Grammar: Syntax - A-Level Language Terms

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
Tyler Seeley
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where accent looks at the distinctive pronunciation features of speakers, ______ looks at the distinctive grammar, syntax and vocabulary that marks a speaker’s regional, personal or social identity.
subject
predicate
dialect
phrase
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refers to the noun phrase or pronoun which is the actor of the verb within a clause. For example, in the sentence, ‘The wind howled all night,’ the wind is the _______.
object
modification
clause
subject
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Refers to the noun phrase or pronoun which is governed or affected by the verb within a clause. There are three types of ______ in English.
declarative
predicate
subject
object
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the object is directly affected by the verb. For example, ‘The cat caught the fish’
indirect object
direct object
object of proposition
predicate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the object receives the action of a verb. For example, ‘She gave me a new book’
direct object
indirect object
object of preposition
phrase
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the noun or noun phrase is governed by or linked with a preposition. For example, ‘They walked to the shop in silence’.
object of preposition
direct object
co-ordination
indirect object
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The part of the sentence which contains the verb and offers information about the subject. For example, in the sentence ‘I moved quietly,’ moved quietly is the ____________.
predicate
object
subject
exclamatory
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