ETEA Medical Test English Syllabus

English syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Grammar

   4 topics

   • Parts of Speech
   • Tenses
   • Subject-Verb Agreement
   • Articles and Prepositions
2. 2

   Sentence Structure

   4 topics

   • Sentence Correction
   • Sentence Completion
   • Direct and Indirect Speech
   • Active and Passive Voice
3. 3

   Vocabulary

   4 topics

   • Synonyms
   • Antonyms
   • Analogies
   • One Word Substitution
4. 4

   Comprehension

   2 topics

   • Reading Comprehension Passages
   • Inference and Main Idea
5. 5

   Punctuation and Spelling

   2 topics

   • Punctuation Rules
   • Spelling Correction
6. 6

   Idioms and Phrases

   2 topics

   • Common Idioms
   • Phrasal Verbs

English flashcards for ETEA Medical Test

23 of 54 cards from the English deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What are the eight parts of speech in English?

   Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.

2. What is a noun, and what are its main types?

   A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Types: common, proper, collective, abstract, concrete, countable, and uncountable.

3. What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?

   An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun (a fast car); an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (runs fast), often answering how, when, where, or to what extent.

4. What is a conjunction, and name the three types?

   A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses. Types: coordinating (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), subordinating (because, although, since), and correlative (either...or, neither...nor).

5. What is an interjection? Give two examples.

   An interjection is a word expressing sudden emotion, grammatically independent of the sentence. Examples: Wow! Alas! Oh! Ouch!

6. What are the four main verb forms used to build tenses?

   Base/infinitive (play), past simple (played), past participle (played), and present participle/-ing form (playing).

7. How are the 12 English tenses structured?

   Three times (past, present, future) each in four aspects: simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous = 12 tenses.

8. What is the structure and use of the Present Perfect tense?

   Structure: have/has + past participle. Used for actions completed at an unspecified past time with present relevance, or that began in the past and continue now (e.g., She has lived here for years).

9. What is the structure and use of the Past Continuous tense?

   Structure: was/were + verb-ing. Used for an action in progress at a specific past moment, often interrupted by another action (I was reading when he called).

10. What is the structure of the Future Perfect tense, and when is it used?

    Structure: will have + past participle. Used for an action that will be completed before a specific future time (By 2030 they will have finished the project).

11. What is the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

    Structure: have/has been + verb-ing. Emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and continues to now (I have been studying for three hours).

12. Which time expressions typically signal the Present Perfect tense?

    Since, for, just, already, yet, ever, never, recently, so far, and lately.

13. State the basic rule of subject-verb agreement.

    A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb (He runs; They run).

14. In subject-verb agreement, what verb form do two subjects joined by 'and' take?

    They usually take a plural verb (Tom and Jerry are friends), unless the two refer to a single unit (Bread and butter is my breakfast).

15. When subjects are joined by 'or'/'nor', which subject does the verb agree with?

    The verb agrees with the subject nearer to it (Neither the teacher nor the students were present; Neither the students nor the teacher was present).

16. Do indefinite pronouns like 'everyone', 'each', and 'nobody' take singular or plural verbs?

    They take a singular verb (Everyone is here; Each of the boys was rewarded).

17. In subject-verb agreement, what verb does a subject followed by 'as well as', 'along with', or 'together with' take?

    The verb agrees with the main (first) subject, ignoring the added phrase (The captain, along with his players, was applauded).

18. What are the three articles in English, and how are they classified?

    A and An are indefinite articles; The is the definite article.

19. What is the rule for choosing between 'a' and 'an'?

    Use 'a' before a consonant sound (a book, a university) and 'an' before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour). It depends on sound, not spelling.

20. When is the definite article 'the' used?

    For specific/known things, unique objects (the sun), superlatives (the best), rivers/seas/oceans, mountain ranges, and previously mentioned nouns.

21. What is a preposition? Give examples of types.

    A preposition shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word. Types: place (in, on, at), time (before, during, since), and direction (to, into, towards).

22. What is the difference between 'in', 'on', and 'at' for time?

    'At' for precise times (at 5 pm), 'on' for days/dates (on Monday), and 'in' for months, years, and longer periods (in May, in 2020).

23. In sentence correction, what error is in 'He is more taller than me'?

    Double comparative. 'More' and '-er' cannot be used together; correct to 'He is taller than I/me'.

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