LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011
EL 5402 – COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH
Date : 20-04-2011 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
- Write an essay narrating an event that happened in your school / village/town /city in about 250 words (20 marks)
- Write conversation with your friend on your plans you have after your studies in (10 marks)
- Write a short speech for your juniors in Loyola which you would make on the farewell function organised for you by your juniors using adequate adjectives and adverbs.
(10 marks)
- Write an email to your friend on OVATIONS 2010 and a report on the same topic to a newspaper in formal writing. (20 marks)
- Write any five sentences in direct speech and convert them into indirect speech.
(10 marks)
- Point out some rules of passive voice giving at least five examples (10 marks)
- What are some of the common errors made by speakers of English in India and analyse the errors in the following sentences: (20 marks)
- I am more happy today.
- You only told that yesterday.
- Work hard. Only then you will change.
- One of my friend came here.
- Am’nt I right?
- The amount of horses on the range was small.
- I shall ask the boss if I can have the afternoon off.
- I can not attend the meeting.
- The child continuously disturbed the class.
- I am more happy today.
