Syntax_10,11

By position, the units of a sentence can be classified as ____.

• nominal, adjectival, adverbial, and verbal

• noun, adjective, adverb, and verb

• subject, object, complement, modifier

• lexical and functional

Which of the followings is true about nominals?

• A nominal is a noun clause.

• A nominal is a noun phrase.      

• A nominal is any unit taking the position of a noun.

• A nominal is a modifier of a noun.

Which of the followings is true about an adjectival?

• An adjectival is any unit taking the position of an adjective.

• An adjectival is a pre-nominal modifier.

• An adjectival is a post-nominal modifier.

• An adjectival is a modifier of a noun.

An adverbial is any unit:

• taking the position of an adverb

• in function modifier

• going with a verb

• going with a sentence

A verbal is a:

• verbal phrase         

• verb phrase       

• verb form

• unit in the position of a verb

By position, the underlined part in ‘Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.’  is a/an____.

• adverbial

• adjectival

• nominal

• verbal

By position, the underlined part in ‘Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.’   is a____.

• verbal

• adjectival

• adverbial

• nominal

By position, the underlined part in ‘Coming home, I found my dog poisoned.’    is a____.

• adverbial 

• adjectival

• nominal

• verbal

By position, the underlined part in ‘Coming home late at night is dangerous.’    is a____.

• adjectival

• adverbial

• nominal

• verbal

By position, the underlined part in ‘Coming home late at night  is dangerous.’    is a____.

• adjectival

• nominal

• adverbial

• verbal