Sem101_Slot2 Fall25

1. Which example best shows an utterance?

• A. The written sentence: 'I love tea.'

• B. Someone says 'I love tea' to their friend

• ·         C. The word 'tea' in a dictionary

2. Can a sentence be uttered by different speakers in different contexts?

• A. No

• B. Yes

3. What is a proposition?

•     A. A word’s dictionary meaning

• ·         B. A grammatical sentence

• vPart of the meaning of the utterance of a declarative sentence which describes some state of affairs.

4. Which is true about utterances and sentences?

• ·         A. All utterances are ungrammatical

• ·         B. All sentences are spoken aloud

• C. An utterance is a specific use of a sentence

5. Which of these shows variable reference?

• ·         A. The sun

• B. You

• ·         C. Earth

6. What makes each utterance unique?

• ·         A. Its meaning

• ·         B. Its grammar

• C. Its context, time, and speaker

7. Which of these expresses a different proposition?

• ·         A. He is swimming. / He swims.

• B. She left. / She stayed.

• ·         C. The car crashed. / The vehicle crashed.

8. Which of the following pairs has the same referent?

• ·         A. My father / My boss

• B. My teacher / Mr. Khue

• ·         C. Today / Yesterday

10. Which pair of sentences expresses the same proposition?

• ·         A. John ran. / Mary sang.

• ·         B. She ate. / She slept.

• C. The vase broke. / Someone broke the vase.

11. What kind of meaning is involved when we say 'big means not small'?

• ·         A. Reference

• C. Sense