Periyar University 2009-1st Sem B.A English , ember/ember gram and usage - Question Paper

(j) Identify the parts of speech in the subsequent : [marks 2]

Hurrah ! we have won the match.


part - B

discuss the subsequent in about 100 words every :

2. (a) Write a note on sentence and its types. [marks 5]

Or

(b) Make phrases using the subsequent nouns [marks 5]

(i) Honesty

(ii) Bangalore

(iii) Crowd

(iv) Gold

(v) School.

3. (a) change the subsequent feminine genders into masculine : [marks 5]

(i) The queen ordered the princess to leave the kingdom.

(ii) The landlady told the male servant to meet here with his spouse and son.

(iii) The milklady is coming with her sister.

(iv) She met her girlfriend at her aunt's house.

(v) The washerwoman gave her husband fifty rupees.

Or

(b) Breifly define NUMBERS in English. [marks 5]

4. (a) Make a note on Transitive and Intransitive verbs. [marks 5]

Or

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles : [marks 5]

(i) ___________ moon is ___________ satellite of ___________ earth.

(ii) ___________ new bridge is being constructed across ___________ river pampa by ___________ engineering company.

(iii) I went to _________ school to meet __________ old friend who is working there as ___________ teacher.

(iv) _____________ note book is made of paper.

5. (a) Uses of Participles. [marks 5]

Or

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions : [marks 5]

(i) The girls sang __________ the boys played.

(ii) He is not only rich ___________ generous.

(iii) ____________ she is rich, she is unhappy.

(iv) ____________ he was sleeping, he saw a sweet dream.

(v) ___________ I feel any doubt. I refer the book.

6. (a) Write a note on Interjection. [marks 5]

Or

(b) Identify the Tense of the subsequent : [marks 5]

(i) I have completed ten lessons of this book.

(ii) He is carrying a trunk on his head.

(iii) Rani lost her pen in the class yesterday.

(iv) Mary has learned English for four years.

(v) She has been waiting for you for a long time.


part - C

ans any 3 of the subsequent in about 500 words every :

7. Write a note on the parts of speech. [marks 10]

8. Examine the sentence trends in English. [marks 10]

9. Use any 3 of the subsequent idioms in phrases of your own so as to bring out their meaning [marks 10]

(a) an eye for an eye

(b) as the crow flies

(c) beat a hasty retreat

(d) a wolf in sheep's clothing

(e) call a spade a spade

(f) all in all

(g) at the 11th hour

(i) beat about the bush

10. define the uses of prepostions. [marks 10]

11. discuss any 5 of the subsequent with suitable examples : [marks 10]

(a) Metaphor

(b) Personification

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Euphemism

(e) Irony

(f) Antithesis

(g) Epigram

(h) Apostrophe.

Earning:   Approval pending.