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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Facultad de Lenguas

Práctica Gramatical del Inglés

Profesor Titular: Fabián Negrelli

Profesor Adjunto: Martín S. Capell
Profesores Asistentes: Pablo Carpintero; Ana María de Maussion de Candé; Paula Ré.
MOCK TEST SEGUNDO EXAMEN PARCIAL.

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NOTE: What follows is a mock test containing the possible types of
exercises/activities that we may eventually include in the real test. No key will be
provided for this mock test, as you will be able to ask your questions or clarify

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your doubts about the answers IN CLASS.
I. CIRCLE the correct option according to the rules of subject-verb concord in formal
English. Then, explain the rule applied in number 2. (11%)
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1. Each river and ravine creates / create an obstacle in the cross-country race.

2. Three centimetres is / are all that separated the first two runners in last night´s 10,000 metres.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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3. A smart appearance, along with some knowledge of the company, is / are essential to succeed in a
job interview.
4. The committee of experts has / have decided to release its findings next Tuesday.
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II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate determiner. Choose from the list provided. Some will
not be necessary. Then, explain the meaning and use of the determiner chosen in sentence 3.


much - some - no – every – lots of - another – each – such - all

1. There is a cafe in .......................... corner of the square.

2. She has to feed her baby .................... three hours.
3. I didn´t know that it would be .......................... two years before I saw her again.
4. To apply ......................... policy would be disastrous in his case.
5. I had ......................... idea she had passed her driving test already.
6. I think there were ................................ 150 guests at the party.

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III. Analyze the underlined lexical items in each of the following sentences and:
• State what part of speech it is in each case.
• Refer to its syntactic function and meaning in each case.
1. Many species of fungi are used as biological pesticides to control weeds, plant diseases and
insect pests.
2. The Mary Celeste was a ship which disappeared mysteriously. Her master was called Benjamin
Spooner Briggs.
3. Surprisingly, the newspaper could not publish anything because there was little information.

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4. There was a man asking for you. The man said he needed to talk to you.
5. They walked on the golden sand.
6. The choice between will and going to depends largely upon whether the speaker is expressing
just probable occurrence or planned activity: will tends to be used for the former, be going to
for the latter.
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The book that you lent me is quite interesting..
I need another few days to finish studying for the final exam.
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9. His lecture was so boring that the whole class got bored.
10. I wouldn’t kiss her myself.

IV. Read the following sentences and pluralize the nouns in brackets:
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1. The ............................ (wolf) chased the ............................ (deer) for several miles.
2. The melting of the polar ice is receiving a great deal of publicity, but there are
other ............................ (phenomenon) which can also contribute to global warming.
3. This company has undergone several financial ............................ (crisis) in the last few years.
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4. The workers have staged several ............................ (sit in) to protest against the factory closures.
5. Each of the ............................ (runner up) was given a silver medal after the race.


V. Rewrite the following sentences using (´s) or (´) whenever appropriate. Justify your choices
theoretically in each case:
1. The journey will last three hours.

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2. The weddings of Rose and Paul are being celebrated next Saturday.

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3. This is the office of the man in black.

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VI. Write meaningful, accurate and appropriate sentences of about EIGHT words following
the instructions given in each case.
1. bright (as an adjective and as an adverb, if possible)
i) Adjective: ___________________________________________________________________
ii) Adverb: _____________________________________________________________________
2. herself (as a purely reflexive pronoun functioning as indirect object)
i) Ref. Pron: ___________________________________________________________________
ii) R.Emph.Pron: ________________________________________________________________

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3. daily (as an adjective)
______________________________________________________________________________
4. lazy / dirty (illustrating parallel increase)
______________________________________________________________________________
5. true (as an intensifying adjective)

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______________________________________________________________________________
6. economic (as a qualifying adjective)
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______________________________________________________________________________
7. general (as a classifying adjective)
______________________________________________________________________________
8. impossible (as gradable and non-gradable adjective, if possible)
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Gradable: ______________________________________________________________________
Non-gradable: __________________________________________________________________
9. free / freely (as adverbs, showing the difference in meaning)
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______________________________________________________________________________
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10. computer (showing generic, specific meaning)


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VII. Write sentences of about EIGHT words in which there is the structure described in each case.
1. A prepositional complement which is a gerundial phrase.
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. An adverbial phrase, which is a participial phrase.
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. A postponed subject, which is infinitive phrase.
_______________________________________________________________________________

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VIII. Read the following sentence and analyse the constitutive elements indicating with
diagrams the phrase structure as done in class.

In the middle of the ocean, there is an enormous island surrounded by an incredible vegetation
growing more and more fertile.

IX. What is the difference between proportional comparison and gradual increase in terms of
meaning and structure? Give examples for each type.

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X. “Sometimes the inflected genitive does not express possession”. Expand on this concept and
provide examples to illustrate.

XI. “There are some adjectives and adverbs with the same form”. Provide two suitable examples

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examples to illustrate.
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XII. “Adjectives may be gradable and non-gradable”. How can gradability be
shown? State the difference(s) between gradable and non-gradable adjectives
and give examples to illustrate .
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