M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
English
Elective — ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND
USAGE
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What is a reflexive pronoun?
2. What is an adjective phrase?
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in
the brackets
3. The President —————— (inspect) the guard of honour.
4. He —————— (burn) his fingers.
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form
5. Don't disturb me. I —————— my homework.
6. I —————— (stay) here till Sunday.
Sub. Code
701501
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Rewrite as directed:
7. The Taj is the most beautiful building in our country.
(into positive)
8. K.J. Yesudoss is greater than many other singers in
India. (into superlative)
Identify the type of the clause
9. The doctor is hopeful that she will soon recover.
10. Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Rewrite as directed:
I hope that I shall be there in time. (Replace
the noun clause by a noun or noun phrase)
His father was anxious ——————.
(Complete the sentence by adding a suitable
Noun clause)
He will succeed —————. (Complete the
sentence by adding a suitable Adverb clause)
He treated his relatives —————. (Fill in the
blank with suitable adverb phrase)
She is a woman ——————. (Fill in the
blank with suitable adjective phrase)
Or
Examine the function of Adverbial phrase with
illustrations.
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12. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
He owns a house —————— the lake.
He has travelled —————— the world.
He stopped me —————— doing it.
As I was walking —————— the street, I
saw an accident.
We took precautions —————— floods.
Or
Fill in the blanks with concord
The ebb and the flow of the tides ——————
explained by Newton.
The jury ————— divided in their opinions.
Neither of the two men —————— very
strong.
Each of these substances —————— found
in India.
The novelist and poet —————— dead.
13. Rewrite as directed
He is as wise as Solomon. (into comparative)
Shakuntalam is the best drama in Sanskrit.
(into comparative)
Lead is heavier than any other metal. (into
superlative)
Tennyson is not the greatest of all poets. (into
positive)
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian
cities. (into positive)
Or
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Rewrite as directed
We shall do the work. (into passive)
They will help us. (into passive)
They laughed at the clown. (into passive)
Duty must be done. (into active)
It will have to be done by you. (into active)
14. Make an analysis of simple sentences with adequate
examples.
Or
Rewrite as directed
He confessed his crime. (into complex)
We must eat to live. (into compound)
He tried hard, but he did not succeed. (into
simple)
I expect to meet Raja to-night. (into complex)
He said that he was innocent. (into simple)
15. Explain Adverbial clause.
Or
Pick out the Adjective clause in the following
sentences and say which noun or pronoun in the
main clause it qualifies:
All that glitters is not gold.
All the blessings we enjoy come from God.
The moment which is lost is lost for ever.
Servants that are honest are trusted.
It is a long lane that has no turning.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each.
16. Explain different types of part of speech and illustrate
with suitable examples that a word's part of speech is
decided by the work that is done by the word in a
sentence and not by its form with suitable examples.
17. Correct the following sentences
Neither the bank nor the post office were open.
Nobody were allowed to see him, not even his
parents.
There were a lot of noises in the classroom and I
couldn't concentrate.
The news are always bad nowadays.
The fields were full of cows and sheeps.
The furnitures in this room are costly.
The sceneries here are beautiful.
Honour and glory are his reward.
Our happiness or our sorrows are largely due to our
actions.
Where are your luggages?
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18. Discuss the uses of Tenses with suitable examples.
19. Make an analysis of simple, compound, and complex
sentences with suitable examples.
20. Examine the different clauses and discuss with suitable
illustrations.
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