REVISION QUESTIONS BY BUSUNGU JOSEPH

 REVISION QUESTIONS

1.    Find out nouns in the following sentences

                                 i.         China has a large population

                                ii.        Freedom is our birth right

                              iii.      History is a record of past events

                               iv.      Mathematics is a useful science

                                v.        Knowledge is powerful

                               vi.      Mother Theresa  was a social worker

                             vii.     Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania

                            viii.   Money gives us many comforts

                              ix.       America is a wealth nation

                                x.        I loved wine

2.    Find out the verbs in the following sentences

                                 i.         I sent him to the market

                                ii.        Job applied for medicine

                              iii.      People are lazy

                               iv.      He was arrested yesterday

                                v.        Sitta was watching TV

                               vi.      They have been in the room

                             vii.     He worked hard for promotion

                            viii.   We were hungry

                              ix.       He has a good memory

3.    Re-write the following sentences by considering the correct uses of prepositions

                                 i.         Majuto is suffering with fever since last Sunday

                                ii.        He was called as a great person

                              iii.      The house is built by bricks

                               iv.      He entered into the studio

                                v.        We shall begin the work since tomorrow

4.    Show the functions expressed by the prepositions in the following sentences

                                 i.         Olabisi slept among the trees in the forest

                                ii.        She ran towards the police station

                              iii.      You must return before evening

                               iv.      She answered the question with care

                                v.        I earn money by teaching

                               vi.      He died of heart pain

                             vii.     The bus went up the hill

                            viii.   He struggled for freedom

                              ix.       I loved a girl with blue eyes

                                x.        He runs into the theatre

                              xi.       Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania

                             xii.     I talked to my friend till 4 O’clock

                           xiii.    I saw her hiding you behind the laboratory

Manner, place, direction, reason/purpose, method, possession, time

5.    Combine the following sentences by using infinitive

                                 i.         I have a lot of works

I must do them now

                                ii.        He has three daughters

He must look after them

                              iii.      I have some more letters

I should write them tonight

                               iv.      The postman must deliver the letters

It is his duty

                                v.        I must become a writer

It is my aim in life

                               vi.      I must know her name

I don’t know how I should know it

                             vii.     She may be waiting for a friend

She seemed in the way

                            viii.   I should help the poor

That was my only ambition

                              ix.       My wife must be educated

I prefer it

                                x.        He must give up smoking

I advised him about it.

6.    Replace the following infinitives with gerunds

                                 i.         Teach me to speak

                                ii.        To advise is easier than practise

                              iii.      To read is easier that to write

                               iv.      To save is to earn

                                v.        Teach me how to derive a formula

7.       Re-write the following according to the instructions given after each.

                           i.      If you do not work hard, you will repeat some of the examinations. (Begin: Unless…)

                        ii.      He was strong. He was beaten in the first round. (Re-write using. Despite …...)

                     iii.      There were heavy clouds in the sky. That is why we could not see the sun the whole day. (Begin: The skies were so…that…)

                      iv.      Seldom did Anna’s baby cry at night. (Begin: Hardly………)

8.    Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction given after each.

a.    The children could not go swimming because the sea was very rough. (Use: too…for…...)

b.    As soon as she read the telephone message, she fainted. (Begin having…)

c.    The mini-skirt was very transparent. She could not wear it in public.  (Combine the sentence using: …so…. that)

d.   The patient will die if the doctor doesn’t attend to him very often. (Combine the sentence by using “unless”)

9.    Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given.

i.         The boy was very young. She couldn’t join standard one. (Use---too-----to)

ii.      Robert is not a doctor. He is not a watchman either. (Join using neither--nor)

iii.   If you don’t study hard, you will fail your exam (Begin unless)

iv.    He got a job. He had no qualifications (join using “in spite of...”)

v.       The girl visited us. The girl wore a green dress. (Join using relative pronoun)

10. Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.

