Uppsala universitet
Engelska institutionen
ENGELSKA A, 30 HP
PROV I SPRÅKSTRUKTUR, 7,5 poäng
2011-04-27 kl. 08.00 – 13.00. Inga hjälpmedel.
Provet består av fyra delar: grammatik, översättning, uttal och ordkunskap.
Svar till alla fyra delarna måste lämnas in hophäftade med detta blad.
Kurs:  A1  HS1
KOD:
RESULTAT
GRAMMATIK (SMG): __________/40
ÖVERSÄTTNING (SMG): __________/20
UTTAL (ANK): __________/20
ORDKUNSKAP (NOL): __________/20
SUMMA SPRÅKSTRUKTUR:
BETYG: __________ (G:
–
/100
)
Part 1: Grammar (40 points).
Respond to the following tasks and questions. Answer in English.
Task 1. Terminology (8 points)
It takes an effort these days to recall the thrill that surged through the world when
Barack Obama was elected America’s president. He seemed to be a man who could heal
America’s wounds. Two years later, the magnitude of the let-down is palpable
everywhere; and at home the president is caught in a vice. To many on the left, he is a
spineless compromiser, whose half-baked plans to get America back to work have done
little to help those who voted for him. To many on the right, he seems a doctrinaire
spendthrift who has squandered billions of dollars on wasteful bureaucracy.
(Based on an editorial in The Economist, 30 October 2010)
In the boldfaced text above, identify the following grammatical features. To get a point, you
must give the requested number of correct answers; for instance, if one of two is wrong, no
point will be given. Give only what you are asked for.
1 three different determiners ______________________________________________
2 two different relative pronouns ___________________________________________
3 two different prepositions _______________________________________________
4 one demonstrative pronoun ______________________________________________
5 one attributive adjective ________________________________________________
6 one past participle _____________________________________________________
7 one noun in the genitive ________________________________________________
8 one modal auxiliary ____________________________________________________
Task 2. Clause elements (6 points)
Identify the clause elements of the boldfaced sentences below. Put lines between the different
elements and write the name of each clause element below the sentence. Use the
abbreviations S (subject), V (verb), Od (direct object), Oi (indirect object), Ps (subject
predicative, also known as subject complement), Po (object predicative, also known as object
complement) and A (adverbial).
Example: I | have | three younger brothers.
S V
Od
1. A nice lady with brown hair told my cousin a story.
2. The exercises kept us busy.
3. The little girl was smiling happily.
Task 3. Adjectives and adverbs (4 points)
Find two adjectives and two adverbs in the boldfaced text below. For each adjective, state
whether it is attributive or predicative; for each adverb, state whether it describes a verb, an
adjective, an adverb, or a clause. Note that there may be more than two adjectives and
adverbs in the text, but only two adjectives and two adverbs should be given.
“Our hotel is much nicer than theirs!” she exclaimed enthusiastically. Her husband
breathed a sigh of genuine relief when he realized that she was very happy with their
accommodation.
The adjective ____________________ is ____________________.
The adjective ____________________ is ____________________.
The adverb ____________________ describes a(n) ____________________.
The adverb ____________________ describes a(n) ____________________.
Task 4. Gap test (4 points)
Complete the following sentences by filling in the appropriate translation of the Swedish
word(s) in parentheses.
1. The beef tasted (fruktansvärt) _________________________, but I ate it anyway.
2. I’m extremely fond of (att ta) ___________________________ a walk before I go to
bed.
3. I just listened to “Late for the Sky”, (som) ____________________ is my favourite
song by Jackson Browne.
4. If Bill had taken my advice, (hade han inte) _________________________________
lost everything he owned when his company went bankrupt.
5. (De som) _________________________ own a car in Sweden have to have
insurance.
6. The suspect demanded that the lawyer (skulle lämna) _________________________
the room immediately.
7. (Det finns) _________________________ several problems that we haven’t solved
yet.
8. This wallet must belong to (någon) ____________________ of your employees.
Task 5. Finite and non-finite verb forms (2 points)
In the boldfaced sentence below, write “F” below each finite verb form and write “NF” below
each non-finite verb form. Do not write anything below words that are not verb forms.
My telephone was in my bag, so I may have missed a phone call or two.
Task 6. Present-tense verbs (2 points)
Fill in the correct present-tense form of the verb within parenthesis in each gap in the
sentences below.
1. Measles ___________________ (be) the worst disease I’ve ever had.
2. The newspaper says that the police ____________________ (have) arrested a suspect.
3. The windows of the house ____________________ (be) really beautiful.
4. Everyone except you ____________________ (have) taken the test already.
Task 7. The definite article (2 points)
Insert the definite article whenever necessary to complete the translations of the Swedish
sentences below. The sentences should be understood as having no further known context.
Do not insert definite articles that are not necessary.
Jag bor alltid på samma dyra hotell när jag åker till Rom; inflationen är så hög att det inte är
någon idé att försöka spara pengar. Men trots lågkonjunkturen tycker de flesta italienare
fortfarande att de lever i paradiset.
I always stay at __________ same expensive hotel when I go to Rome; __________ inflation
is so high that there is no point in trying to save money. But despite the recession,
__________ most Italians still believe that they are living in __________ Paradise.
Task 8. Noun-phrase structure (4 points)
Identify the components of the boldfaced noun phrases below. Put lines between the different
components and write the name of each component below the noun phrase. Use the
abbreviations D (determiner), PRE (premodifier), H (head) and POST (postmodifier).
Example: an | essay | on postmodernism
D
H
POST
our favourite restaurant
the car that Jane bought last week
Task 9. Error analysis (8 points)
Find four grammatical errors in the boldfaced text below, correct them and explain your
correction. Study the following example to see how to do this task:
Ungrammatical text: *Students increasing turn to the Internet to….
Underline and number the error: * Students increasing1 turn to the Internet to….
Give a correction of the error:
Error no 1: The text here should read “Students increasingly turn to the Internet to….”
Explain:
because an adverb, not an adjective, is needed to modify the verb turn to.
In Roman times, Britain had as much inhabitants as it later would during the Middle
Ages. For four centuries, it was an integral part of a political system who stretched from
Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne. It’s involvement with Rome
started before the Roman conquest in AD 43. However, aspects of British society was
beginning to emerge even in the Early Bronze Age.
Error no 1. The text here should read “__________________________________________”
because____________________________________________________________________
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Error no 2. The text here should read “_________________________________________”
because____________________________________________________________________
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Error no 3. The text here should read “__________________________________________”
because____________________________________________________________________
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Error no 4. The text here should read “___________________________________________”
because____________________________________________________________________
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Part II. Translation (20 points).
Translate (1)–(4) below into English.
1. Lekar som liknar dagens baseboll anlände till Nordamerika tillsammans med de
engelska kolonisatörerna (kolonisatör = colonist) i början av 1600-talet.
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2. Under följande århundraden uppfanns flera olika amerikanska varianter, men den
moderna basebollen utvecklades på 1840-talet.
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3. År 1845 föreslog William Cartwright, som också bildade (bilda = form) den första
basebollklubben i USA, enhetliga (enhetlig = uniform) regler för sporten.
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4. Den första matchen med Cartwrights regler ägde rum (äga rum = take place) i juni
1846. Många av dessa regler används fortfarande i dag.
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