M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fourth Semester
English
Elective — ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND
USAGE
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer the following in a sentence or two.
1. Define Adjective phrase.
2. Give two examples for noun phrase.
3. What is preposition?
4. What is error of proximity?
5. Give four examples for past perfect continuous tense.
6. Explain present perfect tense.
7. Define a compound sentence.
8. Transform a complex sentence into compound sentence.
9. Give two examples for adverb clause.
10. Give two examples for noun clause.
Sub. Code
1MEN4E2
AFC-10519
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WSS
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all the questions, choosing either or
11. Explain in detail noun clauses.
Or
Illustrate adjective clauses.
12. Explain the use of the preposition
Or
Explain person and number of verb.
13. Illustrate the different uses of Present Simple
Tense.
Or
Illustrate the different uses of Future Simple Tense.
14. Combine two or more simple sentences into a single
simple sentence. (Give five examples)
Or
Combine two or more simple sentences into a single
compound sentence. (Give five examples)
15. Give five examples for adjective clause.
Or
Give five examples for adverb clause of time.
Part C 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. How do different clauses and phrases function in
sentences?
17. Explain with examples the different uses of
'beside' and 'besides'.
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3
WSS
18. When do we use passive voice? Give eight examples and
explain them.
19. Explain the terms subject, predicate, main clause and
subordinate clause.
20. Analyse the following two passages.
Among the many reasons which make me glad to
have been born in England, one of the first is that
I read Shakespeare in my own tongue.
I consider a human soul without education like
marble in the quarry which shows none of its
inherent beauties, until the skill of a polisher
fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine,
discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and view
that run through the body of it.
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