Morphosyntax Quiz # 1

It is the study of word structure:

• Grammar

• Parts of Speech

• Morphology

• Syntax

Mention the 8 parts of speech:

Read the sentence. What kind of word is underlined?

He had a green ball.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• quantifier

Read the sentence. What kind of word is underlined?

Grandma baked cookies.

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

• conjunction

Replace the underlined word with a pronoun.

Mark bought some gifts.

(a)  

The word "Gucci" is an example of a:

• common noun

• proper noun

• abstract noun

• collective noun

Replace the underlined word with a pronoun.

Jason wrote a book, the book is a best seller.

(a)  

What are the major word classes?

It can be head word of a phrase functioning as subject, direct object or indirect object.

• conjunctions

• prepositions

• verbs

• nouns

“cross classification, ” is the ability for many words to be either a noun or a verb, depending on how they are used

• True

• False