Dr. Prinsky

Engl. 1101

Test on the First Half of "Dr. Prinsky's Snake-Oil Grammar" and Ch. 30 (“Parts of Speech”) of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook

1. Elaine Maimon, Janice Peritz, and Kathleen Yancey, authors of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook, in their introduction to Part 6 of the book draw an analogy between grammar or syntax and: (a) DNA (b) skyscrapers (c) radar (d) blueprints

2. As shown by Ch. 30 of NMHH, an example of how grammar indicates what the parts of speech are, even in a genre of poetry technically called “nonsense verse,” is (a) Gellett Burgess’s poem “The Purple Cow” (b) Edward Lear’s poem “The Jumblies” (c) Ogden Nash’s “Oh to Be Odd” (d) Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky”

3. As explained in the beginning of Ch. 30 of NMHH, beyond the English department (including linguistics), other departments and fields involved in the study of grammar and syntax are all of the following except which one: (a) art history (b) psychology (c) anthropology (d) philosophy

4. The traditional number of the parts of speech is: (a) six (b) eight (c) ten (d) twelve

5. In the following word group -- "Most students need to put in more study time in their English courses, as well as in reading" -- the italicized word is which part of speech: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) verb (d) adverb (e) adjective

6. In the following word group -- "Dr. Prinsky can't understand why students don't find grammar fascinating" -- the italicized word is which part of speech: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) verb (d) adverb (e) adjective

7. In the following word group -- "Most students need to handle their books more often" -- the italicized word is which part of speech: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) verb (d) adverb (e) preposition

8. In the following word group -- "Anyone can learn English grammar with enough study" -- the italicized word is which part of speech: (a) verb (b) adverb (c) adjective (d) preposition (e) conjunction

9. In the following word group -- "The ten-pound art history textbook that used to be required in Humanities 2001 and 2002 was heavy reading" -- the italicized word is which part of speech: (a) verb (b) adverb (c) adjective (d) preposition (e) conjunction

10. In the following word group -- "Mary Lou lovingly studied the photo of Kurt Cobain on page 73 of The New McGraw-Hill Handbook" -- the italicized word (other than the book title) is which part of speech: (a) verb (b) adverb (c) adjective (d) preposition (e) conjunction

11. In the following word group -- "In looking over The New McGraw-Hill Handbook, Norm stopped to gaze at the photo on page 920 because he was so interested in . . . Eastern religion" -- the italicized word (other than the book title) is which part of speech: (a) verb (b) adverb (c) adjective (d) preposition (e) conjunction

12. In the following word group -- “Most students do need to put in more study time in their English courses, as well as in reading” -- the word “do” is a/an: (a) main verb (b) auxiliary verb (c) modal verb (d) phrasal modal

13. In the following word group -- “Most students should put in more study time in their English courses, as well as in reading” -- the word “should” is a/an: (a) main verb (b) auxiliary verb (c) modal verb (d) phrasal modal

14. In the following word group -- “Dr. Prinsky wishes more students were as enthusiastic about knowledge as about sports teams” -- the italicized word is a/an: (a) proper noun (b) abstract noun (c) collective noun (d) possessive noun

15. In the following word group -- “Dr. Prinsky wishes more students were as enthusiastic about knowledge as about sports teams” -- the italicized word is a/an: (a) proper noun (b) count noun (c) abstract noun (d) collective noun

16. In the following word group -- “Dr. Prinsky wishes more students were as enthusiastic about knowledge as about sports teams” -- the italicized word is a/an: (a) proper noun (b) count noun (c) abstract noun (d) collective noun

17. In the following word group -- “Dr. Prinsky wishes more students were as enthusiastic about knowledge as about sports teams” -- the italicized word is a/an: (a) proper noun (b) count noun (c) abstract noun (d) collective noun (e) b and c

18. The word pudding exemplifies a/an: (a) proper noun (b) count noun (c) abstract noun (d) collective noun (e) noncount noun (f) delicious noun (g) fattening noun

