Quiz on Syntactic Constituents

What is the primary structure that sentences and phrases are constructed from?

• Linear structure

• Random structure

• Hierarchical structure

• Circular structure

In the example 'Jenna always drinks coffee at breakfast', which part is the subject?

• coffee

• Jenna

• at breakfast

• always drinks coffee

What does the substitution test demonstrate?

• The ability to add words

• The ability to delete words

• The ability to rearrange words

• The ability to replace phrases with single words

Which of the following is an example of a deletion test?

• He reacted to people around him very strangely.

• Jenna drinks coffee at breakfast every morning.

• Every morning Jenna drinks coffee at breakfast.

• Children like very colorful candy.

In the phrase 'very colorful candy', what type of phrase is 'very colorful'?

• Verb Phrase (VP)

• Noun Phrase (NP)

• Adverb Phrase (AdvP)

• Adjective Phrase (AP)

What is the purpose of the permutation test?

• To test the meaning of words

• To test the order of words in a sentence

• To test the length of sentences

• To test the pronunciation of words

Which of the following sentences demonstrates an indirect substitution?

• The new school director invited Jenna.

• Did you bring your lunch today?

• He did.

• So am I.

In the sentence 'You can put your money in the box', what type of phrase is 'in the box'?

• Prepositional Phrase (PP)

• Noun Phrase (NP)

• Adjective Phrase (AP)

• Verb Phrase (VP)

What does the deletion test involve?

• Replacing words with synonyms

• Adding words to a sentence

• Removing words from a sentence

• Changing the order of words

Which of the following is NOT a constituent test mentioned in the text?

• Expansion test

• Substitution test

• Permutation test

• Deletion test