Components of Grammar (Parts I &II)

______________ constitutes our knowledge of how parts of speech (word classes) are arranged in patterns.

• Morphology

• Semantics

• Syntax

______________ is concerned with knowledge of word structure.

• Morphology

• Semantics

• Syntax

______________ is our knowledge of how to construct meaning from words and sentences.

• Morphology

• Semantics

• Syntax

One of the following sentence patterns is not a possible syntax in the English language.

• Subject + verb

• Subject + verb + direct object

• Subject + verb + complement (adjective or adverb)

• Subject + direct object + verb

• Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object

‘ful’ in “fruitful” is an example of a/an _________ affixation.

• inflectional

• derivational

‘s’ in “jokes” is an example of a/an _________ affixation.

• inflectional

• derivational

How many morphemes are in nonrefundable?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Adulthood, Access, Bravery, Confidence, Help are examples of _______________

• Common, countable, abstract nouns

• Common, uncountable, concrete nouns

• Common, uncountable, abstract nouns  

• Common, countable, concrete nouns

Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?

• I saw a big amazing green antique vase when I went to the museum last week.

• I saw a green amazing big antique vase when I went to the museum last week.

• I saw an amazing big green antique vase when I went to the museum last week.

cent, scent, sent are examples of ___________________

• homonymy

• polysemy

• antonym