Semantics Quiz (Hard Mode)

Which of these is an example of phrase?

• I am reading a book.

• She walks to school every day.

• Playing in the park.

• They enjoy music.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The definition of sentence

• A group of words that may express an incomplete thought and lacks punctuation.

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought, starts with a capital letter, and ends with punctuation.

• A short phrase describing an object or action.

• A group of words that only includes a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The types of word meaning in Semantics?

• Denotation and Conceptual

• Associative and Composition

• Conceptual and Associative

• Formal and Conceptual

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Associative meaning of the word “needle”

• A thin, sharp, and steel instrument

• Pain or Illness

• A sewing tool

• A small, pointed object

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The definition of Lexical Semantics

• The study of sentence structures

• The study of word meanings and their relationships

• The study of language sounds

• The study of punctuation in language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does Formal Semantics focus on?

• The precise and logical meaning of sentences

• The sound of words

• The emotional associations of words

• The history of words

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Semantics is the study of the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences, focusing on both objective and subjective meanings

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of these is an example of a synonym

• Hot and cold

• Happy and joyful

• High and low

• Bat and bat

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Associative meaning of word “Cold”

• Warmth

• Temperature

• Ice

• Unfriendliness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A group of words that does not express complete tought?

• Sentence

• Phrase

• Clause

• Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D