Grammar test II

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Grammar test II
1- Discourse Markers can be all of the following below EXCEPT
. non-verbal sounds e.g. huh, hmm, uh-huh.
. adverbs e.g. fortunately, frankly, clearly.
. subordinating conjunctions e.g. because.
. punctuation marks e.g. commas,
2- The dangers of drinking and driving are widely known ....., young people are not afraid to put their lives on the line everytime they go clubbing. The subordinating conjunction that would NOT complete the sentence would be
. nevertheless
. although
. however
. notwithstanding
3- Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:
Mastering a language can be the difference ……… landing a well-paid job, achieving job stability, working in a dead-end job and furthering a career.
. Between
. Among
. From
. Within
4- The article Prepositions and Conjunctions in Present-Day English hypothesizes that if prepositions gave only information about the relation between linguistic units
. We would need more prepositions to express lexical meaning.
. They would be translated as direct equivalents across languages.
. There would only be need for ONE preposition in each language.
. They would not be able to provide extra-linguistic information.
5- Which of the prepositions below can we use as an adjective to complete the sentence?
I bought this at a ……… convenience store.
. Nearby
. Close
. Near
. Next to
6- Read the short exchange between an attendant (A) and a customer (C):
A: Can I help?
C: Yes, I’m after a top that shines in the night. Preferably made of satin, with black and green stripes.
A: Okay, so you’re looking for…
. A shiny, black-and-green-striped satin top.
. A black and green stripes satin and shiny top.
. A black-and-green-striped satin shiny top.
. A shiny, satin, black-and-green stripes top.
7- A person wishes you a great weekend. The most appropriate reply would be
. To you too
. For you too
. At you too
. By you too
8- What would be the most appropriate English equivalent for the words in bold in the sentence below?
. I clearly remember
. I sincerely remember
. I wholly remember
. I thoroughly remember
9- The difference between a preposition and an adverb is that..
. the first is followed by a noun phrase while the second isn`t.
. the first forms a phrasal verb while the second doesn`t.
. the first comes at the end of the sentence while the second doesn`t.
. the first is usually a function word while the second isn`t.
10- According to the article Prepositions and Conjunctions in Present-Day English, what criteria, OTHER THAN GRAMMATICAL MEANING, can be considered essential in defining parts of speech
. Syntax
. Morphology
. Lexis
. Case