Engl 411/Lang 210:English Grammar Iii Question Paper
Engl 411/Lang 210:English Grammar Iii
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
English Grammar III (ENGL 411) 2ND TRIMESTER 2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2013 (SB) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : ENGL 411
UNIT TITLE : ENGLISH GRAMMAR III
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer any three questions
Question One
Discuss the notion of ’structure’ and ’constituent parts’ in relation to structuralism. (20 marks)
Question Two
Explain the following functions of the clause in relation to speech:
Declaratives
Exclamatives
Interrogatives
Imperatives
Give four examples for each function. (20 marks)
Question Three
Discuss the following sub-classes of the Nob-finite clause using relevant examples
Infinitival clauses
Gerundival clauses
Adjectival clauses
(20 marks)
Question Four
Explain the notion of:
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Give three examples for each to support your explanation. (20 marks)
Question Five
Discuss ’Extraposition’ and ’Ellipsis’ with close reference to English Grammar.
(14 marks)
Construct meaningful sentences to match the following functional constituents of a clause
SV
SVO
SVA
SVOO
SVC
SVOA
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