IGNOU BEGE-102
- The Structure of Modern English,
Latest Solved Assignment
(July 2024 - January 2025)

Section A

1. Write short notes on the following

a.Irregular verbs
b.Plosives
c.English diphthongs
d. Fricatives

2. Mark the primary stress in the following words.
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.):
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

c. Divide the following words into constituent morphemes:
i. Unconditional ii. Cleanliness iii. Disrepute iv. Influencer v. thoughtlessly

Section B

4. Write a short note on Affixes.

5. What is the rhythm of English speech? Discuss with examples. 1

6. What do you understand by the terms subordinate and coordinate clauses? Explain by giving five examples of each.

7. Explain the differences between explicit and implicit negation. Give suitable examples.

Section C

8. Fill in the blanks as directed:

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.

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)

SECTION A

I a. Write short notes on the following:
i. Semi-vowels in English.
ii. Irregular plurals.
iii. Types of affixes.
iv. Free morphemes and bound morphemes.
v. Types of negation.

I b. Write the phonetic transcription of the following words
i. distinguish ii. phonetic iii. introduction iv. shrine v. perpendicular

I c. Mark the primary stress in the following words using the appropriate stress mark

i. confidential ii. Democracy iii. ability iv. academic v. activity

SECTION B

II a. What are vowels? Write a detailed description of pure vowels and diphthongs.
II b. Describe content words and grammatical words. Explain their functions in a sentence with suitable examples.
II c. What are restrictive and non-restrictive clauses? Explain with suitable examples.
II d. What are the classes into which pronouns are grouped on the basis of their grammatical function? Explain with examples.

SECTION C

III a. Rewrite as directed.
i. She lives in New York. (rewrite the sentence changing the form of the verb to present perfect progressive)
ii. She sang well. (rewrite the sentence changing the form of the verb to past perfect progressive)
iii. The farmer gave me …. dozen eggs. (use the correct article).
iv. He wrote this article last year (rewrite using passive voice)
v. He has two daughters. The …. one got married this year. (fill in the blank with the appropriate form of ‘old’).

III b. Rewrite as indicated.
i. The elephant is the largest of all land animals. (Rewrite using positive degree).
ii. Neither of us were satisfied with the project outcomes. (correct the sentence and rewrite).
iii. The professor asked difficult questions, …… (add question tag).
iv. That was the …. thing that ever happened to me (fill in the blank with the appropriate form of ‘bad’)
v. Maya said, “Ram, I will be writing the exam tomorrow.” (Rewrite as indirect speech).