PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

ENG 101

NAME: _________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

COURSE: ______________________________________
I. A. Encircle the word that you will use to answer the questions below the box and write it on
the space before each number. ERASURES are CONSIDERED WRONG.
T R A N S I T I V E
A R P Y C I I D N M
P R O N O U N E A O
H B Y O M S T M B U
T V T I M D R O S P
H V E N O B A S T R
O U K I N S N T R O
S C O U N T S R A P
E H N M N L I A C E
D V E R B K T T T R
E A S B N P I I O Z
R T H E S E V V N C
N O U N V W E E I T
C O N C R E T E U R
T H A T C I T H I S

__________________ 1. It is a name of person, place, things and ideas.

__________________ 2. It refers to a common and a general name of a person, place, thing etc.
__________________ 3. It is a type of pronoun that points out a thing/person without naming it.
__________________ 4. It is the specific name of person/place/thing.
__________________ 5. It is used to replace a noun.
__________________ 6. It is a type of a noun that cannot be perceived by senses but it can be felt.
__________________ 7. It is used to point out things that are far from you.
__________________ 8. It is used to point out things that are near to you.
__________________ 9. It is used to point out a thing that is far from you.
__________________ 10 . Nouns that cannot be counted.

II. Underline each COMMON NOUN and encircle each PROPER NOUN in the sentences below.
ERASURES are CONSIDERED WRONG.
1. The dog barked when Danny delivered the letter.
2. Dino saw several snakes at the zoo.
3. Many children have read the book Stuart Little.
4. Liza watched the movie The Passion of the Christ with her brother.
5. Gina is studying each planet, but she is particularly interested in Mars.

III. Encircle the correct personal pronoun in the parenthesis. ERASURES are CONSIDERED
WRONG.

1. I like (they, them). 6. That suggestion is (his, he) not mine.

2. My sister and (me, I) belong to Group A. 7. (Them, They) are swimming in the pool.
3. Did you see (she, her) at the party? 8. That is (my, mine).
4. Everybody wants (her, she) muse. 9. Is this (yours, your) book?
5. I consider (he, him) intelligent. 10. Grandma always pampers (we, us) with care.

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IV.A. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun. ERASURES are CONSIDERED WRONG.

1. He looks at ________________________ in the mirror.

2. I forgot my passport. I am angry with _______________.
3. She enjoyed ______________ on her vacation.
4. The students enjoyed ___________________ on their educational trip.
5. Tell me more about _________________.

IV.B. Make sentences using reflexive pronoun. ERASURES are CONSIDERED WRONG.
E.g. I went to Japan alone. I went to Japan by myself.

1. He was shopping alone. __________________________________

2. Dont go to the shop alone. ________________________________
3. My sister is single and lives alone. ___________________________
4. Many old people live alone. ________________________________
5. Maria went to travel alone. _________________________________

V. Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words by a personal pronoun. ERASURES are CONSIDERED
WRONG.
Ex. My mother is good. = She is good.
1. Mary and I are students. ___________________________
2. Bob is my classmate. ______________________________
3. Are Melissa and Pamela from England? = _________________________________
4. My teachers are from USA. = ____________________________________________
5. The dog is cute. = ______________________________________________________

VI. Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun. ERASURES are CONSIDERED WRONG.

1. My wife lost ________ bag.

2. The president asked the members of the board submit ________ reports.
3. Whether, __________ interests are in Math and Science, Donna has to review hard.
4. The waiter wore ___________ new uniform.
5. The Drama Club gave __________ best performance.

VII: Essay (5pts each).

1. What are the benefits of learning English language?

2. How would learning English help you in your profession in the future?

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