Virgen delos Remedios College Prelims Examination SY 2013-2014 EN101 Name: Date: Course: Score: I. Change the following words so that it will pattern as nouns to fit the subject position in a sentence like this example. His _____ is important. Prefer- preference 1. Free 6. Invest 2. Happy 7. Assist 3. Discover 8. Participate 4. Create 9. argue 5. Employ 10. accept II. Underline the correct form of the pronoun. 1. (Who, Whom) did it seem would be nominated? 2. The PNP sent three men to the conference- Gen. Antonio, Gen. Ventura and (I, me). 3. The campus policemen swore it was (they, them) that they had seen. 4. I must admit, between you and (I, me) that you are right. 5. I saw your husband and (he, him) at the basketball game. 6. Mrs. Santos was pleased about (him, his) playing in the game. 7. I could not understand (him, his) saying such a wicked thing. 8. Just the two of us, my sister and (I, me) were permitted to go to Acquaintance party. 9. It is (he, him) who wants to read the book. 10. I knew it was (she, her). 11. (Whoever, Whomever) applies will be granted a courteous interview. 12. Certainly it could not have been (they, them). 13. The witness identified the prisoner (who, whom) the officer had captured. 14. (Whoever, Whomever) they select will be sent to training. 15. Several of (we, us) varsity players went to Manila for the tournament. III. In the following sentences, underline the helping verb once and the main verb twice. 1. Would you ask for help? 2. They might run for congress. 3. You should have come to the orientation. 4. Christian has been late to school four times. 5. Airish will do the laundry on Saturday morning. 6. Ladilyn has been selected to go to student government conference. 7. We have gone on vacation every year for the last five years. 8. Raymond had asked to lead the prayer. IV. Complete each sentence below with a word from the word bank. Are stayed is tasted was smelled Feels looks am grew were became 1. The classroom____________ smaller this year. 2. The chocolate cake _____________delicious as I put it in my mouth. 3. There ___________twenty-six letters in the alphabet. 4. The temperature__________________ warm for this time of the year. 5. The student ___________________ calm during the argument. 6. The garbage ___________________ awful on the hot day. 7. Ivy and Clarissa _____________late to the beginning of the movie. 8. I _________ feeling better today. 9. My brother ___________the president of the class. 10. The sky _______________ cloudy before the storm. 11. The senator _______________bored with the meeting. 12. Last week there _________ a mass in the conference hall. V. In the blank space of each sentence, write ADJ if the italicized word is used as an adjective, ADV if the word is used as an adverb. ______1. Sweet smiled broadly to herself. ______2. The two ladies confronted each other in the warm comfort room. ______3. The security sleeps here at night. ______4. Junior has a sly look on his face. ______5. Doesn’t she look fierce? ______6. He is always blamed for everything. ______7. We never call her Dette. ______8. The stew seethed slowly over the fire. ______9.The lively dancer jumped over the edge of the stage. _____10. Church’s face grew rigid from the training. _____11. The house was always very hot. _____12. Immediately, grandma began to rock back and forth. _____13. I can see that Bernard is getting better. _____14. We hope that you will visit us again. _____15. The whole room was fragrant with the scent of Victoria’s Secret. Name: VI. Combine these two sentences. Use the proper conjunctions. Write the reconstructed sentences. 1. He worked hard. You will have a good future. 2. Extra-curricular activities are enjoyable. It develops my personality. 3. We went fishing. We didn’t catch anything. 4. He saved money. He has a nice house. 5. I went to the museum. I do not understand the display. 6. You should observe proper diet. You will get sick. 7. You must not use too much make-up to school. Your teacher will call your attention. 8. College instructors like obedient student. Parents like polite students. 9. We commit mistake. The professor helps us. 10. We have to read our lesson. You will flunk. VII. Identify what part of speech is the italicized word in each of the following sentences. 1. The task is too difficult for her. 2. She had to put the package down, for it was too heavy to carry. 3. When I was still a child, I enjoy counting the stars. 4. My favorite basketball stars is Lebron James. 5. Some have agreed to work overtime. 6. Joshua and Justine Rae walked down a path that runs along the street. 7. My! What unusual wall decorations! 8. A computer shop is located nearby. 9. The tourists are staying in a nearby hotel. 10. While we were aboard Superferry, we rested and enjoyed in the stateroom. 11. Five of the committee members voted for NO. 12. Most participants are Asian students. 13. All the delegates from Asia were given accommodation in the first class suite. 14. Suddenly, Ms. Nieto walked out the door without a word. 15. Ouch! You stepped on my toes 16. While I was at SM yesterday, I saw people rushing to the department store. 17. Our English instructor records the score in her laptop. 18. All the records burned during the big fire that destroyed school properties. 19. To save money, I often eat lunch at home. 20. Many Pacquia is a generous person that is why many politicians and celebrities like to work with him. VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences. Place an exclamation point after an interjection that has strong feeling and a comma after an interjection that is milder. 1. Great I know you could win that contest 2. Nonsense there is no one under your bed 3. Yeah our team is number one 4. Stop don’t cross the street yet 5. My how you have grown 6. Help I’m stuck in the elevator 7. Ugh don’t come near me with that thing 8. John yelled get away don’t come any closer 9. Well I don’t think the dog will hurt you 10. Oh you shouldn’t get your uniform dirty IX. Essay. Compare your high school life to college life in 10 sentences using comparative adjectives. Good luck!
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