Gramática Contrastiva 1st term test 2021

The thematic role of subject in Spanish will have an impact on its position in the sentence

• True

• False

In “Whether in the future wearing masks be compulsory or not, I’ll keep wearing them in crowded places” the verb phrase

in the subordinate clause is an instance of present mandative subjunctive in the passive voice.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Considering the underlined clause “Ha habido muchísimas muertes evitables desde que empezó la pandemia” and its English rendition as “There have been many avoidable deaths since the pandemic started”, choose the right option:

• Neither includes a notional subject.

• One includes a postverbal subject while the other includes an expletive and an extraposed subject.

• One includes a NP Direct Object while the other includes a NP Subject.

• Both include an expletive subject in use.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

The sentence “La profesora se olvidó de subir las tareas”, is an instance of:

• three-place predicate

• none option is correct

• two-place predicate

• one-place predicate

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

From the point of view of the theory of predicates and arguments, “Brush your teeth” and its possible Spanish rendition as “Cepíllate los dientes” illustrate:

• An instance of a two-place predicate in both English and Spanish; there’s correspondence.

• An instance of a three-place predicate in both languages; there’s correspondence.

• None of the options is correct.

• An instance of a two-place predicate in English and a three-place predicate in Spanish; there’s no

  correspondence.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

The lexical aspect of the verb “perder” in “Mi abuela siempre pierde los lentes” is:

• “Logro” and it has “aspecto imperfectivo modalidad continua”

• “Logro” and it has “aspecto imperfectivo modalidad iterativa”

• “Actividad” and it has “aspecto imperfectivo modalidad progresiva”

• “Realización” and it has “aspecto imperfectivo modalidad continua”

The situation described by the verb in the main clause in “Everybody knows teachers earn low salaries” is:

• Static, durative and atelic; a state.

• Dynamic, durative and atelic; an activity.

• Static, durative and telic; a state.

• Dynamic, durative and telic; an accomplishment.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

The sentence “May God help you” and its possible rendition as “Que Dios te ayude” illustrate an instance of:

• A construction in which "may" in English denotes epistemic modality and a case of independent subjunctive mood

  in Spanish.

• A construction in which "may" in English denotes non-epistemic modality and a case of subjunctive mood in

  Spanish triggered by the índice de actitud "que" in the main clause.

• A construction in which "may" in English denotes epistemic modality and a case of subjunctive mood in Spanish

  triggered by the índice de actitud "que" in the main clause.

• A construction in which "may" in English denotes non-epistemic modality and a case of independent

  subjunctive mood in Spanish.

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The translation choice that best conveys the meaning of “conversaban” in “Conversaban cuando desperté” is:

• "They were chatting when I woke up", for it conveys the imperfective meaning of the original.

• "They chatted when I woke up", for it conveys the perfective meaning of the original.

• "They were chatting when I woke up", for it conveys the progressive aspect of the original.

• "They chatted when I woke up", for it conveys the iterative meaning of the original.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

"In the 18th century, there arose the concept of natural law" and its possible rendition into Spanish as “En el siglo XVIII surgió el concepto de la ley natural" illustrate an instance of:

• An extended existential with a verb other than be in English and a presentative sentence in Spanish. The subject in

  both has the thematic role of patient.

• A presentational sentence in English and a presentative sentence in Spanish. The subject in both has the

  thematic role of theme.

• A presentational sentence in English and a presentative sentence in Spanish. The subject in both has the thematic

  role of agent.

• A bare existential with a verb other than be in English and a presentative sentence in Spanish. The subject in both

  has the thematic role of theme.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D