Theoretical Grammar of English language

What is the primary focus of "theoretical grammar"?

• Practical use of language in everyday situations

• Basic rules and structures that govern the language

• Historical development of the language

• Vocabulary of the language

Which of the following components is part of theoretical grammar?

• Lexicon

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

• Discourse analysis

Who is most closely associated with the development of generative grammar?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

• Charles Darwin

• William Shakespeare

What does the "deep structure" of a sentence refer to in generative grammar?

• Surface word order in the sentence

• The basic syntactic structure representing its meaning

• Phonological form of the sentence

• Lexical meaning of the words in the sentence

What is the main purpose of syntax in theoretical grammar?

• Study of word meanings

• Study of sentence structure and word order

• Study of pronunciation

• Study of language in social context

What is the purpose of the X-bar theory?

• Phonological features of English sentences

• Hierarchical structure of phrases in sentence construction

• Function of adverbs in English grammar

• Role of irregular verbs in English syntax

Which grammatical theory is most associated with "movement" in sentence structure?

• Structuralism

• Dependency grammar

• Transformational grammar

• Case grammar

What term describes the rules for combining words into meaningful sentences in generative grammar?

• Morphology

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

What is the main difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar?

• Descriptive grammar focuses on "how" language is used, while prescriptive grammar dictates "how" language should be used.

• Descriptive grammar concerns phonetics, while prescriptive grammar concerns sentence structure.

• Prescriptive grammar allows for regional variations, while descriptive grammar does not.

• There is no difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar.

What is a transformational rule in generative grammar?

• A rule that changes the structure of a sentence while preserving its meaning

• A rule that determines how words can combine into phrases

• A rule that applies only to complex sentences

• A rule that determines how verb tenses are formed in a sentence