English 201 – English Grammar:
Key Concepts and Terms – Quiz 1 (Fall 2001)
Answers at www.class.uidaho.edu/engl201/past_exams/Exam_1_Fall_2001_Answers.pdf
I. Identify the pattern of the following sentences (Pattern I, II, III, etc., 1 point each, 11
points total):
_____ 1. My dog Sophie sleeps by my bed each night.
_____ 2. Sophie’s birthplace was on a place out in the country south of Lewiston.
_____ 3. Both my dogs love long walks early in the morning.
_____ 4. We named our second dog Grice.
_____ 5. Grice is sometimes very aggressive toward other dogs.
_____ 6. I find long walks with my dogs quite exhilarating.
_____ 7. At the end of the day both dogs seem very tired.
_____ 8. I usually give my dogs a walk every monring.
_____ 9. Grice is only part German Shepherd.
____ 10. The lack of exercise for these dogs is becoming a serious problem.
____ 11. Dogs adapt very well to different living situations.
II. Identify the verb tense, the aspect, and the voice for each verb underlined in the
following sentences. Each sentence is worth from 1½ to 4½ points, depending on how
many verbs are underlined. (½ point each, 12 points total)
1. Last week I walked my dogs along the levee in Lewiston and then downtown.
Tense: _______________________________________________________________________
Aspect: ______________________________________________________________________
Voice: _______________________________________________________________________
2. It was necessary to leave because an exterminator was coming to spray for spiders around the edge
of the house.
Tense: _______________________________________________________________________
Aspect: ______________________________________________________________________
Voice: _______________________________________________________________________
3. When our walk was finished, the exterminator had finished his work.
Tense: _______________________________________________________________________
Aspect: ______________________________________________________________________
Voice: _______________________________________________________________________
4. We walk about three miles each day. By the end of the week, we will have walked almost 30 miles.
Tense: _______________________________________________________________________
Aspect: ______________________________________________________________________
Voice: _______________________________________________________________________
