Đề 140.

1. The underlined part in ‘a frightening night' is a(n) _____.

A. bound base
B. derivational suffix
C. derivational infix
D. inflectional suffix

Answer: D

2. The underlined part in ‘a moving elephant' is a a(n)

A. derivational suffix
B. bound base
C. inflectional suffix
D. derivational infix

Answer: C

3. By function, the underlined part in 'Your requirement is over my

ability’ is a(n) _____.

A. complement of verb
B. indirect object
C. subject complement
D. object of preposition

Answer:

4. The original word of 'sport' is ___.

A. sportif
B. sportive
C. disport
D. sportum

Answer: c

5. Bases are different from affixes in their form, their meaning and
_________.

A. their quantity
B. their position
C. their function
D. their characteristic

Answer: A

6. A compound-complex sentence is the one consisting of

A. independent clause + subordinate clause

B. independent clause + independent clause
C. main clause + main clause + subordinate clause(s)
D. main clause + subordinate clause(s)

Answer: C

7. A simple sentence is the one consisting of ______.

A. only one finite verb

B. only one clause
C. an independent and a main clause
D. a main clause and a subordinate clause
Answer: B

8. By position, he underlined the part in ‘To be late to an interview is

disappointing.' is a(n) _______.

A. adjectival
B. adverbial
C.norninal
D. verbal

Answer: A

9. Which of the following is not true about noun clauses?

A. A noun clause can perform the functions of a noun.

B. A noun clause can be at different positions.
C. A noun clause acts as a noun.
D. A noun clause is identified by the introducing word.

Answer: D

10. By for the underlined part in 'I'll live where you live.' is a(n)
_______.

A. noun clause
B. adverb clause
C. noun phrase
D. adjective clause

Answer: B
11. The word ‘complaints' contains ______ morpheme (s).

A. one
B. four
C. three
D. two

Answer: C

20. By position, the underlined part in 'Coming home, I found my

dog poisoned.’ is a(n) ____.

A. adverbial
B. nominal
C. verbal
D. adjectival

Answer: C

21. The sentence pattern of ‘You should keep the gun this way.’ is
____.

A. subject - verb-complement of verb

B. subject - verb - indirect object
C. subject - verb- direct object
D. subject - verb - modifier

Answer: C

24. By position, the units of a sentence can be classified as ______.

A. subject, object, complement, modifier

B. noun, adjective, adverb, and verb
C. nominal, adjectival, adverbial, and verbal
D. lexical and functional

Answer: C

25. A base is a _____.

A. morpheme with principal meaning

B. word to which an affix is attached
C. Segment of language with lexical meaning
D. mono-morphemic word

Answer: A

27. By function, the underlined part in ‘How glad I am to see you.’ is

a(n) _____. **

A. object of preposition
B. direct object
C. complement of verb
D. subject complement

Answer:

33. The sentence pattern of ‘The President made her his assistant.’ is
_______.

A. subject - verb - direct object - object complement

B. subject - verb – direct object - indirect object
C. subject - verb - complement of verb
D. subject - verb - modifier

Answer: A
34. The underlined part in 'She appears to be aware of what's going
on.’ can be analyzed as _________.

A. noun clause / object of preposition / nominal

B. preposition phrase / modifier /adverbial
C. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival
D. preposition phrase / complement of adjective / nominal

Answer: A

35. The underlined part in 'He's coming today in spite of the fact
that I told him I didn't want him.' can be analyzed as ____.

A. adverb clause / modifier / adverbial

B. adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial
C. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival
D. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

Answer: A

36. By position, the underlined part in 'I come here to see you.’ is
a(n) ______.

A. adverbial
B. verbal
C. nominal
D. adjectival

Answer: A

37. The underlined part in ‘Standing next to Ed made Jane taller

than she is.’ can be analyzed as _____.
A. gerund phrase / subject / nominal
B. present participle phrase / subject nominal
C. Present participle phrase / modifier/ adjective
D. adjective clause subject nominal

Answer: A

39. The underlined part in the word 'unverhalized’ is a(n) ________.

**

A. bound base
B. derivational suffix
C. derivational infix
D. inflectional suffix

Answer:

40. The underlined word in ‘Have you got any children?’ is a(n)
_____.

A. determiner
B. coordinator
C. preposition
D. adverb

Answer: A

Midterm

1. A stem is a _____.
A. a word to which an allix is attached
B. morpheme with principal meaning
C. segment of language with lexical meaning
D. base of root

Answer: A

2. The word ‘visibility' contains ___________ morpheme(s)

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: C

3. The word 'feet’ contains ___________ morpheme(s)

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: B

4. The word ‘truth' contains ___________ morpheme(s)

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: B
7. The word ‘weight' contains ___________ morpheme(s)

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: B

9. The word ‘children's’ contains ___________ inflectional suffix(es)

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: B

10. The underline part in 'a Swimming pool' is a _________.

A. inflectional suffix
B. derivational suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: B

11. The word 'unliveliness’ has ___________ morpheme(s).

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

Answer: D

13. The underlined part in ‘a reserved seat’ is a _______.

A. derivational suffix
B. inflectional suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: B

14. The underlined part in ‘a barking dog’ is inflectional suffix

A. inflectional suffix
B. derivational suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: A

15. The underlined part in ‘a reserved girl’ with the meaning ‘a quiet
girl’ is a _____.

A. derivational suffix
B. inflectional suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: A

16. The underlined part in ‘a reserved girl with the meaning ‘a girl
kept aside for someone’ is a _____.

A. derivational suffix
B. inflectional suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: B

17. The underlined part in ‘a moving scene' is a _______.

A. derivational suffix
B. inflectional suffix
C. derivational infix
D. bound base

Answer: A

20. Which of the following is true about base?

A. in a word there may be many bound bases

B. in a word there may be many free bases
C. in a word there is only one base
D. in a word there may be no base at all

Answer: A

22. ‘counter declaration’ has a ______ base

A. free
B. bound

Answer: A
23. ‘malçonstraction’ has a ______ base

A. free
B. bound

Answer: B

24. ‘happenstances’ is a/an ______.

A. clipped word
B. blend
C. borrowed word
D. acronym

Answer: B

25. ‘TESL' is a _______.

A. clipped word
B. blend
C. borrowed word
D. acronym

Answer: D

26. ‘photo’ is a _______.

A. clipped word
B. blend
C. borrowed word
D. acronym
Answer: A

27. ‘telecast’ is a _______ word.

A. clipped word
B. blend
C. borrowed word
D. acronym

Answer: B

28. ‘Taxi' is _______ word.

A. clipped word
B. blend
C. borrowed word
D. acronym

Answer: A

29. ‘current’ is a ______ word.

A. Complex-BB
B. SimpleFB
C. CompBB
D. CompFB

Answer: A

30. ‘disapproval’ is a _____ word.

A. Complex-BB
B. SimpleFB
C. CompBB
D. ComplexFB

Answer: D

31. ‘storekeeper’ is a _____ word.

A. Complex-BB
B. ComplexFB
C. CompBB
D. CompFB

Answer: D

32. ‘contain’ is a _______ word

A. Complex BB
B. SimpleFB
C. ComplexFB
D. CompFB

Answer: A

1. The underlined part in 'Coming home, I found the dog poisoned.’

is ________.

A. GP
B. PresPart P
C. PrepP
D. AdvP

Answer: B
2. The underlined part in ‘Concerning the weather, the trip should
be cancelled.’ is _____.

A. GP
B. PresPart P
C. PrepP
D. AdvP

Answer: C

3. The underlined part in ‘Severely punished by his father, the boy

ran away from home.’ is an adverb of ________.

A. degree
B. manner
C. conjunction
D. quality

Answer: B

4. The underlined part in ‘I've never heard such stories as he's

telling’. is a(n) _____.

