Test 1
| MCQ: In the following sentences the double-underlined is | A | B | C | D |
| 1. Being a serious figure, she managed to lead the team. | Subject | participial | complement | None of them |
| 2. I do not disbelieve what you say about him. | NP | NC1 | Deep subject | RC1 |
| 3. Your sole duty is to study hard to earn a better income. | Object | Infinitive | Complement | Infinitive phrase |
| 4. Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his foot on a step. | Complement | Participial | Subject | gerund phrase |
| 5. The girl had the courage to refuse the offer. | Modifier | Infinitive | Complement | None of them |
| 6. Your version of the story is not accurate. | NP | deep object | NC1 | RCI |
| 7. The lady wearing the black suit is my eldest cousin. | subject | Modifier | complement | gerund phrase |
| 8. His ambition is to become rich. | object | infinitive | complement | infinitive |
| 9. The local people witnessed Jimmy wandering in the area. | object | adverbial | participial | gerund phrase |
| 10. What you are telling me is not accurate. | RCI | NCI | AvC1 | AjC1 |
| 11. The unforgettable dream of my life is to ge; a rewarding job. | object | infinitive | complement | infinitive phrase |
| 12. They often witnessed Jimmy, wandering through the streets. | subject | modifier | complement | gerund phrase |
| 13. The tourists will be shown the museum by the guide. | NP2 | NP1 | NP3 | deep subject |
| 14. They often witnessed Jimmy, wandering through the streets. | subject | participial | complement | gerund phrase |
| 15. I have friends whose children are badly behaved. | modifier | NC1 | subject | none of them |
| 16. Manchurians supported their team to win the match. | infinitive | adverbial | object | verb phrase |
| 17. Finding out the cause is a prerequisite for the treatment. | object | participial | subject | none of them |
| 18. Manchurians expected to win the match. | infinitive | complement | object | none of them |
| 19. The exam was cancelled, which allowed us to stay at home. | modifier | NC1 | subject | none of them |
| 20. Jones' favorite hobby must have been lying in bed. | object | participial | subject | complement |
| 21. Their teachers advise them to do their best. | adverbial | complement | verb phrase | infinitive phrase |
| 22. She's got into trouble for faking an illness to avoid work. | object | participial | subject | infinitive phrase |
| 23. We did not have a web site, which posed a problem. | subject | NC1 | modifier | none of them |
| 24. My mother wanted me to get the cheese in the fridge. | infinitive | complement | object | none of them |
| 25. She's got into trouble for faking an illness to avoid work. | subject | participial | noun phrase | none of them |
| 26. The murderer forced the defendant to hide most of the truth. | complement | deep subject | verb phrase | infinitive phrase |
| 27. Cairo, which is growing fast, needs another state university. | modifier | NC1 | subject | none of them |
| 28. She's got into trouble for faking an illness to avoid work. | modifier | noun phrase | complement | none of them |
| 29. A young clerk convinced the manager to change his view. | complement | deep subject | verb phrase | none of them |
| 30. She's got into trouble for faking an illness to avoid work. | modifier | adverbial | complement | object of preposition |
| 31. My eldest sister, whose arm is sprained, is leaving Friday. | modifier | NC1 | object | none of them |
| 32. Most students plan to succeed with high marks. | complement | adverbial | verb phrase | infinitive phrase |
| 33. Being the chairman made me extremely uneasy. | complement | adverbial | object | object preposition |
| 34. Being the chairman made me extremely un easy. | complement | adverbial | subject | none of them |
| 35. Some firefighters never meet the people whom they save. | NC1 | deep subject | object | RC1 |
| 1. A. State Whether the Following Statements are Correct (√) or Wrong (×) | √ | × |
| 1. If a nonrestrictive adjective clause is removed from a sentence, the reference of the head noun does not change. | | |
| 2. When an adverbial infinitive phrase comes in the beginning of a sentence, it should be set off with a comma. | | |
| 3. The passive voice is used when the actor is aggregate or unknown. | | |
| 4. A nonrestrictive adjective clause is separated from the main clause by a comma or commas. | | |
| 5. The passive voice is used when there is no clear actor responsible. | | |
| 6. A nondefining adjective clause gives extra information about the noun it modifies but is not necessary to identify it. | | |
| 7. The passive voice is used when the construction emphasizes something you wish to emphasize. | | |
| 8. A nondefining relative clause adds more definition about the antecedent but is not necessary for the head noun. | | |
| 9. A gerund phrase contains a gerund with optional modifiers before it and optional modifiers after it. | | |
| 10. When the participial phrase is essential to the meaning of the sentence, no commas should be used. | | |
| 11. An infinitive phrase includes an infinitive with obligatory direct or indirect object, complements or adverbials after it. | | |
| 12. The active is used to focus attention on the action rather than on the doer. | | |
| 13. When the participial phrase modifies the noun immediately before it, it is not set off from it by a comma. | | |
| 14. A restrictive relative clause is necessary but not essential. | | |
| 15. A gerund phrase contains a gerund with optional modifiers before it and obligatory constituents after it. | | |
| 16. When a participial phrase or a relative clause is essential to the meaning, no commas should be used. | | |
| 17. A nondefining adjective clause is separated from the main clause by a comma or commas, | | |
| 18. The surface subject is an objective noun that represents a subjective noun that surfaces in a simple sentence. | | |
| 19. The passive voice is used when the writer wants to adopt an air of authority. | | |
| 20. A nonrestrictive adjective clause gives extra information about the noun it modifies but is not necessary to identify it. | | |
| 21. She has continued working at the bus station. | | |
| 22. Mary applied for a job that advertised in the paper. | | |
| 23. Arriving at the bookshop I found that it was closed. | | |
| 24. Young children like to go to the movies. | | |
| 25. Mary applied for a job was advertised in the paper. | | |
| 26. Her youngest son coming back from school was run over by a car going so fast. | | |
| 27. Young children like going to the movies. | | |
| 28. The local people, interested in the story, witnessed Jimmy wandering there. | | |
| 29. School children started walking home. | | |
| 30. The local people interested in the story witnessed Jimmy wandering there. | | |
| 31. Do you recall to ask her that question? | | |
| 32. They will insist that their colleague be admitted to the cession. | | |
| 33. Dad's best friend who he visited at the hospital may never recover. | | |
| 34. Starting out as an army officer Sam's father was frequently transferred. | | |
| 35. School children started to walk home. | | |