SECTION B [40 Marks]
Answer any TWO questions from this Section. Each question carries 20 marks.
QUESTION 1
Read the following sentences carefully
A) Identify the type of clause the underlined structure is. [1 Mark each]
B) State the function of the underlined clause in the sentence. [1 Mark each]
i) It is unfair to say that.
ii) When I met you, you were planning to leave.
iii) Had you taken your time to answer the questions well, you would have scored a high mark.
iv) It is a fact that some parents are insensitive to the plight of their children.
v) The spectators were not certain whether it was a goal.
vi) While we were on vacation, he bought me a dog.
vii) The strategy, turning a messaging app into a platform, has been a success for WeChat, a Chinese messaging app.
viii) Places people visit for leisure must be kept clean all the time.
ix) The woman, though tired after work, cooks for the family.
x) You should explain why education is important.
QUESTION 2
Paying attention to nominal, relative and adverbial functions,
discuss function as a means of classifying the clause. [20 Marks]
QUESTION 3
Citing relevant examples, discuss three differences between a
defining relative clause and non-defining relative clause. [20 Marks]
QUESTION 4
The underlined clauses in sentences (a) and (b) below are relative
and nominal clauses respectively. Discuss any four grammatical
tests that help to bring out the difference between them.
a) How did she react to the message that she received from her parents?
b) How did she react to the message that she had inherited a fortune from her parents?
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