UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER

TAHUN AKADEMIK 2017/2018

: SENTENCE-BASED WRITING
NAMA MATA KULIAH
(KODE: ENG614108)
SEMESTER : II
WAKTU UJIAN : SELASA, 3 APRIL 2018
SIFAT : TERTUTUP

Part 1 Remembering and understanding basic concepts of part of speech, phrase, clause,
sentence, conjunction, and sentence connector (20%)
Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Parts of speech are word classes.

2. “Life” is a verb in “Voldemort does not live a good life in his second semester”.
3. Phrase is a group of words which has subject, head, and modifier.
4. “Now” is an adverb phrase in “My seniors are doing their homework now”.
5. Clause is a group of words which always has complete meaning.
6. There is no difference between independent clause and simple sentence.
7. We cannot use a semicolon to join two clauses in a compound sentence.
8. Complex sentence is made of two independent clauses.
9. “Nevertheless” is one of coordinating conjunctions.
10. “Yet” is one of sentence connectors.

Part 2 Identifying subject, predicate, and core predicate (20%)

Identify the subject, predicate, and core predicate in four sentences below.

11. Foreign students usually suffer from culture shock.

12. Getting an A from Sentence-based Writing class was my main concern.
13. All we need is an informative grammar book.
14. Jack and Jill completed their mid-term examination early.

Part 3 Constructing simple sentences (20%)

Complete the following groups of words to form simple sentences and punctuate the
sentences correctly.

15. My examination score is ___________________

16. He writes ___________________

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Part 4 Constructing compound sentences (20%)

Add another independent clause to each of the following independent clause to form
compound sentences and punctuate the sentences correctly.

17. My favorite lecturer is explaining important material in front of the class therefore
___________________
18. Students may buy new books or ___________________

Part 5 Constructing complex sentences (20%)

Add a logical independent clause to each of the following dependent clause to form complex
sentences and punctuate the sentences correctly.

19. After I get a good score from Sentence-based Writing class ___________________
20. ___________________unless you learn English grammar seriously.