EG Lecture 11 quiz

Which function can the adjective ‘sleepy’ used in?

• Attributive only

• Predicative only

• Attributive and predicative

• Predicative and postpositive

Answer explanation

"Sleepy eyes " (attributive) and "feel sleepy" (predicative)

In the sentence, ‘They treat their new help appallingly’, which interpretation does the noun ‘help’ have?

• Count

• Non-count

Answer explanation

"Help" in this sentence refers to an individual helper, NOT assistance in general.

In the sentence ‘These animals can be dangerous’, which kinds of modality do ‘can’ exhibit?

• Deontic and dynamic modality

• Epistemic and dynamic modality

• Epistemic and deontic modality

Answer explanation

"Can" shows the potential danger of the animals (epistemic) and their capability (dynamic).

What kind of adjective is ‘philosophical’?

• Gradable

• Non-gradable

• Gradable and non-gradable

Answer explanation

"Philosophical" can show different degrees, like 'a VERY philosophical response'. It can also describe specific types, like 'a philosophical essay'

In the sentence, ‘Either time would be OK for me’, is the subject NP definite or indefinite?

• Definite

• Indefinite

Answer explanation

The subject "Either time" refers to specific times mentioned earlier.

In the sentence, ‘She lives in Moscow’, which grammatical function does the PP ‘in Moscow’ have?

• Adverbial

• Adverbial complement

• Object

• Object complement

Answer explanation

"In Moscow" gives necessary information about where she lives.

Irregular sentences have some part or parts missing that are normally present in corresponding regular sentences.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Irregular sentences can be turned into regular ones. For example, "In the kitchen" corresponds to the regular sentence "I am in the kitchen."

What does mood in grammar express?

• A fact

• A command

• A wish or possibility

• All of the above

Answer explanation

In grammar, mood helps us understand the purpose of a verb. Mood can show facts (indicative), commands (imperative), and wishes or possibilities (subjunctive).

Which of the following statements is false about dangling modifiers?

• They are adverbial clauses.

• They have no subject.

• Their implied subj must be identified with the subj of the sentence.

• They are pretty common in everyday communication.

Answer explanation

Dangling modifiers often cause confusion because their implied subjects do NOT always match the main sentence's subject.

In the NP, ‘even the director herself’, which kind of function does the adverb ‘even’ have?

• determiner

• pre-modifier

• post-modifier

Answer explanation

"Even" comes before the determiner "the".