Welcome to your UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (USE OF ENGLISH 2017) 1. Which of the following sentences is correct? (Use to answer the question 1-8) A. One should mind his business. B. One should mind one’s business C One should mind her business 2. (2) A. This case is between you and I. B. This case is between you and me. C. This case is between the two both of us 3. (3) A. With them around, we have a great problem on our hands. B. With them around, we have a great problem on our hand. C. With them around, we have a great problem on hand 4. (4) A. The dog wagged it’s tail. B. The dog wagged its tail. C. The dog wagged its’ tail. 5. (5) A. A ten year old boy is missing. B. A ten-year-old boy is missing. C. A ten year-old boy is missing 6. Choose the option that sounds the same with: two A. tool B. too C. tow D. to 7. Choose the option that sounds the same with bear : A. bare B. beer C. bared D. beard 8. Choose the option that sounds the same with the given word. Key A. kiss B. quay C. keyed D. kissed 9. Choose the word that is correctly spelled. (Use to answer the question 9-25) A. acomodation B. accommodation C. accomodation D. acommodation 10. (10) A. embarrassment B. embarassment C. embarrasment D. embarasment 11. (11) A. horrific B. horific C. horiffic D. horriffic 12. The underlined expression is an -----------. As soon as Joy arrived, she started looking for food. A. adverbial phrase of reason B. adverbial clause of reason C. adverbial phrase of time D. adverbial clause of time 13. The underlined expression is a(n) ... ... My friend, a brilliant lecturer, won many prizes. A. adjectival clause B. relative clause C. appositive phrase D. subject of ‘won’ 14. The underlined expression is a I passed very well because I studied hard. A. relative clause introducer B. linking verb C. adverb of reason D. subordinating conjunction 15. Bello and I love each other. A. preposition B. reciprocal pronoun C. noun phrase D. adjectival phrase 16. The underlined expressions is a(n) --------. I prefer writing to acting. A. verb B. participle C. gerund D. object 17. The underlined expression is a(n) --------. Having finished my assignment, I started watching television. A. infinitive clause B. gerund C. participial phrase D. noun clause 18. The underlined expression is a --- --------. If you leave early, you’ll meet Sola at home. A. nominal clause B. verbal clause C. conditional clause D. adjectival clause 19. The underlined expression is a -----------. Wounded by a lion, the hunter trudged home. A. nominal clause B. verbal clause C. participial clause D. adjectival clause 20. The underlined expression functions as I’m proud of you. A. prepositional complement B. adjectival complement C. subject complement D. verbal complement 21. A noun phrase lacks one of the following: A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb 22. Eve gave Adam an apple. An apple in the sentence functions as------------. A. subject of the verb ‘gave’ B. direct object of the verb C. indirect object of the verb D. object complement 23. I wonder if you know where he lives. This sentence is a(n) ...... A. thoughtful statement B. polite command C. indirect question D. subtle exclamation. 24. An example of gradable adjectives is … A. each B. beautiful C. dead D. live 25. A clause differs from a phrase because a clause contains ………. A. a larger number of words B. a fewer number of words C. a finite verb D. a non-finite verb Post navigation UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN POST UTME (USE OF ENGLISH 2018)