English 3760 Name ______________________________

B. Southard Spring 1999

TEST ONE

I. Convert the following comments, which were made by Steven Wright, from phonemic transcription to standard English orthography; standard punctuation marks are included. (10 points)

A phonetic font is not available for internet use or for use with Word; this section would include passages written with phonemic transcription similar to those practiced in class.

II. Rewrite in phonemic notation the following statements, which are also from Steven Wright. You should not include punctuation marks or capitalization. (20 points)

a. I had to stop driving my car for a while. The tires got dizzy.

b. I spilled spot remover on my dog. He’s gone now.

c. I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don’t know what to feed it.

III. Transcribe phonetically the words dictated in class. (20 points)

____________________1. ____________________8. ____________________15.

____________________2. ____________________9. ____________________16.

____________________3. ____________________10. ____________________17.

____________________4. ____________________11. ____________________18.

____________________5. ____________________12. ____________________19.

____________________6. ____________________13. ____________________20.

____________________7. ____________________14.

IV. Identify the morphemes in each of the following words. (15 points)

V. On the back of the preceding page, identify all morphemes in the following sentence. Pronouns and possessive determiners should be identified with two morphemes each (10 points)

Doesn’t your father like having his insurance rate reduced by the new agent?

VI. Identify the part of speech of each of the italicized and underlined words in the following excerpt from Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis. Place above the word the appropriate number from the list below. Remember that you are identifying the part of speech, not the function, of these words. You do not have to give the reasons for your classifications, though you may want to list them mentally for yourself as a way of checking your classifications. (25 points)

1. Noun 4. Adverb 7. Conjunction 10. Modal

2. Verb 5. Pronoun 8. Determiner

3. Adjective 6. Preposition 9. Qualifier

These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but "to bind us in all cases whatsoever," and if being bound in that manner is not slavery, then there is not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.

times 1. Noun

sunshine 1. Noun

their 8. Determiner

but 7. Conjunction

thanks 1. Noun

easily 4. Adverb

this 8. Determiner

consolation 1. Noun

glorious 3. Adjective

too 9. Qualifier

we 5. Pronoun

dearness 1. Noun

upon 6. Preposition

would 10. Modal

celestial 3. Adjective

an 8. Determiner

freedom 1. Noun

should 10. Modal

highly 4. Adverb

with 6. Preposition

being 2. Verb

expression 1. Noun

impious 3. Adjective

so 9. Qualifier

can 10. Modal