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English Syntax
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iskra87
Do you know how words, phrases and clauses combine into meaningful units? This is what syntax is about.
Question 1:
What syntactic element is not part of the predicate?
Direct Object
Adjunct
Subject
Subject Complement
Question 2:
What category is never marked on Non-Finite Verb Phrases such us "to have been studying", "being studied", etc?
Aspect
Correlation
Voice
Tense
Question 3:
In the sentence "Cristiano Ronaldo was the best player available", what is the syntactic function of the Noun Phrase "the best player available"?
Subject Complement
Object Direct
Subject
Object Indirect
Question 4:
What sentence is not in the indicative clause type (or mood)?
Are you alone?
You are beautiful.
What a clever girl she is!
Don't move!
Question 5:
What sentence contains an Obligatory Adjunct, also known as Predicator Complement?
She has left her husband for him.
The bus stopped suddenly.
The baby weighs 9 pounds.
The police found him without much difficulty.
Question 6:
Identify the Operator in the sentence: The football match must have been played last Saturday.
been
must
played
have
Question 7:
The nominal clauses are finite dependent clauses that fulfill the functions of Subject, Object and Complement in clause structure. There are four main types: wh-nominal relative, dependent exclamative, wh-interrogative and what other type?
comparative clause as in "Paul won more money than he had expected."
that-clause as in "He saw that the bottles were empty."
circumstantial clause as in "As soon as I got home, I phoned him."
relative clause as in "Ann bought the red coat that had black buttons."
Question 8:
Where do we have an example of "code", one of the "NICE" constructions (negation, inversion, code and emphasis)?
Please, stay!
I do want to stay.
I will stay, if you will.
I don't want to stay.
Question 9:
In what sentence is there a modifier in the Adverbial Phrase?
The French have come to sigh the contract.
I will find the person responsible.
They left for good.
My shoes are bright red.
Question 10:
Of what kind is the coordination between the clauses in the sentence "You should neither ask him for money nor accept it if he offers"?
Alternation
Addition
Explanation
Variation
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