A. relative pronoun
B. conjunction
C. preposition
D. adverb

Answer: A

5. The underlined part in ‘There is no rose but has some thorn.' is

(a)n
A. conjunction
B. preposition
C. relative pronoun
D. adverb

Answer: C

6. By position, the underlined part in 'Not knowing what to do, she

went to bed.’ Is

A. adjectival
B. nominal
C. adverbial
D. verbal

Answer: D

7. By form, the underlined part in ‘You look attractive in either the

pink dress or the yellow.’ is a ________ conjunction.

A. subordinating
B. correlative
C. coordinating
D. connecting

Answer: B

8. By form, the underlined part in 'You will succeed in life provided

that you think optimistically.’ is a(n) _______ conjunction.

A. subordinating
B. correlative
C. coordinating
D. connecting

Answer: A

9. The underlined part in ‘Seeing is believing.' is a _______.

A. G/SC
B. G/OC
C. PresP/DO
D. PresP/IO

Answer: A

10. The underlined parts in ‘After having dinner, he went to bed'

and ‘After he had dinner, he went to bed.' are different from each
other in.

A. function
B. position
C. form
D. A&B

Answer: C

11. The underlined parts in 'I don't remember the town where I was
born’ is a(n) _______.

A. relative pronoun
B. interrogative pronoun
C. conjunction
D. adverb

Answer: A
12. The verb in ‘The local council have granted us permission to
open a shop.’ can be identified as _____ verb.

A. transitive
B. ditransitive
C. linking
D. auxiliary

Answer: B

13. The underlined part in ‘My hobby is to go fishing’ can be

analysed as _______.

A. IntP/SC/Nal
B. VP/CoV/Adval
C. NP/CoV/Nal
D. NP/SC/Val

Answer: A

14. The underlined part in ‘The smile on Jack is face faded at the
news.’ can be analysed as _______.

A. PP/SC/Nal
B. PP/M/Ajal
C. NP/DO/Nal
D. NP/M/Nal

Answer: B

15. The underlined part in 'They argued about how they should pay
the bill.’ can be analysed as ________.
A. NC/OP/Nal
B. NC/DO/Nal
C. NC/DO/Ajal
D. NC/DO/Adval

Answer: A

16. The underlined part in ‘I find your explanation over their head,’
can be analysed as _______.

A. NP/OC/Ajal
B. PP/OC/Ajal
C. PP/O/Ajal
D. NP/OC/Nal

Answer: B

17. The underlined part in ‘The bracelet in the storefront window is

the one I want.’ can be analysed as ______.

A. PP/SC/Adval
B. PP/M/Adval
C. PP/M/Ajal
D. PP/DO/Nal

Answer: C

18. The underlined part in 'On the river bank sat little Robert,
covered with mud’ can be analysed as _______.

A. VP / M / Val
B. PPP / M / Ajal
C. VP / Pred/Val
D. AdjP / M / Adval

Answer: B

19. The underlined part in ‘The blue cotton shirt that I borrowed
from my brother was expensive.’ can be analysed as _________.

A. AdjC / M / Nal
B. NC / M / Nal
C. AdjC / C / Ajal
D. NC / C / Ajal

Answer: A

20. The underlined part in 'Before the exhibition opened, the gallery
had been certain his paintings would sell extremely well.' can be
analysed as _______.

A. AdvC/M/Adval
B. NC/DO/Nal
C. NC/CoA/Ajal
D. NC / CoA / Nal

Answer: D

21. The underlined part in ‘My ambition is to study in Italy.' can be

analysed as _______.

A. Inf.P / C / Val
B. Inf.P / SC / Nal
C. Inf.P / DO / Val
D. Inf.P / C /Val
Answer: B

22. The underlined part in ‘It's wasteful to leave these lights on

when you're not in the room. can be analysed as _________.

A. Inf.P / CoA / Val

B. Inf.P / M / Val
C. Inf.P / S / Nal
D. Inf.P/CoA/Nal

Answer: C

23. The underlined part in ‘I love the girl in the first row’. can be
analysed as ________.

A. PP/M/Ajal
B. PP/DO/Ajal
C. PP/O/Nul
D. PP/M/Nal

Answer: A

24. The underlined part in 'George was given a tennis racket.’ is

_________.

A. DO
B. IO
C. RO
D. A&B

Answer: C
25. The underlined part in ‘The is aware that very few jobs are
available.’ can be analysed as _______.

A. NC / SC / Ajal
B. AdjC / SC / Nal
C. AdjC / O / Nal
D. NC / O / Ajal

Answer: B

26. The underlined part in ‘The question is whether he can do the

job.’ can be analysed as ________.

A. NC / SC / Nal
B. AdjC / SC / Ajal
C. NC / M / Adval
D. NC / SC / Adval

Answer: A

27. The underlined part in ‘Although Sam finds the work difficult, he
continues to do his best.’ can be analysed as _______.

A. VP / IO / Nal
B. infP / DO / Nal
C. AdvP / M / Adval
D. AdvP / M / Val

Answer: B

28. The underlined part in ‘Why you did that is a mystery to me.’
can be analysed as _______.
A. NC / S / Nal
B. NC / C / Nal
C. AdjC / S / Ajal
D. NC / S / Adval

Answer: A

29. The underlined part in ‘The small boy severely punished by his
father ran away from home.’ can be analysed as ______.

A. VP / M / Val
B. AdvP / M / Adval
C. AdjP / M / Ajal
D. PPP / M / Ajal

Answer: D

30. The underlined part in ‘Angry and upset, the applicant slammed
the door and walked away.’ can be analysed as _______.

A. AdjP / C / Ajal
B. AdjP/M/Ajal
C. AdjP/S/Ajal
D. AdjP/O/Ajal

Answer: B

31. The underlined part in ‘A little confused, she didn't know how to
answer the question.' can be analysed as ______.

A. VP/DO/Val
B. AdjP/DO/Ajal
C. infP/DO/Nal
D. NP/DO/Nal

Answer: C

32. The underlined part in ‘The boy sitting in the corner is a new
student.' can be analysed as _______.

A. GP/M/Ajal
B. GP/M/Val
C. PrestpP/O/Val
D. PrestpP/M/Ajal

Answer: D

33. By form, function, and position respectively, the underlined part

in ‘I doubt whether there will be an economic recovery’. is
_______.

A. NC/IO/Adval
B. NC/IO/Nal
C. NC/DO/Ajal
D. NC/DO/Nal

Answer: D

34. By form, function, and position respectively, the underlined part

in ‘The client whose stock he was handling died.’ is _______.

A. NP / DO / Nal
B. AdjP/M/Ajal
C. NP/M/Nal
D. NP/DO/Ajal
Answer: A

35. The underlined part in ‘To eat a lot of vegetables everyday is

good for health.’ can be analysed as _________.

A. InfP/S/Nal
B. NP/M/Nal
C. InfP/M/Nal
D. InfP/SC/Nal

Answer: A

36. The underlined part in ‘I am fearful that they are lost’. can be
analysed as ___________.

A. AdjC / DO / Nal
B. NC / CoA / Nal
C. NC / M / Nal
D. NC / DO / Nal

Answer: B

37. The underlined part in ‘She is indifferent whether you come or

not.’ can be analysed as ____________.

A. NC/CoA/Nal
B. NC/DO/Nal
C. AdjC/CoA/Nal
D. AdjC/DO/Nal

Answer: A

38. The underlined part in ‘Delayed by the bad weather, the plane
arrived an hour late.' can be analysed as _______.

A. VP/M/Adval
B. NP/M/Adval
C. PreP / M / Adval
D. AdvP/M/Adval

Answer: C

39. The underlined part in 'I do sometimes wonder if all this

education doesn't drive people crazy’ can be analysed as
________.

A. NC/DO/Nal
B. AdjC/DO/Nal
C. NC/M/Ajal
D. NC/M/Nal

Answer: A

40. The underlined part in ‘The old man in the town often tells the
neighbouring kids many funny stories.’ can be analysed as
_________.

