Eng 221: Aspects Of Grammatical Analysis Session Iv Question Paper
Eng 221: Aspects Of Grammatical Analysis Session Iv
Course:Bachelor Of Education Science
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2011
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
1. (a) What distinguishes pronouns from nouns (11 marks)
(b) Discuss four types of pronouns giving proper examples. (12 marks)
2. (a) Identify the elements or units that make up the following sentences;
i) The police carefully searched the house
ii) It rained steadily all day
iii) They made him headboy last year
iv) She grew happier gradually
v) That she answered the question correctly pleased him
(b) Explain the difference between the following set of sentences.
i) It rained heavily all day (2 mks)
ii) It was raining heavily all day (2 mks)
iii) Explain the difference between dynamic and stative verbs. Give examples
to illustrate your answer. (4 mks)
3. (a) State and illustrate five functions of the noun phrase in English.
(b) Write re-write rules and draw tree diagrams for the following sentences;
i) She bought a car
ii) Jane bought a book on grammar.
iii) She goes to church every Sunday.
4. (a) Explain and illustrate the three types of adverbials.
(b) Explain two ways of making sentences longer. Illustrate your answer by use of
examples.
5. Explain the following sentence types and illustrate your answer with examples.
i) Simple
ii) Compound
iii) Complex
iv) Complex compound
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