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English Language Test: Grammar and Vocabulary, Exams of English Literature

Brunel University LondonEnglish Literature

An english placement test for 2024, including questions on prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and more. It covers various aspects of english grammar and vocabulary.

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English Placement Test!
Examination test 2024 and
their answers
1. (Latin Roots) Aqua - answers>means water
2. (Greek Roots) Bio - answers>means life
3. (Greek Roots) Chron. - answers>means time
4. (Latin Roots) Dic. - answers>means speak
5. (Greek Roots) Graph. - answers>means write
6. (Prefixes) "un" - answers>means not
7. (Prefixes) "re" - answers>means again or reverse
8. (Prefixes) "il, im, in, and ir," - answers>means -- not
or in opposition"
9. (Prefixes) "dis" - answers>means "not or in
opposition"
10. (Prefixes) "em, en" - answers>means "cause to"
11. inflexion Suffixes - answers>indicates the forms
of words, such as:
12. -case
13. -tense
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Examination test 2024 and

their answers

  1. (Latin Roots) Aqua - answers>means water
  2. (Greek Roots) Bio - answers>means life
  3. (Greek Roots) Chron. - answers>means time
  4. (Latin Roots) Dic. - answers>means speak
  5. (Greek Roots) Graph. - answers>means write
  6. (Prefixes) "un" - answers>means not
  7. (Prefixes) "re" - answers>means again or reverse
  8. (Prefixes) "il, im, in, and ir," - answers>means -- not or in opposition"
  9. (Prefixes) "dis" - answers>means "not or in opposition"
  10. (Prefixes) "em, en" - answers>means "cause to"
  11. inflexion Suffixes - answers>indicates the forms of words, such as:
  12. -case
  13. -tense
  1. -part of speech
  2. -number
  3. Derivational Suffixes - answers>create new words, may change the meaning of base words
  4. (Suffixes) "es, s" - answers>indicates plurality
  5. (Suffixes) "ed) - answers>indicates past tense
  6. (Suffixes) "ing" - answers>Indicates the present participle verb form
  7. Synonyms - answers>words with similar meaning
  8. Anytonyms - answers>words with opposite meaning (contrast)
  9. Adopted Words - answers>words adopted from other languages
  10. -cafeteria (Spanish)
  11. -chipmunk (North American Indians)
  12. -cola (Africa)
  13. -tycoon (Japanese)
  14. -typhoons (Chinese)
  15. Multiple Meaning words - answers>words used for more than one part-of-speech
  16. Noun - answers>names a person, place, thing, or idea
  1. Proper Adjective - answers>formed from a proper noun
  2. Demonstrative Adjective - answers>answers question "Which one" (that, this, these, those)
  3. Descriptive Adjective - answers>answers question "What kind" (big, red, and small)
  4. Quantitative Adjective - answers>answers question "How many?" (few, several, three)
  5. Qualitative Adjective - answers>answers question "How much" (considerable, little, and much)
  6. Predicate Adjective - answers>follows any linking verb (The men were SICK)
  7. Quality of Noun Degrees - answers>Positive (covers one item)
  8. Comparative (covers two or more items)
  9. Superlative (covers three or more items)
  10. Paritciple - answers>a verb that functions as an adjective
  11. Verbal - answers>a verb form that can function as a noun
  12. Present Participle - answers>verb ends with the suffix -ing
  1. Past Participle - answers>verb ends with the suffix -ed
  2. Infinitive - answers>another type of verbal used as an adjective (to something...)
  3. verb - answers>describes action or state of being
  4. transitive verb - answers>requires an object to complete the action
  5. intransitive verb - answers>does not require an object to complete an action
  6. auxiliary or helping verb - answers>appears before a main verb to express tense or mood
  7. linking verb - answers>demonstrates the state of being
  8. phrasal verb - answers>a two-word verb takes on its own meaning that may be separate from the meaning of the individual words
  9. adverb - answers>describes a verb; answers "how, when, where"
  10. Infinitive - answers>a verbal that can function as an adverb
  11. Conjunctions - answers>joins or links parts of a sentence
