‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬
Philadelphia University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
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Examination Sheet
PART 1 :
A : Information
Student's Name:
Semester: 2nd
Tutor's Name: Dr. Khalil Nofal
Time: 8:15 – 9:45
Examination:
1st
Student's No. :
Academic year : 2009-2010
Module Title : Syntax &
Morphology
Date: 12 / 5 / 2010
2nd
Module No: 0120332
Day: Wednesday
Final
B -Guidelines
-The exam consists of four Category and the total mark is (15).
- Each question has its own mark.
-The answer must be written clearly.
C. Exam Questions, Grades and Time Allocated for Each Question:
Question
Minutes
Total point
1.
20
5
2.
25
10
3.
30
15
4.
60
30/2=
Total
Points Earned
D- Student Comments on the Questions ( If any )
E- Tutor's Remarks:
1
PART II : Questions
FIRST Category :Knowledge and Understanding
The aim of these questions is to asses the basic knowledge and skills the student acquired.
Question ( 1 ): Define with illustrative examples. (5 pts)
1. Discontinuoues modifier
2. Apposition
3. Subjunctive mood
4. Specifying genitive
5. Classifying modifier
6. Non- restrictive clause
2
Intellectual Skills
Second Category : (Cognitive and Analytical)
The aim of these questions is to asses the students ability to recognize and analyze information.
Question (1): Give examples. (10 pts)
1. Descriptive modifier
2. Prepositional and prepositional complement detached
3. Verb with four auxiliaries
4. Restrictive clause functioning as post-modifier to the HN.
5. Classifying genitive functioning as pre-modifier to the HN
6. HN pre-modified by four adjectives
7. HN premodified by three determiners
8. – ed participle adjective functioning as HN
9. Imperative mood
10. Victim
3
THIRD Category :Practical Skills
Students should be able to apply their knowledge in solving unfamiliar problems.
Question (1):Analyse the following underlined words/clauses in terms of Categoryand functions .
(15 pts)
1. That our teacher had left early was considered a mistake.
Category:
Function:
2. The students were surprised at what had happened.
3. Category:
Function:
4. This exam is extremely easy.
Category:
Function:
5. This poem reminds me of Eliot.
Category:
Function:
6. Her assumption seems entirely wrong.
Category:
Function:
7. The lesson is difficult to explain.
Category:
Function:
8. We found her easy to convince.
Category:
Function:
9. My father built me a beautiful house.
Category:
Function:
10. That is a difficult lesson to explain.
Category:
Function:
11. I saw him two weeks before his death.
Category:
Function:
12. That is Ahmad's shirt.
Category:
Function:
4
13. She is a very old lady.
Category:
Function:
14. The poor are generous.
Category:
Function:
15. Frankly, I don't like him at all.
Category:
Function:
5