WorksheetsSyntax
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Syntax is the study of_______________.
a)
Word formation
b)
How language is used to communicate within its situational context
c)
Linguistic meaning
d)
Phrases, clauses, and sentences
2.
_________________ was one of the most influential linguists in the field of syntax.
a)
Paul Broca
b)
Carl Wernicke
c)
Noam Chomsky
d)
William Shakespeare
3.
The classification of words into categories or parts of speech is an _________________ of language.
a)
Observable aspect
b)
Unobservable theory
4.
The idea that some words can be made plural and some words cannot is an _________________ of language.
a)
Observable aspect
b)
Unobservable theory
5.
Which photo is an example of a tree diagram used to study syntax?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
In the sentence “The fat man ate food,” which part is the noun phrase?
a)
Man
b)
Ate
c)
The fat man
d)
Ate food
7.
In the sentence, “The fat man ate,” which part is the verb?
a)
Man
b)
Ate
c)
The fat man
d)
Ate food
8.
Prepositional phrases can be daughters of _________.
a)
Noun phrases
b)
Verb phrases
c)
Both
d)
Neither
9.
Which of the following does not fall in the category of “determiner”?
a)
This
b)
Their
c)
Those
d)
Tall
10.
Which diagram refers to a teacher of history whose nationality is American?
a)
Diagram (i)
b)
Diagram (ii)
c)
It is ambiguous
11.
When transforming from sentence (i) to sentence (ii), which of the following moved from the end of the sentence to the beginning?
a)
A noun
b)
A verb
c)
A preposition
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