Semantic Structure Quiz

The term ‘surface structure’ refers to...

• meaning

• form

• tense

• grammar

What are the terms in the semantic structure:?

The term ‘deep structure’ refers to ...

• meaning

• form

• root word

• grammar

..... are all those quality and quantity ascribed to any THING or EVENT.

• events

• things

• attributes

• relations

..... includes all actions, change of state (process), and experiences.

• events

• things

• attributes

• relations

Identified the unit that shows the skewing case in its semantic analysis: “She friended me.”

• she

• friended

• me

Identified the unit that shows the skewing case in its semantic analysis: “I heard Paijo’s call.”

• I

• heard

• Paijo

• call

Identified the unit that shows the skewing case in its semantic analysis: “The man knifed him to death.”

• man

• knifed

• him

• death

Identified the unit that shows the skewing case in its semantic analysis: “They e-Bay their car.”

• they

• e-Bay

• their

• car

Identify the right surface structure for this deep structure.

Salma met Rara on the bank. Salma and Rara talked. Salma left. Then Rara left.

• Salma met Rara at the bank. They talked. Rara left. Not long after it, Salma left, too.

• Salma met Rara at the bank and they talked. Then Rara left and Salma did too.

• Salma met Rara at the bank. After they conversated, Salma left and then Rara left.

• Salma went to the bank. Rara was at the bank first. They met and talked.  Rara left, and then Salma too.