1. A. Formulate the Rule of When an Adjective and an Adverb Are Used

Exam #1 - ENG 314 17 September 2007

Name: …………………

1. a. Formulate the rule of when an adjective and an adverb are used.

b. What is the difference between a preposition and a complementizer?

c. List 5 pronouns.

2. Please list the category (N, V, etc) of each word in (a) and (b):

a. The history of grammar between ancient Greece and our own days is interesting.

b. However, it has already been studied for a long time.

3. Give two reasons why sad is an adjective, and two for why university is a noun.

4. Draw tree structures (as in chapter 3) for the phrases in (c) and (d):

c. The students in our class

d. draw neat trees

5. Please draw tree structures (again as in chapter 3) for the sentences in (e) and (f):

e. Dogbert and his mouse ate their cheese with care.

f. That invention was an important example of progress.

6. Explain the two meanings of (g) using the categories from chapter 2:

g. Flying planes can be dangerous.

Good luck!