(C ) Circle the Topic and Underline the Controlling Idea in Each of the Following Sentences

End Term Exam Dept. : Supporting Unit 1st Term 1437 Course : Writing 163 Date: 23 /3/1437 H Instructor: M. A. Adam

Name : ……………………………………………………………. ID………………………………………

Question 1:

Complete:- 2 marks

(A ) A paragraph is……………………………………………………………………......

……………………………………………………………………………………......

(B) the three parts of a paragraph are :- 1.5 marks

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(C ) Circle the topic and underline the controlling idea in each of the following sentences.

1. college students take many kinds of tests. 1.5 marks

(D) In not less than seven sentences write a paragraph about your class mate.

My Classmate 5 marks

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 2:
(A)What is a sentence? 1 mark
......
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(B) Write (S) for complete sentences , and (NS) for incomplete ones. 5 marks
1. Don’t cross the road. [ ]
2. They tennis. [ ]
( C ) Write (IC) for independent clause s, (DC) for dependent clauses , and draw a circle around the time subordinators . 5 marks
1. ( ) If you are interested in Native Americans.
2. ( ) I take the bus to school.

Question 3:

Draw a circle around the letter of the best answer a, b, c, or d. 10 marks

1. The ……………………………………….tells who or what did something.

(a)verb (b) object ( c ) subject (d) adverb

2. My mother and father speak English well. (the correct formula of this sentence is……….……..)

(a)SV (b) SVV ( c ) SSV (d ) SSVV

Question 4:

(A) Change small letters to capital letters where necessary: 4 marks

1. it too hot in june and july saudiarabia.

(B) Add commas where necessary: 5 marks

1/ On Monday January 8 2012 she went to London.

Question 5:

(A) Circle the adjectives in the following sentences. 5 marks

The back bumper was rusty and the front window was cracked.

(B) Put parentheses around prepositional phrases of time and place in the following sentences:

My favorite place on the campus of our school is the lawn in front of the library. 5 marks

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