  1. Complement - answers>a noun, adjective, or phrase that appears after a linking verb for the purpose of restating or telling about the subject
  2. Gerund - answers>a verbal that functions as a noun
  3. (WALKING is a healthy exercise)
  4. Infinitve - answers>to + verb
  5. Noun Clause - answers>may function as the subject of a sentence
  6. predicate - answers>indicates the verb
  7. Objective - answers>receives the action of the verb
  8. direct object - answers>a noun or pronoun that receives an action from the verb of the sentence
  9. indirect object - answers>is a noun, pronoun, or nominates element for whom, to whom, or to what the action of the verb is done
  10. Prepositional object - answers>answers the question (whom,, what, or where)after the preposition
  11. (Sentence Types) Declarative sentence - answers>makes a statement and ends with a period
  12. (Sentence Type) Imperative Sentence - answers>Gives a command and ends witha period
  1. (Sentence Type) Interrogative sentence - answers>asks a question and neds with a question mark
  2. (Sentence Type) Exclamatory sentence - answers>Expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point
  3. (Sentence Forms) Simple sentence - answers>contains a subject and verb expressing one complete thought
  4. (Sentence Forms) Independent Clause - answers>another reference for a simple sentence
  5. (Sentence Forms) Compound Sentence - answers>contains two or more independent clauses (joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction) and expresses more than one complete thought
  6. Complex Sentence - answers>contains an independent clause and dependent clause
  7. Dependent Clause - answers>contains a noun and a verb, but cannot stand alone; relies on an independent clause to complete an idea
  8. Dependent Clause at the beginning of a sentence... - answers>is set off by a comma
  9. Compound-Complex sentence - answers>contains at least two independent clauses
  1. Verb Functions - answers>-infinitive (to + verb)
  2. -past tense
  3. -present participle
  4. -past participle
  5. each form is used to express times of action and states of being
  6. Simple Tense - answers>expresses when an action takes place
  7. Perfect tense - answers>expresses the completeness of an action in relation to another action
  8. (I HAVE BEEN RIDDEN my bike to the park, but I HAVE NEVER RIDDEN it to the river.
  9. Progressive Tense - answers>expresses the continuance of an action
  10. Person - answers>A verb must match the subject in person
  11. Number - answers>A verb matches its subject in number
  12. Voice - answers>In a sentence, a subject may perform or receive th action of a verb. Could be active/passive.
  13. Active voice - answers>the subject does the action
  1. Passive Voice - answers>the subject is acted upon
  2. Mood - answers>expresses the writer's attitude toward the action
  3. Indicative mood - answers>makes a statement or asks a question
  4. Imperative mood - answers>Expresses a command, request, suggestion, or entreaty where the subject is understood
  5. Subjunctive mood - answers>the statement is contrary to reality
  6. Pronoun case - answers>This is the form of a pronoun which changes to show the relationship to other words in the sentence.
  7. Reference - answers>the action of mentioning or alluding to something.
  8. Antecendents - answers>the noun to which a pronoun refers to
  9. Modifier - answers>adverb or adjective
  10. Paralellism - answers>to convey comparison or contrast, effctive writers use the same form for words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
  1. -used with parallel words, phrases, and lists or series
  2. -used to prevent misreading and to indicate omissions
  3. Dashes - answers>emphasizes material in a sentence (more than commas)
  4. Ellipses - answers>points indicate an omission from a direct quotation (...)
  5. Parentheses - answers>Enclose supplemental information that is not necessary to the meaning of sentences
  6. Semicolons - answers>join related main clauses when there are no coordinating conjunctions
  7. separate items in a series
  8. Slashes - answers>indicate options and unindented lines of poetry
  9. Mechanics - answers>Abbreviations
  10. Capitalization
  11. Italics
  12. Numbers
  13. Paragraphing
  14. Spelling