A. NP/DO/Nal
B. NP/IO/Nal
C. NP/C/Nal
D. NP/M/Nal

Answer: B

41. The underlined part in ‘If the club secretary wishes to contact the
opposing team, he should write a letter to the following address’ can
be analysed as ______.

A. VP/Pred/Val
B. VP/DO/Val
C. NP/C/Nal
D. VP/M/Val

Answer: A

42. The underlined part in 'I want to thank you on behalf of these
refugees’ can be analysed as _______.

A. Inf.P/M/Nal
B. Int.P/M/Val
C. InfP/DO/Val
D. Inf.P/DO/Nal

Answer: D

43. The underlined part in ‘Considering the weather, we'd better

cancel the trip can be analysed as

A. PresPart P/M/Adval
B. PreP/M/Adval
C. GP/MJAdval
D. PresPartP/M/Adjal

Answer: B

44. The underlined part in ‘Although Jim finds the work difficult,
he continues to do is best.’ can be analysed as ________.

A. NC/M/Adval
B. AdvC/M/Adval
C. AdjC/M/Ajal
D. NC/M/Ajal

Answer: B

45. 'Enraged by the taunting of the boys, the huge gorilla leaped from
his enclosure and chased them up a hill and down a pathway to the
exit gates.’ is a _______ sentence.

A. compound
B. complex
C. simple
D.compound-complex

Answer: C

46. After the two soccer players lost their game, they joined their
other teammates for lunch, and they went to the movies.' is a
________ sentence.

A. compound-complex
B. complex
C. compound with complex object
D. complex with compound predicate

Answer: A

47. ‘Maria registered for all of her classes by mail, but Brad was not
able to do so.’ is a _______ sentence

A. complex
B. compound
C. complex with compound predicate
D. compound-complex

Answer: C

48. The verb in The professor called on me for question 1.' can be
identified as ________ verb.

A. transitive
B. phrasal
C. linking
D. prepositional

Answer: B

49. The verb in ‘Priscilla has to cut down on hamburgers and other
greasy food. It's bad for her cholesterol.’ can be identified as _______
verb.

A. intransitive
B. stative
C. phrasal
D. prepositional

Answer: D

50. The verb in ‘We're all looking forward to having a few days'
holiday together.' can be verb identified as _______ verb.

A. prepositional
B. phrasal
C. phrasal-prepositional
D. irregular
Answer: C

Đề số 1
2. By form, morphemes can be classified as.

a. free & bound morphemes

b. derivational & inflectional
c. bases & affixes
d. root & stem

Answer: A

3. According to their meaning, morphemes consist of.

a. root & stem

b. derivational & inflectional
c. free & bound morphemes
d. bases & affixes

Answer: D
8. The word ‘truth’ is a _________ word

a. simple
b. compound
c. complex

Answer: C

9. The word ‘apparatus’ is a _______ word

a. compound
b. simple
c. complex

Answer: B

10. The word ‘oyster’ is a.

a. simple
b. compound
c. complex
Answer: A

11. The word ‘boys’ is a _____ word

a. compound
b. complex
c. simple

Answer: B

12. The process of word formation in ‘baby-sitter => baby-sit’ is.

a. derivation
b. clipping
c. blending
d. back-formation

Answer: D

13. The process of word formation in ‘television + marathon =>

telethon’ is.

a. blending
b. clipping
c. compounding
d. derivation

Answer: A

14. The original word of ‘autobus’ is.

a. automobile + omnibus
b. automatic + bus
c. automatic + omnibus
d. automate + bus

Answer: A

15. The original word of ‘memo’ is.

a. memo + randum
b. memory
c. memory + random
d. memorandum

Answer: D

16. By form the underlined word in ‘I usually sleep late mornings’

is a .

a. adjective
b. adverb
c. noun
d. verb

Answer: B

17. By form the underlined word in ‘he’s always late to school’ is a .

a. adjective
b. noun
c. adverb
d. verb

Answer: A

18. By form the underlined word in ‘the tent flap blew open during
the night’ is a .

a. adjective
b. noun
c. adverb
d. verb

Answer: A

19. By form the underlined word in ‘the detective looked hard’ is a .

a. adjective
b. adjective/ adverb
c. adverb
d. verb
Answer: A

20. By form the underlined part in ‘I consider living this way being
in prison’ is a .

a. verb phrase
b. noun phrase
c. present participle phrase
d. gerund phrase

Answer: B

21. By form the underlined part in ‘swimming regularly is good for

health’ is a.

a. verb phrase
b. noun phrase
c. present participle phrase
d. gerund phrase

Answer: D
22. By form the underlined part in ‘swimming regularly, I am
getting healthier’ is a .

a. present participle phrase

b. gerund phrase
c. noun phrase
d. verb phrase

Answer: A

23. By form the underlined part in ‘being a student, I must study

hard’ is a .

a. gerund phrase
b. present participle phrase
c. noun phrase
d. verb phrase

Answer: B

24. By form the underlined part in ‘we’ll delay the picnic until next
week, when the weather may be better’ is a.
a. noun clause
b. adjective clause
c. adverb clause

Answer: B

28. By function, the sentence 'while making revisions, remember to

capitalize the first word of each sentence and to end the sentence with
a period' is.

a. complex
b. simple
c. imperative
d. compound

Answer: C

30. The sentence pattern of ‘in a corner of the room is an old

wardrobe cramped with old clothes’ is.

a. pattern 1
b. pattern 2
c. pattern 3
d. pattern 4

Answer: B

31. The sentence pattern of ‘she is never at home on weekends’ is.

a. pattern 1
b. pattern 2
c. pattern 3
d. pattern 4

Answer: B

32. The sentence pattern of ‘the screw worked loose’ is.

a. pattern 4
b. pattern 5
c. pattern 6
d. pattern 7
Answer: A

33. The sentence pattern of ‘his face went pale when seeing the
teacher’ is.

a. pattern 4
b. pattern 5
c. pattern 6
d. pattern 7

Answer: A

34. By position, the underlined part in ‘coming home, I found my

dog poisoned’ is a.

a. verbal
b. adjectival
c. nominal
d. adverbial

Answer: D
36. By position, the underlined part in ‘coming home, I found my
dog poisoned’ is a.

a. adverbial
b. adjectival
c. nominal
d. verbal

Answer: A

Đề 14
1. The underlined part in 'being’ is a (n) _____.

a. prefix

b. bound

c. infix

d. free base

Answer: D

2. Derivational & inflectional morphemes are morphemes classified by ______.

a. form

b. function

c. position

d. meaning

Answer: B

3. The underlined part in ‘morphology’ is a (n) _________.

a. bound base

b. derivational suffix

c. stem

d. free base

Answer: A

5. The underlined part in ‘depth’ is a ________.

a. free base

b. suffix

c. stem

d. bound base

Answer: B
6. The word length contains _________ morpheme (s).

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

Answer: B

7. Which of the following is not true about free base?

a. it is a morpheme with dictionary meaning.

b. It is a word

c. it is a free form

d. It must be annexed to another morpheme.

Answer: D

8. Which of the following is true?

a. An affix is a bound morpheme.

b. A word is a free morpheme.

C. A word may have no base

d. A bound morpheme is an affix.

