ half past three _____ the afternoon next Thursday.
The film is at ________ six oclock _____ Sunday evening.
England and Scotland have been united _______ 1707.
We lived in Dublin ______ three years.
My mothers birthday is ______ the twenty-first of June.
Yesterday I went to bed ____ midnight.


December.

In Spain its traditional to play jokes on people _____ the twenty eighth of
Ill see you ________ lunchtime.
I work best _______ night.
Theres always a great film ______ Christmas Day.
Where will you be _____ New Years Eve?
I woke up three times ______ the night. I had a stomach ache.
What are you doing ______ Christmas?

7. Put into the plural everything that can take the plural form.
He has made a cake himself.
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This crisis is not something that will last. ________________________________________
That is ours.
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Mine is better.
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8. Put one suitable word in each space.
Our team is just _____ good _____ your team. They are both the same.
This is one of _____ _____ famous paintings _____ the world.
Ann is taller _____ Mike but their son Dave is _____ tallest _____ the family.
What an awful book. Its one of ______ ______ interesting Ive ever read.
It makes no difference, because this road is just _____ bad ______ the other one.
9. Use all, none, any, both, neither, either.
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2.
3.

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9.
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Ann has got two sisters. sisters are married.

We cant find anywhere to stay. .the hotels are full.
There were three cars parked ..of the cars was black.
There are two pictures on the wall. I didnt like..of them.
It wasnt a good match. team played well.
There are two ways from here to the station. You can go way.
Is your friend English or American? .. Shes Australian.
I invited all your friends to my party but of them came.
Do you work or are you a student? Ive got a job but I study too.
We had to stand because chairs were taken.

10. State the plural of:

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man-of-war brother-in-law stimuluskilo alga trout oasis housewife -

11. Put (s) or () in the right place.

1. The Meiers children names are Markus and Katrin.
2. While his parents were in Italy, Robert lived at his grandmother.
3. Vicky parents plantation is near Aunt Juliet and Uncle Steve plantation.

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12. Insert the appropriate collective nouns:

a _______________ of people in church;
an _______________ at a concert;
a _______________ of stars;
a _______________ of cows;

a _______________ of people in a public square;

a _______________ of sheep;
a _______________ of wolves;
a _______________ of thieves ;

13. Insert THE if necessary. If not, put .

1 You can take a trip by boat along....................................................................... (Thames).
2 The Serpentine is a lake in ......................................................................... (Hyde Park).
3 You can get to .............................................................. (Heathrow Airport) by underground.
4 Nelson's Column is in ......................................................................... (Trafalgar Square).
5 Walk a little way along ........................................................................ (Westminster Bridge).
6 From there you get a view of ............................................................ (Houses of Parliament).
7 The Queen lives at ....................................................................... (Buckingham Palace).
8 Earl's Court is in ........................................................................ (West London).
9 ........................................................................ (Ml motorway) goes north from London.
10 ........................................................................ (Ritz) is a very elegant hotel.

14. Define the parts of speech of the words underlined.

As I told you, Ill be gone (1) until Wednesday (2) morning. Thank you so much for taking on (3) my children while Im
away. Like real children, they can be (4) kind of (5) irritating sometimes, (6) but Im going to enjoy myself so much more knowing
theyre getting some kind (7) human attention. Remember (8) that Regina (the queen in (9) Latin, and she acts like one) is
teething. (10) If you dont watch her, shell chew anything, including her sister, the cat. There are plenty of chew toys around the
house. (11) Whenever she starts gnawing on anything illegal, just (12) divert her with one of (13) those. She (14) generally settles
right down to a good hour-long chew. Then youll see her wandering around whimpering with the remains of the toy in her mouth.
She gets really (15) frustrated because what she wants is to bury the thing. Shell try to dig a hole (16) between the cushions of the
couch. Finding (17) that (18) unsatisfactory, shell wander some more, discontent, until you solve her problem for her. I usually
show her the laundry basket, moving a few clothes so she can bury (19) hers beneath them. I do sound like a parent, dont I? You
have to understand, my (20) own son is practically grown up. (21), Oh my time is running (22) out.
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