Eng.

423

English Morphology and Syntax

King Saud University                                        Department of English

College of Arts                                                B.A. Program

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Course File 423

Department: English Language and Literature                                    College of Arts

1. Course Title: Morphology and Syntax

2. Course Number: 423

3. Course Level: 7th

4. Prerequisite: None

5. Course Status: Compulsory

6. Name of Instructor: Dr. Mona Turjoman

 

7. Credit Hours: 3

8. Hours of Instruction per Week: 3

9. Course Description: The aim of this course is to provide the students with a
general introduction to English morphology and syntax. It is designed to give the
students a brief glimpse of the theory and practice of the structural grammar of the
English language. A detailed analysis of English morphemes and word formation
processes as well as the structure of English sentences and phrases will be treated.

10. Course Aims and Objectives:

1. Introduce  students to Morphology.

2. Introduce students to how words are formed in English.

3. Introduce students to the different inflectional paradigms in English.

4. Students learn about NP and VP in detail.

5. Introduce students to the basic sentence patterns in English.

11. Course Main Subjects: Morphology and Syntax

12. Methods of Assessment: Students are given two mid-term (10 marks each).
Students are also required to give a presentation of a research paper on the
etymology of a word or phrase of their choice (15 marks). Students have to sit in for
a final exam (60 marks). Participation in class (5 marks).

13. Textbook(s): An Introductory of English Grammar by Norman Stageberg.

 
 14. Syllabus:

Week Topic Page

1 Introduction to the course. Name of book. Rules and regulations. 83-87

Part II Chapter 8 89-91

2 Chapter 8 92-101

3 Chapter 8 104-111

4 Chapter 9 114-119

Review Chapters 8 and 9.

5 1st Mid-term exam.  

Chapter 10 120-128
6 Review 1st Mid-term exam  

Chapter 11 129-135
7 Chapter 11 137-139

140-150
8 Part III Chapter 14 187-194

9 Review chapters 10 and 11  

2nd Mid-term exam

10 Chapter 15 197-203

Review 2nd Mid-term exam

11 Chapter 15 203-212

12 Chapter 15 212-215

Review chapters 14 and 15

13 Presentations of papers  

14 Presentations of papers  

15 Revision
Eng.423 Final Exam Sample 
 

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

King Saud University                                                                             Eng. 423

English Department                                                     Final Exam

Name: __________________________    Num: ___________________

I. Decide whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is

    false, underline the error only and correct it.

 

   1. There are three basic sentence patterns with the verb 'to be'.

        __________________________      T / F

   2. The suffix of the italicized word in 'He bought a stolen picture.' is that of

      [-D pp].           T / F 

       __________________________      

  3. The [-est sp] can only be added to one preposition, i.e. nearest.   T / F

     _______________________________      

4. The word normalizers has three suffixes.       T / F

      _______________________________
5. Infixes in English are most commonly additions, not replacements.   T / F

      _______________________________

6. Only one inflectional suffix can be added to a word.     T / F

      _______________________________

7. Linguistics is a plural noun because it takes [-s pl].     T / F

      _______________________________ 

  8. The grammatical meaning of the objective complement is "that which

      completes the direct object and describes or identifies it."    T / F

      _______________________________

  9. The 'aqua' in aquarium is an example of a bound base.     T / F

      _______________________________

10. The word unbelievable has three affixes.      T / F

      _______________________________

11. Echoism is the formation of a word from one that looks like its

       derivative.           T / F

      _______________________________

12. A general rule is to use the possessive with inanimate nouns.           T / F

      _______________________________

13. Few English verbs are both transitive and intransitive.     T / F

      _______________________________
14. Verbs with reflexive pronouns are not made passive.      T / F

      _______________________________

15. The indirect object in the pattern N1   TrV   N2  N3 may be replaced

        by a prepositional phrase.           T / F

      _______________________________

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. __________________________ is a branch of grammar which studies

the

         structure of words.

     2. ________________________ is the fusion of two words into one.

     3. In English there is only one basic sentence pattern with a/n

         ________________________ verb.

     4. Allomorphs can be ______________________ or

_______________________

        conditioned.

     5. [-s 3rd] and [-D pt] are forms of the verb _________________________.

     6. Inflectional suffixes are added to words which are called

_________________.

     7. ___________________ words consist of two bound morphemes.

     8. __________________ is simply the joining of two words into a single

word.
     9. The pronoun paradigm for 'I' is: 'I', 'me', and
________________________.

    10. When a verb stands alone without auxiliaries it is in the

           ____________________________ aspect.

    11. 'We missed the other car by a hair's breadth.' The semantic

          relationship between the italicized words is that of

_____________________.

    12. _________________________________ consists of three forms: stem,

         comparative and superlative.

    13. The process whereby a word is formed from the initials or beginning

          segments of words is called ________________________.

    14. It was a jack-in-the-box. 'Jack-in-the-box' is a/n___________________

word.

    15. In 'petrodollar', the bound morpheme is ________________________.

    16. 'Gym' and 'prof' are examples of ________________________.

    17. The meaning of the prefix 'post' in 'postwar' is

____________________.

   18. In the word 'happiness', '-ness' is a/n ______________________ suffix.

   19. The word 'ungentlemanly' is divided into _________ ultimate  

        constituents.        

   20. A/n _____________________is self-sufficient; it can stand alone with

          its subject.

   21. The passive form of the sentence 'Our son is opening every drawer' is

           _______________________________________________

  22. The ambiguous sentence I'm getting her socks represents the two

         patterns: ______________________ and _______________________. 

 III. A. Circle the bound morphemes in the following words:

           Walked      reactivation        legalize       defrost       reader 

 

          B. Circle the free morphemes in the following words:

           uneasy       brighten         fellowship        helpless        gentlemanly  

 
 

IV. Divide the following sentences into NOUN and VERB PHRASES,
and

      underline both HEADS:

1.      The  school  which  my  children  attend  is  within  walking  distance.

      2. I  have  heard  that  you  are  a  car  mechanic.

      3. The  guests  were  looking  happy. 

 

V. A. Create one sentence for every given pattern:

      1. N   LV      Adj    __________________________________
     2. N    TrV    N2      N3   __________________________________

      3. N    be      Av    __________________________________

      4. N    TrV   N2      N2   __________________________________

      5. N1  LV    N1    __________________________________

   B. Indicate the basic pattern of each of the following sentences:

       1. They made him a good offer.  ____________________________________

       2. He considered her brilliant.  _____________________________________

       3. They are in the library.  _________________________________________

       4. Jack left early.    _______________________________________________

       5. They are my friends.   ___________________________________________

      6. She fed him the baby food. ________________________________________

      7. Her brother was hungry. __________________________________________

      8. The picnic was outside. ___________________________________________

      9. The class laughed loudly. __________________________________________

     10. Fahad seemed a good fellow. _______________________________________

   C. After each sentence place a be, LV, InT and TV to label the
verb:
       2. The firm sent a form letter to all its customers.  ______________

       3. The driver turned sharply.     ______________

       4. Chris became a skillful tennis player.   ______________

       5. The driver turned the car around.    ______________

 
IV. What are the following examples of?
     1. [-s pl]: ________________

     2. fest iv al: ________________

     3. flu: ________________

     4. UNESCO: ________________

 
 

Dr. Mona Turjoman

GOOD LUCK!