Grammar: Syntax - A-Level Language Terms

Grammar: Syntax - A-Level Language Terms

9th - 12th Grade

29 Qs

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Grammar: Syntax - A-Level Language Terms

Grammar: Syntax - A-Level Language Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Tyler Seeley

Used 3+ times

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29 questions

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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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