英语专业四级

英语专业四级语法辨析题练习题

模拟练习题

1. “We all consider him a thief.” The underlined part is the ______

of the sentence.

A. direct object

B. indirect object

C. adverbial

D. object complement

2. “It’s virtue to admit and overcome one’s own shortcomings.” The

underlined part is the _____ of the sentence.

A. adverbial

B. subject

C. object complement

D. object

3. “The purpose of the exchange program is to promote the

understanding between the two countries.” The underlined part is the _________ of the sentence.

A. object

B. adverbial

C. predicative

D. subject

4. “I prefer to call off the meeting on account of our director’s

absence.” The underlined part is the ________ of the sentence.

A. object

B. predicative

C. appositive

D. adverbial

5. “He thought it a great thing not to have invited her.”The

underlined part is the ________ of the sentence.

A. object

B. predicative

C. appositive

D. object complement

6. “I enjoy listening to classic music.”The underlined part is the

________ of the sentence.

A. adverbial

B. object

C. object complement

D. appositive

7. “He deemed it no good trying once more.”

A. adverbial

B. object complement

C. object

D. appositive

8. In the following sentences, which one does not contain a

dangling modifier?

A. Being a movie fan, Avatar is his favorite.

B. If caught, the police will punish the thief.

C. The car suddenly stopped, while passing through a forest.

D. To pass the exam, a book is needed.

9. In the following sentences, which one contains an unacceptable

dangling modifier?

A. Frankly speaking, the novel is terrible.

B. Judging from its appearance, the box must have been there

for hundreds of years.

C. Allowing for his young age, the boy is very courageous.

D. Standing on the mountain-top, the whole village could be

seen clearly.

10. In the following sentences, which one does not contain a

nominative absolute structure?

A. The sun having risen, we start work.

B. There being nothing else to do, we played games.

C. The work done, we went to bed.

D. His face looked pale, we took his temperature.

11. In the following sentences, which one does not contain an

insertion?

A. He is, I am afraid, still very childish.

B. His wife, I presume, was not listening to him.

C. The shop, you know, is a secret gambling house.

D. This house, by the high way, will be sold to a rich man.

12. “Only after the accident did he become cautious.” It contains a/an

______ sentence.

A. insertion

B. inversion

C. omission

D. cleft

13. Which of the following is a cleft sentence?

A. It is a difficult book to read.

B. It was not until he went back that the other people left.

C. It is surprising that the 9-year-old boy goes to college.

D. It is no good arguing with him.

14. Which of the following sentences contains a correct omission?

A. When you in doubt, ask the chairman himself.

B. Because ill, he didn’t attend the meeting.

C. Put a comma where needed.

D. Although was frightened, he managed to run away.

15. Which of the following is not correct?

A. The earth is 49 times than the size of the moon.

B. This room is twice as wide as that room.

C. Pole One is three times longer than Pole Two.