19. In the following word group -- “Most students do need to put in more study time in their English courses, as well as in reading” -- the word “students” is: (a) a pronoun (b) an antecedent (c) a possessive noun (d) an anaphora

20. In the following word group -- “Most students know that they should put in more study time in their English courses, as well as in reading” -- the word “they” is a/an: (a) personal pronoun (b) reflexive pronoun (c) possessive pronoun (d) demonstrative pronoun (e) indefinite pronoun

21. In the following word group -- “Too many students forget to write their name in their textbook, or on a slip of paper inserted in their textbook, in case the textbook should be left behind in the classroom” -- the word “their” is a/an: (a) reciprocal pronoun (b) indefinite pronoun (c) relative pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) interrogative pronoun

22. In the following word group -- “Two students who continually talk to each other in class, disregarding the teacher, help drag each other’s grade down” -- from the standpoint of grammar “each other” is a/an: (a) indefinite pronoun (b) demonstrative pronoun (c) reciprocal pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) reflexive pronoun

23. In the following word group -- “Anyone can master English grammar through steady effort and study, including making up grammar flash cards” -- the word “anyone” is a/an: (a) personal pronoun (b) interrogative pronoun (c) possessive pronoun (d) relative pronoun (e) indefinite pronoun

24. In the following word group -- “This is the semester that those students who have not done much vocabulary building should commit themselves to that activity; reading of college-level nonfiction and finally gaining familiarity with English grammar -- these efforts will have results in almost all college courses and later life” -- the underlined words exemplify the: (a) indefinite pronoun (b) demonstrative pronoun (c) reciprocal pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) reflexive pronoun

25. In the following word group -- “Be sure to write your name in your book, or at least write your name on a slip of paper to put between its pages so that if the book is inadvertently left in the classroom you can more easily reclaim it” -- the underlined words exemplify the: (a) indefinite pronoun (b) demonstrative pronoun (c) relative pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) reflexive pronoun

26. In the following word group -- “Students can successfully fight against learning much from a teacher, but their victory brings costly damage to themselves” -- the underlined word is a/an: (a) indefinite pronoun (b) demonstrative pronoun (c) relative pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) reflexive pronoun

27. Read the following word group: “Students -- including those few who are not passionately enthusiastic about English -- should not sell back The New McGraw-Hill Handbook, which will be used not only in English 1102 but also will be useful in Humanities 2001 and 2002, as well as later in life.” In this word group, the underlined words exemplify the: (a) indefinite pronoun (b) demonstrative pronoun (c) relative pronoun (d) possessive pronoun (e) reflexive pronoun

28. The sign of the reflexive and the intensive pronoun is which suffix: (a) -ing or -ed (b) -self or -selves (c) -ion or -tion (d) -y and -ied

29. The interrogative pronoun, used to ask questions, includes all the following, except which one: (a) what (b) whatever (c) which (d) why

30. The interrogative pronoun, used to ask questions, includes all the following, except which one: (a) when (b) who (c) whom (d) whose

Exercise 30.4 - Identifying adjectives and adverbs; see also 31c.3.1 (linking verbs and subject complements)

31. In 30.4 #1 (“A growing number”), the word “growing” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

32. In 30.4 #1 (“A growing number”), the words “overweight” and “obese” are the: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

33. In 30.4 #1 (“A growing number”), the word “clinically” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

34. In 30.4 #2 (“Obesity increases”), the words “person’s,” “heart,” “blood,” and “liver” are the: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

35. In 30.4 #2 (“Obesity increases”), the word “premature” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

36. In 30.4 #3 (“Fad diets”), the word “fad” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

37. In 30.4 #3 (“Fad diets”), the words “rapid” and “temporary” are the: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