Answer: A

9. The underlined part in ‘a finished job’ with the meaning 'a completed job' is a(n) ________.

a. derivational suffix

b. inflectional affix

c. derivational infix

d. inflectional suffix

Answer: D

10. The underlined part in ‘educator' is a(n) _________.

a. derivational prefix

b. inflectional suffix

c. bound base

d. derivational suffix

Answer: D

11. An infix is a morpheme that occurs _______.

a. in the middle of a word

b. in the middle of a stem

c. in the middle of a base

d after a base

Answer: C

12. The underlined word in ‘the boys’ hats’ contains ________ morpheme (s).

A. one

b. two

C. three

d. four

Answer: C

13. A morpheme is a/ the _________.

a. part of word

b. word

c. free form

d. smallest meaningful unit

Answer: D

14. The process of word formation in ‘editor =>edit’ is _______.

a. back-formation
b. clipping

c. blending

d. derivation

Answer: A

15. The original word(s) of ‘friendship' is/ are ___________.

a. befriend

b. friend

c. be + friend

d. friend + ship

Answer: B

17. The original words of 'SOS' are __________.

a. Save Our Ship

b. Save Our Sheep

c. Save Our Soul

d. Steal Our Soul

Answer: C
18. The process of word formation of 'telecast' is _______.

a. compounding

b. clipping

c. blending

d. derivation

Answer: C

19. The original word(s) of kingdom is/are

a. dom

b. king + dom

c. king + domain

d. king

Answer: D

20. The original word of ‘curio' is _______.

a. curiosity

b. curious

C. curriculum

d. curricula
Answer: A

21. Which of the following is not true about verbs?

a. they describe a state.

b. They express feelings.

c. They describe an action.

d. They modify the subject

Answer: D

22. Which of the following is not true about nouns?

a. They are words to name someone or something.

b. They may perform different functions

c. They may be at different positions.

d. They must always be preceded by a determiner

Answer: D

23. Which of the following is not true about phrases?

a. A phrase is a group of words with a head word.

b. A phrase functions as a unit in the sentence

c. A phrase may be at different positions.

d. A phrase is a group of words without verb.

Answer: D

24. By form the underlined word in 'He might have been being ght by the police' is a ______.

a. finite modal auxiliary

b. non-finite modal auxiliary

c. finite main verb

d. non-finite primary auxiliary

Answer: D

25. By position, the underlined word in ‘That's a movie to see' is a(n) ________.

a. nominal

b. adjectival

c. adverbial

d. verbal

Answer: B

26. By position, the underlined word in ‘What you want me to do is out of my ability’ is a(n) ______.

a. nominal
b. verbal

c. adverbial

d. adjectival

Answer: D

27. By form the underlined part in 'They chose John manager of the team for the coming year' is a(n)
______.

a. noun

b. adjective

c. gerund

d. present participle

Answer: D

28. By form the underlined word in ‘The reason for Peter's stealing money is clear’ is a(n) ______.

a. noun

b. adjective

c. gerund

d. present participle

Answer: C
29. By position the underlined word in 'How much wine do you want? Just a little’ is a(n)

a. nominal

b. adjective

c. adverbial

d. verbal

Answer: A

30. By structure, the sentence 'The principle that people can work less and earn more is contrary to
reason’ is a ______ sentence.

a. simple with compound predicate

b. compound-complex

c. complex

d. compound

Answer: C

31. By structure, the sentence 'While making revisions, remember to capitalize the first word of each
sentence and to end the sentence with a period' is a _______ sentence.

a. compound-complex

b. complex

c. simple

d. compound
Answer: C

32. The underlined part in 'Mary shocked officials but not herself by wearing undergarments at the
tennis tournament’ can be analyzed as ______.

a. N/SC/Nal

b. Reflexive pro/DO/Nal

c. N / CoV / Nal

d. Intensive pro/emphasizing

Answer: B

33. The underlined part in ‘A test to check cholesterol level is needed for fat people’ can be analyzed as
_______.

a. NP / M/ Ajal

b. InfP/M/Ajal

c. InfP/CoN/Nal

d. PP/CoN/Nal

Answer: B

34. The underlined part in ‘To study English effectively, the best way is to be in an English speaking
environment’ can be analyzed as ______.
a. NP/SC/Nal

b. NP / CoV/ Nal

c. PP/SC/Nal

d. PP/M/Aval

Answer: D

35. The underlined part in ‘A phrase operates as an element in clause structure’ can be analyzed as
______.

a. NP/DO/Nal

b. AvP/M/Aval

c. PP/M/Aval

d. PP/CoV/Nal

Answer: C

36. The underlined part in ‘The smile on Jack's face faded at the news’ can be analyzed as ________.

a. PP/M/Aval

b. PP/M/Ajal

c. PP / DO / Nal

d. PP / CoV /Nal

Answer: A
37. The underlined part in ‘Their child being hurt on the playground, the parents sued the city’ can be
analyzed as ______.

a. GP /S/Nal

b. GP/P/Val

c. Passive Participle/P/Val

d. AbaP/M/Aval

Answer: D

38. The underlined part in 'Most children's hobby is playing in the rain can be analyzed as _____.

a. Det / M/Ajal

b. Av/M/ Aval

Answer: A

39. The underlined part in ‘Angry and proud, Claire resolved to fight back’ can be analyzed as ______.

a. AP/M/ Aval

b. AP/M/Ajal

c. AvP/ M/Aval

d. AvP / M/ Ajal
Answer: B

40. The underlined part in ‘The van loaded, we headed for the mountains’ can be analyzed as
_________.

a. AbsP/M/ Aval

b. GP/M/ Aval

c. PrespP/M/Aval

d. NP/M/ Aval

Answer: A

Đề 530

1. By function, the underlined part in 'The client whose stock he was handling died.'is a(n) _______.

A. complement of verb

B. indirect object

C. direct object

D. complement of noun

Answer: c

2. The underlined part in 'We will delay the papers, pending arrival of the contract.' can be analyzed as
_______.
a. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

B. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

C. noun phrase / modifier / adjective

D. noun phrase / direct object / nominal

Answer: D

4. By function, the underlined part in 'Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.' is a(n) ______.

A. complement of verb

B. complement of noun

C. direct object

D. indirect object

Answer: C

5. Lexical words are the words with a _________ meaning.

A. noun

B. dictionary

C. grammatical

D. functional

Answer: B
7. By function, the sentence 'There being no one, I left a message.' is a(n) _______.

a. imperative sentence

B. affirmative sentence

C. mixed sentence

D. simple sentence

Answer: B

11. The word 'hygiene' is a _______ word.

A. simple

B. complex

C. compound

D. compound-complex

Answer: A

12. By position, the underlined part in 'The client whose stock he was handling died.' is a(n)
___________.

A. adverbial

B. adjectival

C. nominal
D. verbal

Answer: C

13. An independent clause is a clause that _______.

A. may contain no finite verb

B. can stand alone with full meaning

c. is followed by a dependent clause

D. cannot stand alone with full meaning

Answer: B

16. The underlined word in ‘those men's hats' contains _________ morpheme(s).

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. one

Answer: A

17. The underlined part in 'Lydia always mocks my attempt to speak French, but at least I'm willing to
try.’ can be analyzed as ______.
A. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

B. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. noun clause / complement of verb / nominal

D. noun phrase / direct object / nominal

Answer: D

24. By function, the underlined part in 'Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.' is a ______

A. modifier adjectival

B. verbal modifier

C. sentence modifier

D. nominal modifier

Answer: C

27. The underlined part in 'He's coming today in spite of the fact that I told him I didn't want him.' can
be analyzed as _______.

A. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

B. noun phrase / indirect object / nominal

C. pronoun / complement of verb / nominal

D. pronoun / indirect object / nominal

Answer: D
28 . The process of word formation in view => preview' is _____.

A. derivation

B. blending

C. clipping

D back-formation

Answer: A

31. By position, the underlined part in 'I come here to see you.’ is a(n)

A. verbal

B. adjectival

C. nominal

D. Adverbial

Answer: C

32. By function, the underlined part in 'To be late to an interview is disappointing.’ is

A. complement of verb

B. sentence modifier

C. modifier adverbial

D. subject complement
Answer: C

33. Which of the following is not a type of sentence classified according to structure?

A. complex

B. exclamatory

C. compound

D. simple

Answer: B

34. The underlined part in ‘Lydia always mocks my attempt to speak French, but at least I'm willing to
try.’ can be analyzed as _________.

A. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

B. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

C. infinitive / complement of noun / nominal

D. infinitive phrase / complement of noun / nominal

Answer: D

36. The underlined word in 'He is sitting nearest the window.' is a(n) _______.

A conjunction
B. preposition

C. adverb

D. adjective

Answer: B

37. An adverbial is any unit ________.

A. going with a verb

B. in function of modifier

C. taking the position of an adverb

D. modifying a verb

Answer: C

40. The sentence pattern of 'His words made her disappointed.' is _____.

A. subject - verb - direct object - indirect object

B. subject - verb - modifier

C. subject - verb- complement of verb

D. subject - verb - direct object- object complemen

Answer: D

Đề 661
3. By function, the sentence 'While making revisions, remember to capitalize the first word of cach
sentence and to end the sentence with a period.’ is a(n) _____.

A. imperative sentence

B. affirmative sentence

C. mixed sentence

D. simple sentence

Answer: A

4. The underlined part in 'He's coming today in spite of the fact that I told him I didn't want him.' can be
analyzed as ________.

A. noun / object of preposition / nominal

B. adjective / modifier / adjectival

C. adverb / modifier / adverbial

D. adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial

Answer: C

15. The sentence pattern of 'The dentist told the boy an interesting story.' is ______.

A. subject - verb-complement of verb

B. subject - verb - indirect object - direct object

C. subject - verb-modifier

D. subject - verb- direct object - indirect object

Answer: B

23. The underlined part in 'The winter is coming nearer and nearer.' is a(n) _______.

A. adverb phrase

B. compound preposition

C. preposition phrase

D. adjective phrase

Answer: A

31. The underlined word in 'He is as intelligent as me.' is a(n) _______.

a. preposition

B. adjective

C. adverb

D. conjunction

Answer: C

38. The word 'hygiene’ contains morpheme(s).

A. three

B. two

C. four

D. one

Answer: D

39. The sentence pattern of 'She is going pale.’ is _______.

A. subject - verb - subject complement

B. subject - verb - complement of verb

C. subject - verb - direct object

D. subject - verb - modifier

Answer: A

40. By form the underlined part in 'Who you are is what I want to know.' is a(n) ______.

A. noun phrase

B. adverb clause

C. adjective clause

D. noun clause

Answer: D
ĐỀ 232.

8. The original word of 'BBC' is ______.

a. British Bread Company

B. British Broadcasting Company

c. British Beer Company

D. British Broadcasting Corporation

Answer: D

13. A linking verb is a verb that describes ____.

a. an action

B. a state, quality, or feeling

c. a feeling

d. a circumstance

Answer: B

14. By form the underlined word in 'You are not to tell anyone what I told you.'

A. action

B. linking
C. non-finite

D. auxiliary

Answer: D

Đề 234:

1. The word ‘phonology’ is a ______ word.

a. simple

B. compound-complex

c. compound

D. complex

Answer: D

8. The underlined part in the word 'unverbalized' is a(n) ______ **

a. derivational infix

B. inflectional suffix

C. derivational suffix

D. bound base

Answer:
11. A clause contains at least one ______. **

A. headword

B. non-finite verb

C. finite verb

D. action verb

Answer: A

14. The underlined word in 'He was caught last night in connection with the recent crime.' is a(n)
_________. **

a. compound preposition

B. preposition phrase

C. adverb phrase

D. adjective phrase

Answer: A

15. By form the underlined part in 'You have got to take a bath.' is a(n) _______ verb. **

a. non-finite

B. action

C. linking
D. auxiliary

Answer: A

16. The underlined word in 'He turned the car around.' is a(n) _____. **

A. adverb

B. preposition

C. conjunction

D. adjective

Answer: A

27. By function, the underlined part in 'To be successful doesn't mean to be wealthy.' is a __.

a. modifier adjectival

b. sentence modifier

C. subject

D. modifier adverbial

Answer: C

30. By function, the underlined part in 'Coming home late at night is dangerous.' is a ___.

A. nominal modifier
B. modifier adjectival

C. sentence modifier

D. verbal modifier

Answer: A

32. The sentence pattern of 'The bird flew high in the sky.' is _______.

A. subject-verb-modifier

b. subject-verb-indirect object

C. subject-verb-direct object

D. subject-verb-complement of verb

Answer: A

34. The sentence pattern of 'You will never keep slender that way.' is _________. **

A. subject-verb-direct object

B. subject-verb-subject complement

c. subject-verb-modifier

D. subject-verb-complement of verb

Answer: A
37. The underlined part in 'According to the manufacturer's guarantee, I should return my new camera
to the factory in the event that it has something wrong' can be analyzed as ____. **

a. post-determiner / modifier / adjectival

b. noun phrase/modifier / adjectival

c. determiner/modifier / adjectival

d. noun phrase/object of preposition/nominal

Answer: A

39. The underlined part in 'Whether we are going for a picnic again is a question he is always asking.'
can be analyzed as _______.

A. verb phrase /predicate / verbal

B. verb phrase/modifier/adverbial

C. preposition phrase/modifier/ adjectival

D. infinitive phrase /predicate /verbal

Answer: A

40. The underlined part in 'I wasn't happy at school until I found I had the ability to make people
laugh.' can be analyzed as _____. **

A. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

B. infinitive phrase / complement of adjective / nominal

C. infinitive phrase / complement of noun / nominal

D. infinitive phrase / object of preposition/nominal

Answer: A

Đề 179

2. By form the underlined word in 'The detective worked hard.' is a(n) _____ verb. **

A. action

B. non-finite

C. auxiliary

D. linking

Answer: A

5. Which of the following is true? **

a. A main clause can stand alone.

B. An independent clause conveys a complete meaning.

c. A main clause always begins a sentence.

D. A subordinate clause has a complete meaning.

Answer: A

7. The process of word formation in ‘periwig => wig' is _______. **

a. derivation

B. clipping

C. blending

D. back-formation

Answer: A

8. The underlined part in the word 'been' is a(n) ________. **

a. bound base

B. derivational infix

c. derivational suffix

D. inflectional suffix

13. The sentence pattern of ‘The captain named the ship Monster.' is _______. **

A. subject - verb - complement of verb

B. subject - verb - direct object - object complement

C. subject - verb - direct object - modifier

D. subject-verb-direct object- indirect object

Answer: A
14. The underlined part in 'Whether we are going for a picnic again is a question he is always asking'
can be analyzed as ______.

A. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

B. proposition phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. noun phrase / modifier / adjective

D. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

Answer: A

17. Which of the following is true about noun phrases? **

a. A noun phrase is a phrase as object of verb.

b. A noun phrase is a phrase as subject of verb.

C. A noun phrase is a phrase with a noun as headword.

D. A noun phrase is a phrase which takes the position of a noun.

Answer: A

21. A compound sentence is the one consisting of _______.

a. independent clause +subordinate clause

B. main clause+main clause + subordinate clause(s)

c. main clause + subordinate clause(s)

D. independent clause + independent clause

Answer: A

22. The sentence pattern of 'A fruit cake makes a nice gift' is _______.

a. subject - verb - complement of verb

B. subject - verb - modifier

c. subject - verb - subject complement

D. subject-verb-direct object

Answer: A

24. By position, the underlined part in 'To be successful doesn't mean to be wealthy.' is a(n) ______ .

a. verbal

B. adjectival

c. adverbial

d. nominal

Answer: A

28. Which of the following is not true about past participle phrases?

a. A past participle phrase can perform the functions of an adverb

b. A past participle phrase consists of a past participle and all the words clustering around it.

C. A past participle phrase can perform the functions of a verb.

D. A past participle phrase is used as an adjective.

Answer: A

32. The underlined word in 'He is eating the same food as he offered me yesterday.' is a(n) _________.

A. adjective

B. preposition

C. relative pronoun

D. coordinator

Answer: A

35. By function, the sentence 'Much as you may earn, you can never satisfy her needs.' is a(n) ______.

a. negative sentence

B. imperative sentence

c. mixed sentence

D. simple sentence

Answer: A
36. The word ‘better’ contains _______ morpheme(s).

a. three

B. one

C. two

D. four

Answer: A

37. A word is a ______.

A. meaningful unit

B. free morpheme

C free base

D. free form

Answer: A

Đề: 236

1. The word 'been' is a _____ word.

a. compound-complex

B. simple

c. compound
D. complex

Answer: A

2. A free form is a ________.

a. morpheme with principal meaning

B. form that has a lexical meaning

C. form that can occur on its own in speech or writing

D. free morpheme

Answer: A

13. Which of the following is true about adverb phrases? **

a. An adverb phrase is a phrase completing a verb.

