BEGE-102 2024-25 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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ASSIGNMENT (BEGE 102)
THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH
Programme: BDP
Course Code: BEGE-102/ 2024-25
Answer all questions in this assignment.
Section A
1. Write short notes on the following 5 × 4 = 20
a.Irregular verbs
b.Plosives
c.English diphthongs
d. Fricatives
2. Mark the primary stress in the following words. 5
a. Above b.Director c. Cinema d. Illegal e. Award
3. a. Write the phonetic symbols of the following vowel sounds represented by the underlined
letter(s) in each of the following words (according to R.P.): 5
i. Book ii. Party iii. Could iv. Been v. Bought
b.Write the phonetic transcription of the following words:
i. Poor ii. Played iii. During iv. Aerial v. Ointment 5
c. Divide the following words into constituent morphemes:
i. Unconditional ii. Cleanliness iii. Disrepute iv. Influencer v. thoughtlessly 5
Section B
4. Write a short note on Affixes. 10
5. What is the rhythm of English speech? Discuss with examples. 10
6. What do you understand by the terms subordinate and coordinate clauses? Explain by giving five
examples of each. 10

7. Explain the differences between explicit and implicit negation. Give suitable examples. 10
Section C
8. Fill in the blanks as directed: 5×2=10
a. _______ book I am reading is about ancient history. (use an article)
b. She _________ (dream) of going to Paris since she was a child. (use the correct form of the
verb in brackets)
c. The movie was great, ________ the ending was a bit predictable. (use an appropriate
subordinating conjunction)
d. The girl _______ bike was stolen is very upset. (use an appropriate relative pronoun)
e. She ________ (finish) her homework before dinner, as she promised. (use the correct form
of the verb in brackets)
9. Rewrite as indicated. 5×2=10
a. This song is the most popular one on the radio right now. (Rewrite using positive degree)
b. You like chocolate ice cream. (add a question tag)
c. The traffic was heavy. We arrived late for the meeting. (Combine to form a single sentence)
d. “What time does the movie start?” I asked Ravi. (Rewrite as indirect speech).
e. The chef is preparing a delicious meal. ( Rewrite using passive voice)