Functional English 1 (ENGS1101)
Faculty of Science (FS)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2017
I. Rewrite the following sentences choosing the appropriate pronoun from the alternatives
1. Our mother instructed us to do the laundry (ourself/ourselves/oneself).
2. One involved (himself/herself/oneself) in too many activities.
3. Wanda and (her/herself/she) performed brilliantly in the examination.
4. (Whom/Who) did you give the documents to?
5. My nephew worked harder than (I/me).
6. Tell your parents (who/whom) you visited yesterday in the evening.
7. Irene and Peter love (theirself/themselves/themselves/each other).
8. Grace accused my parents and (I/me) for destroying her life.
9. Rose is noisier than (her/she).
10. The HOD flared at Paul and (me/I).
II. Define the following concepts with appropriate examples
Phrase, Clause, Dependent clause, Independent clause, Sentence
III. Identify the word(s) which has the sound as indicated
/a:/ trap, late, heart, tap
/3:/ head, heart, hear, girl
/z/ lose, release, loose, collapse
/ð/ breathe, path, theme, teeth
// thin, that, then, this
/I/ heir, hear, air, bare
IV. Combine the following clauses to form longer sentences. Specify whether the sentence is a
simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence.
1. Sonata likes music. She hates pop.
2. It rained heavily yesterday. I went to the market. I could not buy anything.
3. The League of Nations was created in 1919. It was replaced by the United Nations. It proved
inefficient in handling international disputes.
4. Many students don’t know. The continued to cheat. Cheating is a serious offence. They end
up being expelled from the university.
School:__ _Department:_All level one__Lecturer(s): Dr Wandji, Dr Ntam, Mme Numfor
Course Code: ENGS 1101 Title:_Functional English I
Date: __15/04/2017_____Halls: Asanji; PBC 01; PBC02; PBC03 and PBC 04_ Time: 7.30-9.30
Instructions: Answer Question 1 and ANY Six Others
The UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
P.O. BOX 39 Bambili
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace-Work-Fatherland
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V. Construct ten different sentences, five, illustrating single word prepositions, and five, illustrating
multiple word prepositions.
VI. State three transitive and three intransitive verbs and construct short sentences with them.
VII. Fill the blank spaces below with the appropriate adjectives
Positive Comparative Superlative
a. Heavy …………………….. ……………………….
b. Ferocious …………………….. ………………………..
c. ……………….. former ………………………..
d. Up ……………………… ……………………….
e. ………………… …………………….. least
f. ………………… worse ……………………….
g. Good ……………………… ………………………..
h. Heavy ……………………… ………………………..
i. …………………... ………………………. most
j. …………………… better ………………………...
VIII. What would you say in the following situation?
1. To someone who is ill.
2. To the bride.
3. To the bridegroom
4. When a guest arrives at your home.
5. Before an interview.
6. Would you do me a favour?
7. Sorry to have kept you waiting?
8. I hope I’m not disturbing you?
9. To someone who has failed an examination
10. To someone who is going away for a long time.
11. To someone you meet in America for the first time.
XIV. Fill the gaps with the appropriate article if necessary. Use ∅ for zero article.
1. He went to have…………bath.
2. Mirable had…………………………..on the way to……………..school.
3. ………….police has had a lot of support from……………………..public over this issue.
4. Bernard has……………………great interest in ………………social sciences
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5. ………mountains surrounding the city do not give………………………room for…………..further.
Good luck!
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