1st Year Psychology, Homework 1: The Pronoun, The Numeral, The Adverb

HOMEWORK ONE The Pronoun, the Numeral, the Adverb

Deadline for submission: 10.05.2015Medium for submission: online Resources: Anca Maican, Practical Course in English Grammar for 1st Year Students in PsychologyMaximal Score for Homework One: 1,5 pts. out of your final mark for the second semester1

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I. THE PRONOUN. Choose the most suitable answer:

1. The teacher usually gives students a lot of homework:

a. me; b. them; c. you.

2. He’s reading a story to his little sister.

a. me; b. her; c. them.

3. The boys are riding their bikes.

a. it; b. them; c. its.

4. My mother is writing a letter to John.

a. him; b. her; c. it.

5. I don’t know the answer.

a. it; b. its; c. him.

6. Sally is going to Mary.

a. her; b. him; c. me.

7. Open the window, please.

a. it; b. them; c. us.

8. Can you tell the people the way to the airport?

a. you; b. them; c. us.

9. ……………… is the girl in the blue dress?

a. who; b. whom; c. which

10. ……………………. is the name of the team in red?1 For each homework you can obtain a maximal score of 1,5 points. These points are part of your final mark for the semester. Your maximal score for the semester will be calculated as follows: 3 pts. (Homework One = 1,5 pts. + Homework Two = 1,5 pts.) + 6 pts. (Final Examination + “Attendance and Activity” Bonus pts., if such be the case) + 1 extra pt. = 10 pts.

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1st Year Psychology, Homework 1: The Pronoun, The Numeral, The Adverb

a. what; b. which; c. whom.

10 correct answers = 0,5 pts.

II. THE NUMERAL. Choose the correct answer:

1. ……………………of people sat quietly in the hall.

a. hundred; b. hundreds; c. five hundreds; d. five hundred.

2. Eggs are cheap. I bought……………………

a. two dozens; b. two dozen; c. two a dozen; d. two dozens of them.

3. Next week, we are going to study ………………..

a. Lesson Nine; b. Lesson Ninth; c. Lesson Nineth; d. the nineth lesson.

4. About …………………of the workers are young people.

a. third-fifths; b. three-fifth; c. three-fifths; d. third-fifth.

5. About ………………….old people died of the flu last winter.

a. two thousand of; b. two thousand; c. two thousands; d. two thousands of.

6. The scientist is in his …………………

a. thirties; b. thirtys; c. thirty's; d. thirtieths.

7. "C" is ………………..letter of the English alphabet.

a. a third; b. third; c. the third; d. the third of the.

8. He's been in the United States for ………………..

a. one year and a half; b. one year and half; c. one year and an half; d. one

and half years.

9. The experiment will last for one hundred fifty days. Today is ……………….day.

a. the one hundred fourty-ninth; b. the one hundred forty-nineth; c. one

hundred forty ninth; d. the one hundred forty-ninth.

10. More than …………………..of the teachers in our school are young or middleaged.

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1st Year Psychology, Homework 1: The Pronoun, The Numeral, The Adverb

a. 70 percent; b. 70 percents; c. 70 percentage; d. 70 percentages.

10 correct sentences = 0,5 pts.

III. THE ADVERB. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adverb:

1. I speak English more fluently now than last year. (fluent)

2. She greeted me most politely of all. (polite)

3. She smiled more happily than before. (happy)

4. This girl dances most gracefully of all. (graceful)

5. Could you write more clearly? (clear)

6. Planes can fly higher than birds. (high)

7. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives more carefully than before.

(careful)

8. Jim can run faster than John. (fast)

9. Our team played worst of all. (bad)

10. He worked harder than ever before. (hard)

10 correct answers= 0,5 pts.

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