MLAT Identifying Grammatical Functions Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the following pair of sentences, which word in the second sentence has the SAME grammatical function as the capitalized word in the first sentence?
First Sentence: The very TALL basketball player dunked the ball.
Second Sentence: Her new dress looked absolutely stunning.
- Her
- new
- absolutely
- stunning (Correct answer)
Correct answer: stunning
The word 'TALL' is an adjective that describes the noun 'player'. In the second sentence, the word 'stunning' is an adjective that describes the noun 'dress'. Both words modify a noun. 'New' also modifies 'dress', but 'stunning' holds the primary descriptive role after the linking verb 'looked', parallel to 'tall' describing 'player'.
Question 2: Read the sentences below. Your task is to find the word in the second sentence that plays the same role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.
First Sentence: She ran QUICKLY to catch the bus.
Second Sentence: The old man spoke quite softly.
- old
- spoke
- softly (Correct answer)
- quite
Correct answer: softly
The word 'QUICKLY' is an adverb that modifies the verb 'ran', describing how the action was performed. In the second sentence, 'softly' is an adverb that modifies the verb 'spoke', also describing how the action was done.
Question 3: Which word in the second sentence serves the identical grammatical purpose as the capitalized word in the first sentence?
First Sentence: HE threw the ball to his friend.
Second Sentence: After lunch, we played a game of chess.
- we (Correct answer)
- played
- game
- chess
Correct answer: we
The word 'HE' is the subject of the first sentence; it is the noun performing the action of the verb ('threw'). In the second sentence, 'we' is the subject, performing the action of the verb ('played').
Question 4: Consider the key sentence and the test sentence. Identify the word in the test sentence that has the same function as the capitalized word in the key sentence.
Key Sentence: The team celebrated THEIR victory with a parade.
Test Sentence: My dog eagerly wagged its tail.
- dog
- eagerly
- wagged
- My (Correct answer)
Correct answer: My
The word 'THEIR' is a possessive determiner, modifying the noun 'victory' to show ownership. In the second sentence, 'My' is also a possessive determiner, modifying the noun 'dog' to show ownership.
Question 5: In the scenario below, which word from the second sentence has the same grammatical function as the capitalized word in the first?
First Sentence: The baker gave ME a free sample.
Second Sentence: He told the children a funny story.
- He
- told
- the children (Correct answer)
- story
Correct answer: the children
The word 'ME' functions as the indirect object of the verb 'gave'; it is the recipient of the direct object ('sample'). In the second sentence, 'the children' is the indirect object of the verb 'told'; they are the recipients of the direct object ('story').
Question 6: Which of the following words in the second sentence plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence?
First Sentence: The keys are ON the table.
Second Sentence: She walked across the street carefully.
- She
- walked
- across (Correct answer)
- carefully
Correct answer: across
The word 'ON' is a preposition, showing the relationship between the noun 'keys' and the noun 'table'. In the second sentence, 'across' is a preposition, showing the relationship between the action 'walked' and the noun 'street'.
