Midterm Exam

Part 1 Part 2

Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

I. Defining Prefix or Root

1. Terr- A. tree B. sun C. earth D. cloud

2. Scrib-/Script- A. self B. write C. flow D. life

3. Post- A. around B. before C. after D. against

4. Alter-/Altr- A. good, well B. outside, beyond C. change, other D. large, great

5. Bio- A. know B. death C. life D. free

terrain surface of the earth

describe to write about

postgraduateafter graduation

alternateswitch back and forth

biologystudy of life

I. Defining Prefix or Root6. Hyper-

A. large, great B. outside, beyond C. change, other D. too much, over

7. Poly- A. many B. bad C. little D. self

8. Meter- A. cut B. measure C. around D. against

9. Annu- A. year B. day C. month D. minute

10. Omni- A. little B. a lot C. some D. all

hyperactiveoverly active

polygonmany sided figure

chronometermeasure of time

annualyearly

omnipresentpresent in all places

11. Cent- A. one B. ninety C. five D. a hundred

12. Extra- A. outside, beyond B. say, speak C. good, well D. large, great

13. Mal- A. good B. happy C. nice D. bad

14. Liber- A. fear B. know C. free D. year

15. Equ- A. different B. same C. self D. flow

I. Defining Prefix or Rootcentury a hundred years

extraordinarybeyond the ordinary

maliciousevil

liberationa freeing

equivalentof equal value

1. The Cleveland Indians, who have rebuilt themselves in the off season, have lost their home opener this year. _____________

2. Mark said he forgot his homework, and he asked if he could make it up later. _____________

3. Although he was very intelligent, Mario could not figure out how to solve the Rubik's Cube. ________

4. My favorite sport to watch in the fall is football, so I clear my schedule every Sunday to watch the Browns. _____________

II. Sentence Structure Challenge

Compound-Complex Simple Complex Compound

Simple

Compound-Complex

Complex

Compound

5. The circus, with its crazy clowns and brave lion tamers, is in town this week. _____________

6. Joan said she loves shopping, but she doesn't have enough money to do it as often as she would like! _____________

7. When he saw the price of the car, he started laughing and walked away. _____________

8. In the middle of the night, a loud noise from my neighbor's house woke me up. _____________

II. Sentence Structure Challenge

Compound-Complex Simple Complex Compound

Simple

Compound-Complex

Complex

Simple

9. Violence on television has been debated by politicians for years, yet they still don't have a good plan about how to deal with it. _____________

10. That is the end of my quiz; I hope you liked it! _____________

II. Sentence Structure Challenge

Compound-Complex Simple Complex Compound

Compound

Compound-Complex

III. Know Your Plurals

1. Is it true that you can turn any singular word into a plural by simply adding an 's'? Yes / No

2. Which of the following is a correct plural word for octopus (according to many dictionaries)? A. octopi B. octopie C. octopii D. octopusses

3. What is the plural word for 'sheep'? Answer: ____________sheep

4. When is it acceptable to use an apostrophe as part of a non-shortened plural word? A. When pluralising words ending in a vowel (eg. tomato's) B. Always C. Never (with a few specific exceptions) D. When pluralising an acronym (eg. DVD's)

5. Which of the following is an accepted plural of 'court-martial'? A. None of these B. Courts-martial C. Courts-martials D. Court-martial

III. Know Your Plurals

6. Fill in the missing words in correct order. Some board games use a single ____, whilst others use 2 or more _____. A. die, dice B. dice, dice C. die, die D. dice, die

7. Which of these sentences uses the plural correctly? A. "The datum were interesting“ B. "The data were interesting“ C. "The roads is long“ D. "The road are long"

III. Know Your Plurals

8. What is the plural of 'ox' (the animal)? A. oxes B. oxy C. ox D. oxen

9. Do the words 'people' and 'peoples' mean exactly the same thing? Yes / No

10. The word 'opera' originates from the plural of the word 'opus'. True / False

III. Know Your Plurals

IV. About Nouns

1. More than likely we all learned that nouns are those words that are persons, places, or things. What else can be considered nouns, going beyond the "thing" category? A. ideas B. all choices C. qualities D. concepts

2. True or false: According to English grammatical rules, proper nouns are capitalized.

True / False

3. Nouns can also be concrete or abstract. Pick out the series of concrete nouns.

A. Yellowstone National Park, honor, bear B. truth, honesty, beauty C. Betty, mother, kindness D. bed, flower, pickle

IV. About Nouns

4. Another type of noun is the compound noun. These nouns are two or more words that come together to make one word, as in blueberry. They can also be separated by hyphens to become one word, or they can be single words that are separate but read as one word. With this in mind, is Grand Coulee Dam a compound noun?Yes / No

IV. About Nouns

5. collective nouns. These are nouns that are a group of something. Words like team, cluster, orchestra, bunch are all collectives. Do you know what you call a group of baboons?