                                       i.            You are young. You cannot understand me. 

(Re-write using: too…to)

                                    ii.            I saved some money wanted to buy a TV set.

(Re-write using: in order to)

                                 iii.            Both Juma and John were poor.

(Re-write using: Neither…. nor)

                                  iv.            You can dance. You can drink as well.

(Re-write using: Either…...or)

                                     v.            If you change your mind, I will be able to help you.

(Begin: unless…)

11.    Re-write the following according to the instructions given after each.

i.      If you do not work hard, you will repeat some of the examinations. (Begin: Unless……………)

ii.   He was strong. He was beaten in the first round. (Re-write using. Despite …...)

iii.Seldom did Anna’s baby cry at night. (Begin: Hardly……………)

12. Write TRUE for the correct statements and FALSE for the false statements

                              i.            The way adjectives are used is technically called case_______________.

                           ii.            “Such was a house I wanted to buy”. The word “such” has been used as an adjective__________.

                        iii.            Demonstratives function as adjectives only when are used alone without a noun______

                         iv.            Indefinite pronouns are used in sentences without antecedent__________.

                            v.            They prepared little rice. This sentence is positive______________.

                         vi.            We found them in the bar. The underlined pronoun is in the objective case_________

                      vii.            Have a cake. This is an imperative sentence which shows a command____________

                   viii.            She was happy. The underlined verb functions as an auxiliary verb in this sentence________.

                         ix.            Common gender nouns show neither the gender___________

                            x.            He himself plays with a monkey. The underlined word in this sentence functions as a reflexive pronoun__________

13. Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.

i.                  He has never paid school fees for his children. (Begin: Never______________).

ii.               Joel is handsome. John is handsome. (Begin: Both……………….).

iii.            They are intelligent. They can pass the examination. (Join using: ……enough to…...).

iv.             He was sick but he managed to go to school. (Begin: However,).

v.                If he comes, he will enjoy life. (Begin: unless_______________).

14. Re-write the sentences by changing the infinitives in the brackets into gerund.

                              i.            (To laugh) at the poor is against the God’s will

                           ii.            Salay likes (to fight) all gborkas

                        iii.            (To read) over the night is not advisable for your health

                         iv.            (To love) your children promote confidence to them

                            v.            (To smile) is healthier than (to frown)

                         vi.            His hobby is (to draw)

15. Put the adjectives in the brackets in right order by writing them in the space provided.

                           i.            They wanted_________ (grey/a/metal) table

                        ii.            She bought___________ (red/a/new) car

                     iii.            He bought___________ (woolen/a/British/stylish) suit

                      iv.            _________ (Young/a/pretty) girl walked into the room

                         v.            She dropped___________ (old/beautiful/the) plate

                      vi.            They have____________ (Chinese/black) bicycle

16. Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.

                           i.            Farmers not only grow maize but also millet. (Begin: Not only___________)

                        ii.            He had hardly left the room when my uncle arrived. (Begin: Hardly______________)

                     iii.            The farmer rarely used fertilizer. (Begin: Rarely_________)

                      iv.            Scarcely did he look after his children. (Begin: He_______)

                         v.            They had no sooner sent the message than the phone rang. (Begin: No sooner…than…)

                      vi.            Unless you bring a coat, you will get wet. (Use: If_______)

                   vii.            He was popular but he was not selected to the national team. (Begin: In spite of_______)

                viii.            Although he is intelligent, everybody hates him. (Begin: Despite____________)

                      ix.            If you are fit, you will live longer. (Begin: The fitter______)

17. Construct one sentence according to the given guidelines.

                              i.            A sentence that has only collective noun

                           ii.            A sentence that has only one abstract noun

                        iii.            A sentence that has only one uncountable noun

                         iv.            A sentence that has only one common noun

                            v.            A sentence that has feminine noun

                         vi.            A sentence that has neuter noun

                      vii.            A sentence that has only one proper noun

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