MOST LIKELY QUESTIONS:THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS WITH MARKING SCHEME

 

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES

      SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.ED)

SECOND YEAR, END-OF-FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, APRIL, 2021

APRIL 13,2021 THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

This paper consists of two sections, A and B. Answer ALL the questions in Section A and TWO question from Section B. Section A will be collected after the first 1 hour.

SECTION A

(1 mark each)

Answer ALL the questions in this Section.

For items 1 to 20, identify the grammatical name of the underlined phrases.

1 • The boy at the back likes to tease me. -noun phrase

2. I am going to the beach.-verb phrase

3. Give the pencil to the teacher. - prepositional phrase

4. My friend Sarah Jones won the talent show. -noun phrase

5. The very difficult test made me tired. -adjective phase

6. Marie walked extremely slowly to the office.- adverb phrase

7. Putting on makeup is something I don't like to do. - gerund/noun phrase

8. I really like to read.- to infinitive noun phrase

9. The man getting out of the car is my dad.- adjective phrase

10. 1 would like cheeseburgers and fries for dinner.-noun phrase

11. The dog with the red leash is named Sam.- adjective phrase

12. Going to the beach is my favourite vacation.-gerund /noun phrase

13. A homeless child has to spend his days in great misery. -noun phrase

14. The lost puppy was a wet and stinky dog. - noun phrase

15. You have been sleeping for a long time. - verb phrase

16. Sailing into the sunset was the perfect end to the book.-  gerund/noun phrase

17. The company decided to reduce hours for everyone. To - infinitive Noun phrase

18. She was trolled for signing autographs.-gerund/noun phrase

19. You might have enjoyed the massage. Verb phrase

20. It was a story as old as time. - noun phrase

 

 

For items 21 to 30 provide the punctuation for each sentence and label it as Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamation or Imperative.

21. Where is my shovel

22. This is the most beautiful city I have visited.(declarative)

23. Please pass the salt (imperative)

24. My arms ache from digging the trench   (declarative)

25. I can’t get down  (declarative)

26. I feel so excited   (declarative)

27. Ghana is in West Africa   (declarative)

28. You should read Greek mythology  (imperative)

29. Come with us   (imperative)

30. When are you travelling  (interrogative)

For items 31 to 40, join the pairs of sentences with coordinating conjunctions to have a single sentence in each case.

31. Alice wrote the letter. She posted it.

AND

32. Torn passed the test. James also passed the test.

AND

33. He is ill. He is cheerful.

BUT

34. My friends begged me. I chose not to go to the reunion.

YET /BUT

35. He is rich. He is miserable.

YET/BUT

36. Tom is ambitious. His brother is quite the reverse.

BUT

37. You can go by bus. You can go by train.  OR

38. He does not smoke. He does not drink. AND

39. You must work hard. You will not win. OR

40. Kookie was so small. Kookie was often hard to find around the house. SO

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.ED)
SECOND YEAR, END-OF-FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, APRIL, 2021

APRIL 13, 2021 THE SENTENCE AND ITS PARTS 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SECTION B

Answer any TWO questions in this section.

1. Using clear examples, discuss the adjective phrase. (10 marks)

2. Both the Noun Phrase and the Gerund Phrase have some similarities. Discuss these similarities,

citing good examples to support your points. (10 marks)

3. Explain the complex sentence to your upper primary pupils. (10 marks)

4. Distinguish between the Exclamatory and the Imperative sentences. (10 marks)