B. An adverb phrase is a phrase with an adverb as headword.

c. An adverb phrase is a phrase in function of modifier.

d. An adverb phrase is a phrase modifying a noun.

Answer: A

16. A simple sentence with compound predicate is the one consisting of _________.

A. subject + predicate
B. subject+ [predicate1 +predicate2]

C. [subject1 +subject2] + predicate

d. [subject + predicate] + [subject + predicate]

Answer: A

18. By structure, the sentence 'Ann went to Canada to visit relatives for a week and decided to stay there
for work.' is a ______.

a. mixed sentence

B. simple with compound predicate sentence

c. complex sentence

D. compound sentence

Answer: A

19. By form the underlined part in 'I don't remember where I was born.' is a(n) ________.

a. adverb clause

B. adjective clause

C. noun clause

D. noun phrase

Answer: B
20. By function, the sentence 'Much as you may earn, you can never satisfy her needs.' is a(n) _______.

a. simple sentence

B. negative sentence

c. mixed sentence

D. imperative sentence

Answer: A

21. Which of the following is true adjectival? **

A. An adjectival is any unit taking the position of an adjective

b. An adjectival is a modifier of a noun

c. An adjectival is a subject complement

d. An adjectival is a pre-nominal modifier

Answer: A

28. By function, the underlined part in 'Coming home late at night is dangerous.' is a(n) ______. **

a. modifier adjectival

B. sentence modifier

c. subject

D. nominal modifier
Answer: A

30. By function, the underlined part in 'The client whose stock he was handling died.' is a ________.

A. predicate

b. subject complement

C. modifier adverbial

d. modifier adjectival

Answer: A

33: The sentence pattern of 'The game must be at 3:00.' is

A. subject-verb-modifier

B. subject-verb-indirect object

c. subject-verb-subject complement of verb

D. subject - verb - direct object

Answer: A

34 The sentence pattern of 'The patient is lying still on the hospital bed.' is ________.

A. subject - verb-direct object

B. subject-verb-complement of verb

C. subject-verb-modifier
D. subject-verb-subject complement

Answer: A

36. The underlined part in 'I wasn't happy at school until I found I had the ability to make people
laugh.' can be analyzed as _______. **

A. verb phrase / modifier / adverbial

B. verb phrase / predicate / verbal

C. infinitive phrase / predicate / verbal

D. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

37. The underlined part in 'Whether we are going for a picnic again is a question he is always asking.'
can be analyzed as

A. noun phrase / subject complement /nominal

B. noun phrase / complement of verb/nominal

C. noun clause/subject complement / nominal

D. noun phrase / modifier / adjectival

Answer: A

38. The underlined part in 'We will delay the papers, pending arrival of the contract.' can be analyzed
as ________.

A. prepositional phrase/modifier / adjectival

B. noun phrase / modifier /adverbial

C. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

D. present participle phrase / modifier / adjectival

Answer: C

39: The underlined part in 'A century ago, it seemed unlikely that we would find a cure for TB.' can be
analyzed as ________.

A. adjective phrase / modifier / adjectival

B. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial

D. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

Answer: A

40: The underlined part in 'I wasn't happy at school until I found I had the ability to make people
laugh.' can be analyzed as **

A. noun clause / complement of verb / nominal

B. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. noun clause / direct object / nominal

D. noun phrase / object of preposition/nominal

Answer: C
Đề 725

1. A word containing one bound morpheme is a _____ word.

A. compound

B. complex

C. compound-complex

D. simple

Answer: B

4. The underlined word in ‘the children's clothes' contains ______ morpheme(s).

A. three

B. one

C. two

D. four

Answer: A

5. The word ‘depth' contains _______ morpheme(s).

A. three

B. two

C. one
D. four

Answer: B

10. The process of word formation in 'smoke + fog=> smog' is ______.

A. clipping

B. derivation

C. blending

D. back-formation

Answer: C

11. By form the underlined part in ‘Paul being late disturbs everybody.' is a _____.

A. gerund phrase

B. verb phrase

C. present participle phrase

D. noun phrase

Answer: A

12. Which of the following is not true about adverb clauses?

A. Adverb clauses act as an adverb.

B. Adverb clauses are introduced by a subordinator.

C. Adverb clauses can be at different positions.

D. Adverb clauses can modify a verb, adjective, noun, adverb, or sentence.

Answer: D

15. By form the underlined word in ‘The screw worked loose.' is a(n) _____verb.

A. linking

B. action

C. auxiliary

D. non-finite

Answer: A

16. A simple sentence with compound subject is the one consisting of _____.

A. subject + [predicate1 +predicate2]

B. [subject +predicate] + [subject + predicate]

C. subject + predicate

D. [subject1 + subject2] + predicate

Answer: D
18. By structure, the sentence ‘Although cooked for several hours, the meat was still tough.' is a
____.

A. simple sentence

B. mixed sentence

c. complex sentence

D. compound sentence

Answer: A

19. By function, the sentence ‘Listed below are groups of words that are only pieces of
sentence.' is a(n)_____.

A. mixed sentence

B. simple sentence

C. imperative sentence

D. affirmative sentence

Answer: D

20. By form the underlined part in ‘The guests came on the week when I was housecleaning.' is
a(n) _____.

A. noun phrase
B. adjective clause

c. noun clause

D. adverb clause

Answer: B

23. By position, the underlined part in ‘The client whose stock he was handling died.' is a(n)
______.

A. adverbial

B. adjectival

C. verbal

D. nominal

Answer: C

26. By function, the underlined part in ‘To pass the exam, you have to study hard.' is a(n)
_____.

A. indirect object

B. modifier adverbial

c. modifier adjectival

D. complement of verb

Answer: B
27. By function, the underlined part in ‘How glad I am to see you' is a _____.

A. complement of adjective

B. modifier adjectival

C. modifier adverbial

D. subject complement

Answer: A

28. By function, the underlined part in ‘To be late to an interview is disappointing.' is a(n)
_____.

A. object of preposition

B. complement of verb

C. indirect object

D. subject complement

Answer: D

29. By function, the underlined part in ‘To be late to an interview is disappointing.' is a _____.

A. subject complement

B. predicate

c. modifier adverbial
D. sentence modifier

Answer: B

31. The sentence pattern of ‘On the beach now is much better than in class.' is _____.

A. subject - verb - complement of verb

B. subject - verb - direct object

c. subject - verb - subject complement

D. subject - verb - modifier

Answer: C

32. The sentence pattern of ‘The tent flap blew open during the night.' is _____.

A. subject - verb - direct object

B. subject - verb - complement of verb subject

C. subject - verb - subject complement

d. subject - verb – modifier

Answer: C

33. The sentence pattern of ‘To be on the beach always interests me.' is _____.
A. subject - verb - indirect object

B. subject - verb - complement of verb

c. subject - verb - direct object

D. subject - verb - modifier

Answer: C

34. The sentence pattern of 'To be wealthy doesn't mean to be happy.' is _____.

A. subject- verb- direct object

B. subject- verb- complement of verb

C. subject - verb - modifier

D. subject - verb - subject complement

Answer: D

35. The sentence pattern of ‘You should not sit children on the cashier.' is _____.

A. subject - verb -- complement of verb

B. subject - verb - direct object - modifier

C. subject – verb - direct object - object complement

D. subject -- verb - direct object - indirect object

Answer: C
36. The underlined part in ‘The managing director was largely responsible for the collapse of
the company.' can be analyzed as _____.

