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 and feel sleepy

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

• Count

• Non-count

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

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 antecedent is located in an earlier sentence

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

• Adverbial

• Adverbial complement

• Object

• Object complement

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

• True

• False

Answer explanation

We can ‘regularise’ the fragmentary sentence

A: ‘Where are you?’ B: ‘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:

Indicative mood: States facts

Imperative mood: Gives commands

Subjunctive mood: Expresses wishes or possibilities

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 have implied subjects that do NOT match the subject of the main sentence, causing confusion

For example, in "Being blind, a dog guided her across the street", "being blind" should refer to the woman, but it seems to describe the dog

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

• determiner

• pre-modifier

• post-modifier