TL | Chapter:3 Syntax Quiz

What causes structural ambiguity in syntax?

• Lexical ambiguity

• Phonological rules

• Constituency tests

• Grouping of words

Which of the following is NOT a type of syntactic constituent?

• Morpheme

• Word

• Phrase

• Sentence

What is the basic structure of a phrase?

• Determiner + Noun

• Specifier + Head + Complement

• Noun + Verb

• Adjective + Adverb

What does syntax primarily study?

• Sounds

• Morphemes

• Structures of phrases and sentences

• Meanings

What do lexical rules determine?

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Part of speech of words

• Semantics

What is used to identify the constituents of a sentence or a phrase?

• Morphology

• Constituency tests

• Phonetics

• Semantics

What is the head of a noun phrase?

• Determiner

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

What does the recursive rule in syntax allow?

• Repetition of itself

• Movement of elements within a sentence

• Deletion of elements in a sentence

• Adding new elements to a sentence

What is the function of conditional sentences in syntax?

• Specify grammatical relations

• Determine word orders

• Allow for structural ambiguity

• Establish lexical rules

What is lexical ambiguity?

• Ambiguity in structure

• Ambiguity in meaning due to multiple word meanings

• Ambiguity in syntax

• Ambiguity in phonology