A. adjective/ subject complement/ adjectival

B. adjective phrase / modifier / adjectival

C. adverb / modifier / adverbial

D. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

Answer: C

38. The underlined part in ‘He hotly denied the rumor that was then being circulated.' can be
analyzed as ____.

A. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

B. adjective / modifier / adjective

C. adverb / modifier / adverbial

D. adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial

Answer: C

39. The underlined part in ’The trainees didn't consider it part of the job to answer calls from
time-wasters.' can be analyzed as ____.

A. noun phrase / object complement / nominal

B. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. noun phrase / indirect object / nominal

D. noun phrase / modifier / adjectival

Answer: A

40. The underlined part in ‘According to the manufacturer's guarantee, I should return my new
camera to the factory in the event that it has something wrong.' can be analyzed as _____.

A. prepositional phrase /modifier/ adverbial

B. adverb clause / modifier / adverbial

C. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

D. noun clause / modifier / adverbial

Answer: B

Đề 845 (2A)

5. The underlined part in 'She declared it in the worst taste that they left nothing for Mr.
Manners.' can be analyzed as _____.

A. prepositional phrase / complement of verb / nominal

B. preposition phrase / indirect object / nominal

C. noun phrase/ indirect object / nominal

D. noun phrase / modifier / adverbial

Answer: B

6. The process of word formation in 'lazy => laze' is ______.

A. back-formation

B. clipping

C. blending

D. derivation

Answer: A

7. The underlined part in 'She declared it in the worst taste that they left nothing for Mr.
Manners.' can be analyzed as _____.

A. noun phrase / modifier / adjectival

B. preposition phrase / modifier / adjectival

C. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

D. preposition phrase / modifier / adverbial

Answer: D

9. The sentence pattern of 'Jim fell off the ladder last night.' is _____.
A. subject - verb - direct object

B. subject - verb - indirect object

C. subject - verb - modifier

D. subject - verb - complement of verb

Answer: C

10. By position, the underlined part in 'The client whose stock he was handling died.' is a(n)
____.

A. verbal

B. nominal

C. adverbial

D. adjectival

Answer: D

11. The underlined word in 'After coming home, I went straight to bed.' is a(n) _____.

A. preposition

B. pronoun

C. adjective

D. conjunction

Answer: A
13. Which of the following is true about nominal?

A. A nominal is any unit taking the position of a

B. A nominal is a modifier of a noun

C. A nominal is a noun phrase

D. A nominal is a noun clause

Answer: A

15. The underlined part in 'He hotly denied the rumor that was then being circulated.' can be
analyzed as ____.

A. adverb phrase / modifier / adverbial

B. verb phrase / predicate / verbal

C. infinitive phrase / predicate / verbal

D. preposition phrase / modifier/ adjectival

Answer: B

16. The underlined part in 'Whether we are going for a picnic again is a question he is always
asking.' can be analyzed as ____.

A. adjective clause / modifier / adjectival

b. noun clause / complement of verb / nominal

c. noun phrase / modifier / adjectival

d. noun phrase/ object of preposition / nominal

Answer: A

21. Which of the following is not true about subordinate clauses?

a. They consist of noun, adjective, and adverb clauses.

b. They can never stand alone.

c. They convey a complete meaning.

d. They must always go with a main clause.

Answer: C

23. Which of the following is true?

a. A phrase is identified by its function.

b. A phrase contains a lexical word as headword.

c. A clause is named after its head word.

d. A clause must contain at least one finite verb.

Answer: D

25. The original word of ‘kingdom' is ______.

A. king + dom

B. king + dormitory

C. king

D. king + random

Answer: C

26. By form, the underlined word in ‘in the late morning' is a(n) _____.

A. verb

B. noun

C. adjective

D. adverb

Answer: C

27. The sentence pattern of 'She is never at home on weekends.' Is ______.

A. subject - verb - indirect object

B. subject - verb - complement of verb

C. subject - verb - direct object

D. subject - verb – modifier

Answer: D
29. The word ‘bicycle' is a _____ word.

A. compound - complex

B. complex

C. simple

D. compound

Answer: B

30. The sentence pattern of 'A fruit cake makes a nice gift.' is _____.

A. subject - verb- complement of verb

B. subject- verb - subject complement

C. subject - verb - modifier

D. subject - verb - direct object

Answer: B

32. By function, the sentence 'Much as you may earn, you can never satisfy her needs.' is a(n)
_____.

A. imperative sentence

B. simple sentence

C. mixed sentence
D. negative sentence

Answer: D

33. By function, the underlined part in 'Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.' is a ____.

A. modifier adjectival

B. nominal modifier

C. sentence modifier

D. verbal modifier

Answer: D

34. A verbal is a ____.

A. non-finite verb

B. unit in the position of a verb

C. finite verb

D. verb phrase

Answer: B

35. By position, the underlined part in 'Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.' is a(n)
______.
A. adjectival

B. adverbial

C. nominal

D. verbal

Answer: A

37. A compound sentence is the one consisting of _______.

A. main clause + subordinate clause(s)

B. independent clause + subordinate clause

C. independent clause + independent clause

D. main clause + main clause + subordinate clause(s)

Answer: C

38. The underlined part in 'Standing next to Ed made Jane taller than she is.' can be analyzed as
______.

A. adjective clause / modifier / adjectival

B. adverb clause / modifier / adverbial

C. adjective phrase/ object complement / adjectival

D. noun phrase / indirect object / nominal

Answer: C

39. The word 'better' contains ______ morpheme(s).

a. four

b. two

c. one

d. three

Answer: C

40. By form the underlined prat in 'Whether we are going for a picnic again is the question he's
always asking.' is a(n) _____.

A. noun phrase

B. noun clause

C. adverb clause

D. adjective clause

Answer: D

Đề (2B) 507

1. A green ‘house’ is a ______.

A. complex word
B. grammatical structure

C. compound word

D. compound-complex word

Answer: B

2. A word is a _______.

A. free base

B. meaningful unit

C. free form

D. free morpheme

Answer: C

4. The underlined word in ‘the children's toys' contains ______ inflectional suffix(es).

A. one

B. two

C. four

D. three

Answer: B
7. The original word of 'ATM' is ______.

A. Automatic Taking Money

B. Automatic Taking Machine

C. Automatic Taking Manner

D. Automatic Telling Machine

Answer: D

10. The underlined part in ‘the moving pictures’ is a(n) _______.

A. derivational & inflectional suffix

B. derivational infix

C. bound base

D. inflectional suffix

Answer: A

11. Which of the following is not true?

A. A phrase may contain a non-finite verb.

B. A phrase is named after its headword.

C. A phrase contains no verb.

D. A phrase is a group of words clustering around a headword.

Answer: c

14. The underlined word in 'Have you got any children? - Yes, I've got some.' is a(n) ____.

A. adverb

B. coordinator

C. pronoun

D. preposition

Answer: C

15. The underlined word in 'e is as intelligent as me.' is a(n) _____.

A. preposition

B. conjunction

C. adjective

D. pronoun

Answer: A

16. The underlined word in 'He is sitting by the nearest window.' is a(n) ______.

A. preposition
B. adverb

C. conjunction

D. adjective

Answer: D

17. By form the underlined word in 'The detective looked hard.' is a(n) _____ verb.

A. linking /action

B. action

C. non-finite

D. auxiliary

Answer: A

19. By structure, the sentence 'It being a holiday, there were thousands of cars on the roads.' is a
_____.

A. mixed sentence

B. complex sentence

C. compound sentence

D. simple sentence

Answer: D
20. By function, the sentence 'Much as you may earn, you can never satisfy her needs.' is a(n)
______.

