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Foundations Of English Grammar (Lang 091) (Eng 001) Question Paper

Foundations Of English Grammar (Lang 091) (Eng 001)

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:Answer any three question
Question One
Identify the parts of speech to which each of these words belong. (10mks)
Hurriedly _______________________
Nervous ________________________
Cruel __________________________
Last ___________________________
Ours __________________________
Over __________________________
Towards _______________________
Oh!____________________________
Late ___________________________
Nelson Mandela ________________
Using appropriate examples explain five different ways in which nouns form their plural.
(10mks)

Question Two
Indentify the verbs in the sentences below and state whether they have been used as main verbs or helping verbs.
(10mks)
My mother is a retired teacher
She was very kind to us
The exams have started
We consume a lot of food
He is respected by all
Fill in the blank spaces with an appropriate prepositions (10mks)
Character is revealed _______________ managers
I will be _____________ leave ___________ August
They feel sorry _____________ the loosers
We study ___________ acquire knowledge
Science subjects are different __________ humanities ______________many ways.
The minister ____________education has addressed the teachers union ________ the pay hike.
Students should develop paragraphs of relaved ideas ___________ written assignments and tasks.

Question Three
Using three examples in each case, discuss the following:
Present tense
Past tense
Adverbs. (3types)
Present perfect tense
(10mks)

Question Four
Using appropriate examples, describe the four types of mood in English. (20mks)

Question Five
Write an essay of about 250 words, on the effects of technology in our society. Your essay should have the following
An introduction
Developmental paragraphs that have proper signaling devices
Conclusion
Relevance
(20mks)

Foundations Of English Grammar (Lang 091) (Eng 001) Question Paper

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