A. collection B. congress C. convey D. consideration

IV. About Nouns

6. Nouns can also be singular and plural. Pick out the correct set of plural nouns.

A. rivers, puddles, ocean B. deer, mice, fawn C. women, men, humans D. mouses, geese, mooses

IV. About Nouns

7. When identifying nouns, remember they can be more than one type of noun at the same time, as in "cars"--it's common, concrete, and plural. What is the noun "fire truck " in the following sentence?

My brother got to sit in the fire truck during the field trip.

A. concrete, singular, proper B. concrete, compound, singular C. singular, plural, proper D. compound, plural, proper

IV. About Nouns

8. How many nouns are in the sentence below?Percy drove his new car, a silver Honda, to Pennsylvania, but had a flat tire on the highway. 6 / 4 / 5 / 2

IV. About Nouns

9. One important aspect of nouns is that they can be used to clarify and spice up writing. Below is a fairly boring, vague piece of writing. Which noun best replaces "small humans" in the following sentence?Small humans enjoyed the museum's exhibit on dinosaurs. A. Kindergarteners B. Children C. any of the choices D. Students

IV. About Nouns

10. What punctuation mark indicates the noun is possessive (in most cases)? A. apostrophe B. hyphen C. comma D. no punctuation is used

IV. About Nouns

V. Q&A

If you were a grammar teacher…

Question 1: 1．With the development of modern agriculture an

d industry，more and more waste and poison is poured into the water, the soil and the air．  

2．More and more Chinese and Japanese silks are exported to Italy．  这两个句子都是由 and 连接的复合主语，为什么谓语分别用单数和复数呢？

Answer 1: __________________________

Question 2:3． Dr Smith， together with his wife and two sons，

is to arrive on the evening flight．  4． One man with his wife， both looking very anxi

ous， were asking the guard to let them through．  这两个句子结构相似，为什么谓语却有单复数之分呢？

Answer 2: __________________________

V. Q&A

Question 3:5．More than one person has been involved in the

case．  6．More persons than one have been involved in t

he case．  这两个句子意思相同，为什么一个谓语用单数形式而另一个谓语却又用复数形式呢？

Answer 3: __________________________

V. Q&A

Question 4:7． Joan is one of those people who go／ goes out

of their ways to be helpful．  8．Mike is the one of the boys who is willing to tak

e on another assignment．  为什么第 7 句的谓语既可以用单数形式又可以用复数形式，而第 8 句的谓语只用单数形式呢？

 

Answer 4: __________________________

V. Q&A

Question 5:有哪些主谓一致问题属于语法一致原则呢？（至少 15 条）

Answer 5: __________________________

V. Q&A

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the scoring:

Question 11. 如果 and 所连接的并列主语是表示单一概念，指的是同

一事物，根据意义一致原则，其谓语动词用单数形式；如果由 and 连接的并列主语指不同的事物，根据语法一致原则，其谓语用复数形式。

2. 第 1 句中的“ waste and poison” 指的是工农业排放的对环境不好的东西，特点是废弃与有毒，（指的是一种事物）因此，看作单数。

3. 第 2 句中的“ Chinese and Japanese silks” 意为“ Chinese silk and Japanese silk” （中国丝绸和日本丝绸），虽然省略了相同的中心词但也是指两个不同的事物，因此，该句的谓语要用复数形式。

Question 21. with ， together with ， as well as ， rather than ，

no less than ， but ， except ， besides ， as much as 等是属于“准连接词”，其作用与介词类似。一般情况下，主语后面跟上由这类词连接的成分，虽然主语和谓语隔开了，但谓语仍须和真正的主语保持一致。

2. 在第 3 句中，其真正的主语是 Dr Smith ，所以谓语用单数形式；

3. 第 4 句属口语体，在这个句子中， with 的意义和 and 相近，通常情况下根据意义一致的原则，即使主语是单数，谓语仍可用复数形式，因此，其谓语用复数形式。

Question 3

答：more than从含义上来讲是表示复数，但当 "more than one ＋名词单数 "结构在句中作主语时，根据毗邻吸引原则，其后的谓语应该用单数形式。所以上述第 13句的谓语用单数形式。  从含义上讲， "more ＋名词复数＋ than one"和 "more than one ＋名词单数 "这两个结构表达的意思基本相同。但是前者所强调的是more后面的名词复数。根据意义一致原则，其后面的谓语应该是复数形式。所以，第 14句的谓语用复数形式。

Question 4

• 在 "one of ＋名词复数（代词复数）＋关系分句 "结构中， "关系分句 "的谓语通常依照语法一致原则用复数形式。但是，有时为了强调 one，这类结构里关系分句中的谓语也可用单数形式，因此，上述第  11句中的谓语既可用复数形式也可用单数形式。然而，在这类结构中的 one被 the或 the only，the just等限定词或强调词修饰时，关系分句中的谓语则依据 one的意义而用单数形式，所以第 12句的谓语只能用单数形式。

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