Test 1

1. Lexical words are the words with a ……….. meaning. :

a. dictionary b. functional c. grammatical d. noun
2. Functional words are the words with a ……….. meaning. :
a. dictionary b. lexical c. grammatical d. noun
3. Lexical words belong to:
a. closed class b. open class c. functional class d. positional class
4. Grammatical words belong to:
a. closed class b. open class c. functional class d. positional class
5. By form the underlined word in ‘in the late morning’ is a:
a. adjective b. noun c. adverb d. verb
6. By form the underlined word in ‘I usually sleep late mornings’ is a:
a. adjective b. adverb c. noun d. verb
7. By form the underlined word in ‘he’s always late to school’ is a :
a. adjective b. noun c. adverb d. verb
8. By form the underlined word in ‘the tent flap blew open during the night’ is a:
a. adjective b. noun c. adverb d. verb
9. By form the underlined word in ‘the detective looked hard’ is a:
a. adjective b. adjective/ adverb c. adverb d. verb
10. A linking verb is a verb that describes:
a. a state or feeling b. an action c. a feeling d. a circumstance
11. By form the underlined word in ‘the detective looked hard’ is a(n) …… verb :
a. action b. linking /action c. auxiliary d. non-finite
12. By form the underlined word in ‘the screw worked loose’ is a(n) …… verb :
a. linking b. action / linking c. auxiliary d. non-finite
13. By form the underlined word in ‘the detective worked hard’ is a(n) …… verb :
a. linking b. action c. auxiliary d. non-finite
14. By form the underlined word in ‘if anything goes wrong, tell me’ is a(n) …… verb :
a. linking / action b. linking c. auxiliary d. action
15. By form the underlined word in ‘you are not to tell anyone what I told you’ is a(n) …verb :
a. action b. linking c. auxiliary d. non-finite
16. By form the underlined part in ‘you have got to take a bath’ is a(n) …… verb :
a. auxiliary b. linking c. action d. non-finite
17. The underlined word in ‘he turned the car around’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. adjective c. preposition d.
conjunction
18. The underlined word in ‘he is sitting nearest the window’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. adjective c. preposition d.
conjunction
19. The underlined word in ‘he is sitting by the nearest window’ is a(n) :
a. adjective b. adverb c. preposition d.
conjunction
20. The underlined word in ‘the winter is coming nearer and nearer’ is a(n) :
a. preposition phrase b. adjective phrase c. adverb phrase d. compound
preposition
21. The underlined word in ‘the television is still on’ is a(n) :
 a. adverb b. adjective c. preposition d.
conjunction
22. The underlined word in ‘he was caught last night in connection with the recent crime’ is
a(n) :
a. compound preposition b. adverb phrase
c. preposition phrase d. compound conjunction
23. The underlined word in ‘in case of danger, call me immediately’ is a(n) :
a. compound preposition b. adverb phrase
c. preposition phrase d. compound conjunction
24. The underlined word in ‘in case you are in danger, call me immediately’ is a(n) :
a. coordinate conjunction b. preposition phrase
c. compound preposition d. subordinate conjunction
25. The underlined word in ‘concerning the weather, the trip should be cancelled’ is a(n) :
a. preposition b. adverb c. present participle d.
conjunction
26. The underlined word in ‘concerning the weather, we decided to cancel the trip’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. present participle c. preposition d.
conjunction
27. The underlined word in ‘he is as intelligent as me’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. pronoun c. preposition d. conjunction
28. The underlined word in ‘he is as intelligent as me’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. pronoun c. preposition d.
conjunction
29. The underlined word in ‘he is eating the same food as he offered me yesterday’ is a(n) :
a. pronoun b. adverb c. preposition d. adjective
30. The underlined word in ‘she said nothing but cry’ is a(n) :
a. preposition b. pronoun c. adverb d.
conjunction
31. The underlined word in ‘there is no one here but wants to be in your position’ is a(n) :
a. preposition b. adverb c. pronoun d. noun
32. The underlined word in ‘she is but a child’ is a(n) :
a. adverb b. pronoun c. preposition d. noun
33. The underlined word in ‘she is fairly beautiful but rather short’ is a(n) :
a. pronoun b. pronoun c. conjunction d. adverb
34. The underlined word in ‘after coming home, I went straight to bed’ is a(n) :
a. conjunction b. pronoun c. adverb d.
preposition
35. The underlined word in ‘after he graduated from university, he got married’ is a(n) :
a. conjunction b. pronoun c. preposition d. adverb
36. The underlined word in ‘have you got any children?’ is a(n) :
a. determiner b. pronoun c. preposition d. adjective
37. The underlined word in ‘have you got any children? – Yes, I’ve got some’ is a(n)
a. preposition b. adjective c. pronoun d. determiner
38. The underlined word in ‘some of your children passed’ is a(n) :
 a. pronoun b. adjective c. preposition d.
determiner
39. The underlined word in ‘have you got any children? – Yes, I’ve got three’ is a(n) :

a. pronoun b. adjective c. adverb d. determiner

40. The underlined word in ‘I’ll never forget her many acts of kindness to me’ is a(n) :
a. pronoun b. pre-determiner c. determiner d. post-determiner