38. In 30.4 #3 (“Fad diets”), the word “weight” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

39. In 30.4 #4 (“Robert C. Atkins”), the word “best” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

40. In 30.4 #5 (“Other fad diets”), the word “high” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

41. In 30.4 #5 (“Other fad diets”), the word “glycemic” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

42. In 30.4 #5 (“Other fad diets”), the word “primarily” is a/an: (a) regular adjective (b) proper adjective (c) noun or pronoun functioning as adjective (d) subject complement, specifically predicate adjective (e) adverb

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43. As tabulated in NMHH, the number of common prepositions is about: (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50 (e) 60

44. How a word can function as more than one part of speech is illustrated by the word after; in the following sentence -- “Norm learned to play drums after he had learned to play the piano and the marimba” -- the word functions as: (a) subordinate conjunction (b) adjective (c) preposition (d) adverb

45. How a word can function as more than one part of speech is illustrated by the word after; in the following sentence -- “In after years, many will be puzzled by what they were thinking when they did certain things in their youth” -- the word functions as: (a) subordinate conjunction (b) adjective (c) preposition (d) adverb

46. How a word can function as more than one part of speech is illustrated by the word after; in the following sentence -- “In the Biblical book of Ruth, Ruth’s mother-in-law, Naomi, tells Ruth to ask a man for a favor after dinner, suggesting something about the relation between men and food” -- the word functions as: (a) subordinate conjunction (b) adjective (c) preposition (d) adverb

47. As explained in NMHH, the prepositional phrase functions as: (a) adjective (b) adverb (c) either adjective or adverb (d) pronoun

48. In #30.4 #5 (“Other fad diets”), the prepositional phrase “on the premise” functions as a/an: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) adjective (d) adverb

49. In #30.4 #6 (“In the best seller”), the word “in” is a/an: (a) verb (b) pronoun (c) adjective (d) adverb (e) preposition

50. In 30.4 #8 (“Many fad diets”), the word “to” is a/an: (a) verb (b) pronoun (c) adjective (d) adverb (e) preposition

51. In 30.4 #9 (“Few fad diets”), the prepositional phrase “for dieters” functions as a/an: (a) noun (b) pronoun (c) adjective (d) adverb

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52. As pointed out in “Dr. Prinsky’s Snake-Oil Grammar,” the way to remember the coordinating conjunctions is with the acronym: (a) AMSLAN (b) NORAD (c) SEATO (d) FANBOYS (e) UNESCO

53. As pointed out in “Dr. Prinsky’s Snake-Oil Grammar,” any conjunction that is not one of the coordinate conjunctions must be a: (a) count noun (b) relative pronoun (c) proper adjective (d) subordinate conjunction

54. The number of subordinating conjunctions (single words or phrases), as tabulated by NMHH, is about: (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 45

55. One special kind of conjunction that comes in pairs is the: (a) combinatorial (b) correlative conjunction (c) cosecant conjunction (d) coordinating conjunction

56. As pointed out in NMHH and “Dr. Prinsky’s Snake-Oil Grammar,” the conjunctive adverb requires what mark of punctuation between two main clauses: (a) comma (b) semicolon (c) semicolon, plus comma or commas marking off the conjunctive adverb (d) colon (e) dash

30.5 Chapter review: parts of speech

57. In 30.5 #1 (“Cancer begins”), the word “when” is a/an: (a) conjunctive adverb (b) adjective (c) coordinating conjunction (d) preposition (e) subordinating conjunction

58. In 30.5 #1 (“Cancer begins”), the word “and” is a/an: (a) conjunctive adverb (b) adjective (c) coordinating conjunction (d) preposition (e) subordinating conjunction

59. In 30.5 #3 (“One of”), the word “however” is a/an: (a) conjunctive adverb (b) adjective (c) coordinating conjunction (d) preposition (e) subordinating conjunction

60. In 30.5 #4 (“People who”), the word “who” functions as a/an: (a) conjunctive adverb (b) adjective (c) coordinating conjunction (d) preposition (e) subordinating conjunction

61. In 30.5 #4 (“People who”), the word “if” is a/an: (a) conjunctive adverb (b) adjective (c) coordinating conjunction (d) preposition (e) subordinating conjunction