Grammar for English Language Learners with Answers

Volume 2

2015

Prof. Ahmed EL HAMZAOUI

Edition:

Adam Space for Distribution & Publishing

Grammar Tests with Answers

Exercise 1

I.              Identify all parts of speech embedded in the text.

II.           Pin down the phrases & sub-clauses the text contains and tell to what types they do belong.

Driver Loses Mabel, Finds Jail

A fifteen-year-old boy was injured in a car accident when the minivan he was traveling in was hit by a pickup truck at an intersection. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital. The paramedics said that it appeared that the boy had nothing more serious than a broken left leg, but that internal injuries were always a possibility. The boy was conscious and alert. His mother, who was driving, was uninjured. She said that the truck appeared out of nowhere, and she thought she was going to die. She turned the steering wheel sharply to the left, and the truck hit her minivan on the passenger side.

Answer Key to Exercises

Exercise 1

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°He(5times)Subject °She(5 times)Subject °they(once)subject °it(once)subject °nothing(once)indefinite pronoun °his(5times)pronominal adjective °her(once)pronominal adjective °him(once)object pronoun °my(3times)pronominal adjective °half(once)indefinite pronoun	°a(10times)as an adj. °an(twice)as an adj. °the(22times)as an adj.	°Mabel(3times)-twice as subject & once as object °boy(4times)common noun °driver(twice)common noun °car accident(once)compound noun °accident(once)common noun °minivan(twice)common noun °pickup truck(once)compound noun °truck(4times)common noun °intersection(once)common noun °hospital(common noun) °paramedics(common noun) °leg(common noun) °injuries(common noun) °possibility(abstract noun) °mother(common noun) °left (line 6) common noun °steering wheel(common noun) °passenger side (compound noun) °man(4times)common noun °police test(composite noun) °back seat(compound noun) °police vehicle (composite noun) °police(thrice)collective noun °beer cans(common plural noun) °dog(3times) common noun °wife(once)common noun °baby(once)common noun °collar(once)common noun °identification(once)common noun °block(once)common noun °city jail(once)composite/compound noun °suspicion(once)abstract noun °	°fifteen-year-old °injured °nearby °serious °broken °left °internal °conscious °alert °uninjured °50-year-old °unemployed °empty °outstretched °closed °unable °handcuffed °intoxicated °booked °away	°always(adverb of frequency) °more °sharply °apparently °minutes later °

Exercise 2

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°there °he (12times) acting as subject °it(twice) acting as subject °it(once) acting as object °him(4times) as object °no one(once) indefinite pronoun °I(twice) as object °your(once) pronominal adjective °you(once) as subject °every (once) singular definite pronoun acting as an adjective °	°a(6times) indefinite pronoun as an adjective °an(4times) as an adjective °the(15times) as an adjective °	°preacher(5times) common noun °golfer(once) common noun °chance(once) abstract noun °golf course(twice) (compound noun) °obsession(abstract noun) °Sunday °quandary(abstract noun) °urge(abstract noun) °hours °golf °assistant(common noun) °sun °sky °temperature °car °course °angel (abstract noun) °God(4times) abstract noun °pardon (abstract noun) °yards	°heavenly °justice °avid °picture-perfect °sick °shocked °amazed °excited °perturbed °right (in just right)	°out °happily °away °up above °quite °effortlessly °just °shortly °right (in right in the cup)
	Parts of Speech
Prepositions	Quantifiers	Conjunctions	Interjections	Verbs
°on (twice) °for °in (thrice) °as to °at (twice) °to °up °through °	°one (cardinal number)as an adjective °three (cardinal number) as an adjective °a little –as an adjective °250	°and(10times) (coordinating conjunction ) as adjective °but (once) coordinating conjunction °	None	°was (12times) °were (once) °overcame (transitive/irregular) °called (transitive/regular) °packed (transitive/regular) °drove (irregular) °began °went °said (twice) °look °nodded °teed up °swung °sailed °landed °turned °beg °thought °smiled °think

Exercise 4

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°she (5) subject pronoun °her (6)possessive pronoun °he (7)subject pronoun °my (2)pronominal adjective °it (2)object pronoun °his (2)pronominal adjective °we (2)subject pronoun °you (2)subject pronoun °that (demonstrative pronoun) °I subject pronoun	°a (10) indefinite articles °the (4) definite articles	°girl (3) °checkup (3) °bouse (3) °H °chest (4) °doctor (3) °boyfriend (3) °Harvard °Harvard sweatshirt (compound noun) °love (2) °couple (2) °days (3) °Y °mark °Yale sweatshirt (compound noun) °M °Michigan °girlfriend °Wisconsin	°red (2) °proud (2) °blue °	°so (2) °never (2) °even (2) °later (2) °another (2) °No

Exercise 5

	Parts of Speech
Pronouns	Articles	Nouns	Adjectives	Adverbs
°you (subject pronoun) °we(6) (subject pronoun) °they (3) (subject pronoun) °I(2) °who(2) (the person that) acting as subject °all (indefinite pronoun) °what (interrogative pronoun) acting as subject °his (pronominal adjective) °there( used to introduce a sentence or clause) °it (subject pronoun) °each other (reciprocal pronoun) °his (pronominal adjective) °he(subject pronoun) °what (the kind of thing or person that…)here introducing a noun clause.	°the (18) °a (4) °an	°others(3)(the remaining ones of several) °Lydia(proper noun) °Anna (proper nounà °boys (2) (common noun) °girls °village °Jack(10) °Mike(10) °church (2 °service (3) °progress (in progress “an idiom meaning under way, going on” °French °rest °crow (collective noun) °tourists °priest (3) °announcement °man (2) °people (2) °English °smile °face °baby °tradition °father °head °	°beautiful °old °funny °new °born °	°already °just °quietly °really °quietly °too (as well) °so (hence, therefore) °suddenly °so (intensifier/adverb of degree)