A. mixed sentence

B. imperative sentence

C. negative sentence

D. simple sentence

Answer: C

27. By function, the underlined part in 'The client whose stock he was handling died.' is a
______.

A. modifier adjectival

B. predicate

C. modifier adverbial

D. subject complement

Answer: B

28. By function, the underlined part in 'I come here to see you.' is a(n) _____.

A. complement of verb

B. direct object

C. indirect object
D. complement of noun

Answer: B

32. The sentence pattern of 'The well is running dry.' is _______.

a. subject - verb - modifier

b. subject - verb - complement of verb

c. subject - verb - direct object

D. subject - verb - subject complement

Answer: D

34. The sentence pattern of 'The workers worked hard all night to finish the job.' is. ____.

a. subject - verb - modifier

B. subject - verb - indirect object

c. subject - verb - complement of verb

D. subject - verb - direct object

Answer: A

37. The underlined part in 'The managing director was largely responsible for the collapse of
the company.' can be analyzed as _____.
A. preposition phrase / modifier / adverbial

B. preposition phrase / complement of adjective / nominal

C. preposition phrase/ modifier/ adjectival

D. noun phrase/ object of preposition/ nominal

Answer: B

39. The underlined part in 'We will delay the papers, pending arrival of the contract.' can be
analyzed as _____.

A. noun phrase / object of preposition / nominal

B. preposition phrase / modifier / adverbial

C. preposition phrase / modifier/ adjectival

D. noun phrase / modifier / adjectival

Answer: C

40. The underlined part in 'A century ago, it seemed unlikely that we would find a cure for TB.'
can be analyzed as ______.

A. adverb / modifier / adjectival

B. adverb / modifier / adverbial

C. adjective / subject complement / adjectival

D. adjective / subject complement / nominal

Answer: C

Đề (2D)

1. A morpheme is a / the ______.

a. word that has meaning

b. smallest segment of language with meaning

c. part of word with meaning

d. free form

Answer: B

4. A prefix is a _____.

a. morpheme annexed before a stem

b. morpheme occurring in the middle of a word

c. morpheme added after a stem

d. bound base at the beginning of a word

Answer: A

5. An infix is a ____.
a. morpheme annexed before a stem

b. morpheme occurring in the middle of a word

c. morpheme added after a stem

d. morpheme occurring in the middle of a base

Answer: D

6. A suffix is a ____.

a. morpheme added to form a new word

b. morpheme added to show grammatical form

c. morpheme added after a stem

d. morpheme added after a base

Answer: C

8. The word ‘children' contains ______ morpheme(s).

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

Answer: B
11. The underlined part in 'a babbling brook' is a _____.

a. derivational suffix

b. inflectional suffix

c. derivational infix

d. bound base

Answer: B

12. Which of the following is not true about inflectional morphemes?

a. They do not change the part of speech.

b. They are added to show grammatical form of the word.

c. They may be at all positions in a word.

d. They cannot pile up.

Answer: C

13. The underlined part in the word 'portable' is a _______.

a. free base

b. bound base

c. stem
d. prefix

Answer: B

14. Which of the following statements is true?

a. An affix is always a bound morpheme.

b. An affix may be a bound morpheme.

c. A bound morpheme is an affix.

d. A bound morpheme is a suffix.

Answer: A

15. Which of the following statements is true?

a. A mono-syllable word is a free morpheme.

b. A mono-syllable word is a simple word.

c. A mono-morphemic word is a simple word.

d. A multi-syllable word is a complex word.

Answer: C

16. Which of the followings is true about bound bases?

a. They can stand alone with meaning.

b. Their meaning is not clear and specific.

c. They can be found in an English dictionary.

d. They must be annexed to another morpheme.

Answer: D

17. Which of the followings is not true about derivational morphemes?

a. They are added to form a new word.

b. They always change the part of speech.

c. They can pile up.

d. They need not close off a word.

Answer: B

18. A simple word is a word with _____.

a. a single free morpheme

b. a free morpheme + a bound morpheme

c. a free base + a bound base

d. two free morphemes

Answer: A
19. A compound word is a unit with _____.

a. two or more words joined together

b. two free bases joined together

c. two bound bases joined together

d. a free base and a bound base

Answer: A

20. The word 'better' is a____.

a. simple word

b. compound word

c. complex word

d. a grammatical structure

Answer: A

21. The word ‘morphology' is a _____.

a. simple word

b. compound word

c. complex word
d. a grammatical structure

Answer: C

22. The original word(s) of 'kingdom' is/ are ______.

a. king + dom

b. king + dormitory

c. king

d. king + random

Answer: C

23. The original word of ‘donate' is _____.

a. donator

b. donatives

c. donation

d. do + nation

Answer: C

25. A sentence usually consists of ____.

a. Subject + Finite verb

b. Subject + Predicate

c. Subject + Object

d. Verb+ Modifier

Answer: A

26. A simple sentence is the one consisting of

a. only one clause

b. an independent and a main clause

c. a main clause and a subordinate clause

d. only one finite verb

Answer: A

27. By structure, the sentence 'To write complete sentences with ease, learn the parts of a
sentence that are explained in this chapter' is a ______ sentence.

a. simple

b. simple with compound predicate

c. complex

d. compound
Answer: C

28. By structure, the sentence 'Ann went to Canada to visit relatives for a week and decided to
stay there for work' is a ______ sentence.

a. simple

b. simple with compound predicate

c. complex

d. compound

Answer: B

29. By function, the sentence 'How glad I am to see you after such a long time!' is a(n) _______
sentence.

a. declarative

b. imperative

c. interrogative

d. exclamatory

Answer: D

30. By function, the sentence ‘Where you are living is what I want to know now' is a(n) ______
sentence.
a. declarative

b. imperative

c. interrogative

d. exclamatory

Answer: A

31. The underlined part in 'It must be hard to decide each year who merits the Nobel Peace
Prize' can be analyzed as _____.

a. VP / M / Aval

b. VP / P / Val

c. V / P / Val

d. AP / SC / Ajal

Answer: B

32. The underlined part in 'Even the stem history professor, his face smiling and eyes shining,
dismissed us to join the throng' can be analyzed as _____.

a. NP/ M / Aval

b. PresPP / M / Ajal

c. GP/ M / Na!

d. AbsP / M / Aval
Answer: D

33. The underlined part in 'Hardly knowing what to do, Mother Hubbard picked up a little bit
of stick and held it out to the puppy can be analyzed as _____.

a. GP/ M / Aval

b. PrestPP / M / Aval

c. PresPP / M / Ajal

d. GP/ S / Nal

Answer: B

34. The underlined part in 'The two men were fishing for trout in the clear stream beside the
woodman's cottage' can be analyzed as _____.

a. PP / M / Aval

b. PP / M / Ajal

c. NP / IO / Nal

d. NP / M / Aval

Answer: B

35. The underlined part in 'Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch her dog a bone'
can be analyzed as _____.
a. NP / DO / Nal

b. NP / IO / Nal

c. NP / CoV / Nal

d. NP / OC / Nal

Answer: B

36. The underlined part in 'If you write to this address, they will send you a colored brochure'
can be analyzed as _____.

a. NP / M / Aval

b. PP / IO / Nal

c. PP/ M / Aval

d. InfP / M / Aval

Answer: C

37. The underlined part in 'Alice looked at the jurv-box and saw that, in her haste, she had put
the lizard in head downwards' can be analyzed as ____.

a. PP / M / Aval

b. VP / Predicate / Val

c. PP/ M / Ajal

d. VP/ M / Aval
Answer: B

38. The underlined part in 'That people throw away money on gambling never ceases to amaze
me' can be analyzed as ____.

a. NP / M / Aval

b. G / OP / Nal

c. Presp / OP / Nal

d. GP / OP/ Nal

Answer: B

39. The underlined part in 'They reported to the police what the prisoner had done to escape
from the prison always guarded by many soldiers' can be analyzed as ____.

a. PP / M / Aval

b. NP / OP / Nal

c. NP / DO / Nal

d. PP / IO / Nal

Answer: D

40. The underlined part in 'It disappointed the candidate that few people came to listen to the
speech he had carefully prepared' can be analyzed as _____.
a. NC/ M / Ajal

b. AC/ M / Ajal

c. NC/ I0 / Nal

d. AvC / M / Aval

Answer: B

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