WorksheetsLLP_W6
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Syntax is
a brand of synthetic glue that holds things together like tacks
the study of the structure of sentences
the study of the sound system of language
What does the sentence “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously” tell us?
structure is more important than meaning
structure is less important than meaning
structure is not the same as meaning
Why can we understand something about the content words in “The slithy toves did gyre and gimble”?
structure is not the same as meaning
structure helps us understand meaning
meaning helps us understand structure
"The book kicked the ball” violates
S-structure
C-structure
constituency
"The comedian laughed the audience” violates
S-structure
C-structure
constituency
What is a constituent in “The crazy dog jumped over the fence”?
the fence
over the fence
jumped over the fence
all of the above
What is a constituent in “The olive branch is waving in the sun”?
branch is
the olive
the sun
all of the above
"the new cell phone” is a
noun phrase
verb phrase
prepositional phrase
sentence
"examined the wooden furniture” is a
noun phrase
verb phrase
prepositional phrase
sentence
"Mae asked if Jobie remembered that Lizzie thought he was late” is an example of
structural ambiguity
lexical ambiguity
recursion
c-structure violation
“The farmer tickled the pig with a feather” is an example of
structural ambiguity
lexical ambiguity
recursion
c-structure violation
"Susan is looking for a match” is an example of
structural ambiguity
lexical ambiguity
recursion
c-structure violation
