Communication in English — 2021 Past Questions

University of Ilorin GST111: 52 questions.

Topics: Grammar and Usage, Sentence Structure in English, English Word Classes, Writing Activities, Sound Patterns in the English Language

1. A ___________ is a unit of thought which must contain a topic sentence.
   1. Phrase
   2. Clause
   3. Sentence
   4. Paragraph
2. The two main types of clause are__________
   1. Main and independent
   2. Noun and main
   3. Main and subordinate
   4. Noun and subordinate
3. 'The young African beauty' is an example of ___________
   1. Sentence
   2. Clause
   3. Phrase
   4. Morpheme
4. A paragraph can be best summarized through its _________
   1. Topic sentence
   2. Supporting sentence
   3. Concluding sentence
   4. All of the above
5. Teachers always prefer buying books __________ buying clothes.
   1. To
   2. Than
   3. From
   4. Than to
6. The new office needs some _________
   1. Furnitures
   2. Furnituring
   3. Piece of furniture
   4. Pieces of furniture
7. Neither Physics nor Mathematics ______him in fact, both subjects _______him.
   1. Interests, irritates
   2. Interests, irritate
   3. Interest, irritate
   4. Interest, irritates
8. A sentence that contains two or more co-ordinate independent clauses is a
   1. Compound-complex sentence
   2. Simple sentence
   3. Compound sentence
   4. Co-ordinated independent sentence
9. What is the grammatical name of 'That everyone was against him' in: 'That everyone was against him was his constant complaint.'?
   1. Adverbial clause
   2. Adjectival phrase
   3. Nominal phrase
   4. Nominal clause
10. The living room in addition to the study_____ painted
    1. Will
    2. Would
    3. Was
    4. Were
11. My Dean and HOD ____ the truth about the matter
    1. Know
    2. Known
    3. Knows
    4. Knowing
12. Ade ____ to read in a _____ place.
    1. loved…sound
    2. likes…quiet
    3. liked…desert
    4. has…intact
13. The old man …………………….. his son to study outside the country
    1. has sent
    2. have send
    3. will sent
    4. send
14. The man left _________
    1. by road for Cotonou yesterday
    2. for Cotonou by road yesterday
    3. yesterday by road to Cotonou
    4. by road yesterday for Cotonou
15. My father bought a ______ car
    1. brand new, white, Japanese, sports
    2. white, Japanese, brand new, sports
    3. sports, Japanese, white, brand new
    4. brand new, Japanese, white, sports
16. That book belongs to the ______ lady
    1. tall American black
    2. American tall black
    3. tall black American
    4. black tall American
17. Which of the following contains a derivational morpheme?
    1. boy+s
    2. teach+er
    3. bus+es
    4. go+es
18. Shade and Tolu love _______
    1. themselves
    2. one another
    3. each other
    4. theirselves
19. ________ is that beautiful dress over there?
    1. Whom
    2. Who
    3. Who's
    4. What
20. No sooner had the lecture started _______ the rain began
    1. than
    2. that
    3. then
    4. when
21. ________ is the smallest meaningful grammatical unit of English
    1. word
    2. phrase
    3. morpheme
    4. sentence
22. He lives in a glass house. What part of speech is 'glass'?
    1. adverb
    2. noun
    3. adjective
    4. verb
23. Ope and Ngozi ate the food is an example of ________ sentence
    1. simple
    2. compound
    3. complex
    4. compound-complex
24. A sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a_________ sentence
    1. compound
    2. complex
    3. simple
    4. compound-complex
25. I want to eat. The underlined is what type of phrase?
    1. prepositional
    2. noun
    3. infinitive
    4. adjectival
26. She _______ everyday
    1. pray
    2. prays
    3. prayed
    4. praying
27. The book is ______
    1. our's
    2. ours
    3. our
    4. ours'
28. The structure of a noun phrase is represented as
    1. {m} {h} q
    2. m {h} q
    3. {m} h {q}
    4. m {h} {q}
29. Sade visited us yesterday but complained of a slight headache. This sentence has how many clauses?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 0
    4. 3
30. He did the job excellently. The underlined is a/an _________
    1. adverb
    2. noun
    3. adjective
    4. adjunct
31. The girl rushed home and ironed her clothes because she was late for the party. What type of clause is 'because she was late for the party'?
    1. adjectival
    2. adverbial
    3. noun
    4. prepositional
32. The University of Ilorin was founded in 1975. This is a _______ sentence
    1. declarative
    2. interrogative
    3. imperative
    4. exclamatory
33. The man ______ owns the car is my uncle
    1. whom
    2. which
    3. who
    4. that
34. Bolu bought a ______ bag
    1. large, white, leather
    2. leather, white, large
    3. white, leather, large
    4. large, leather, white
35. There are _______ sounds in English language
    1. 24
    2. 20
    3. 26
    4. 44
36. I congratulate you ______ your success
    1. for
    2. on
    3. about
    4. in
37. Akin is the _______ of the two boys
    1. tallest
    2. taller
    3. more taller
    4. most taller
38. Sade, Tolu and Kola ran into _______
    1. each other
    2. themselves
    3. one another
    4. theirselves
39. One million dollars -------------a lot of money.
    1. are
    2. is
    3. has
    4. be
40. I am not really good ---------------Chemistry.
    1. with
    2. at
    3. in
    4. by
41. What type of phrase is 'to see you' in: 'I would love to see you.'?
    1. prepositional phrase
    2. infinitival phrase
    3. participle phrase
    4. gerund phrase
42. What type of phrase is 'Nigeria's president' in: 'Buhari, Nigeria's president, is a very nice man.'?
    1. appositive phrase
    2. gerund phrase
    3. noun phrase
    4. adjectival phrase
43. What type of phrase is 'Climbing' in: 'Climbing is not as easy as it looks.'?
    1. appositive phrase
    2. gerund phrase
    3. participle phrase
    4. verbal phrase
44. I wish I had ----------- to the market with him.
    1. go
    2. went
    3. gone
    4. going
45. Neither the teacher nor I --------------correct.
    1. is
    2. are
    3. am
    4. have
46. One of the oranges ------------bad.
    1. tastes
    2. feels
    3. taste
    4. tasting
47. My father as well as my mother ---------------very nice.
    1. are
    2. be
    3. is
    4. has
48. I live ------------------ Apata -------------------Ibadan.
    1. at, in
    2. in, at
    3. inside, of
    4. at, off
49. My teeth -----------very white.
    1. is
    2. are
    3. can
    4. be
50. I wish someone ----------------- how I am feeling.
    1. understood
    2. understands
    3. understand
    4. understanding
51. Every boy and girl ----------- attention.
    1. need
    2. needs
    3. needed
    4. needing
52. Either your eyes or your nose--------------- not working.
    1. am
    2. has
    3. are
    4. is

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