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WorksheetsEnglish Grammar Unit 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What type of concept is ”state of affairs” (=the speaker’s conceptualisation of reality)? Could you reason your answer?
Situational
Extralinguistic
Strictictly linguistic
Semantic
Which of the following is NOT a semantic role (=a component
of a state of afairs)? Do you know why?
attribute
circumstance
participant
explanation
Which of the following statements about meanings
(=interpretations of clause structure) is NOT true?
Representational meaning has to do with the content of the
message.
The representational meaning of the clause is encoded through
the transitivity structures.
The roles adopted as speakers to exchange information, get
things done, etc. are those of “questioner” and “informant”.
The rheme is the point of departure for the message,
which in English coincides with the initial element(s) of
the clause.
Which of the following statements about meanings
(=interpretations of clause structure) is NOT true?
Representational meaning derives from the consideration of
the clause as the linguistic representation of our experience of
the world.
Interpersonal meaning derives from the consideration of the
clause as a communicative exchange between persons.
Textual meaning derives from the consideration of the clause
as an organized message or text.
Semantic meaning derives from the consideration of the
clause as a structure net of lexical items and function
words.
Why are there three types of clause structure?
To show the tripartite nature and analysis of clauses
from a functional perspective.
Each type of clause structure corresponds to a diferent mood,
i.e., declarative, interrogative and negative.
Each type of clause structure corresponds to the following
distinction: simple, complex (subordination) and compound
(coordination).
To refect the diferent conceptualizations of reality by the
speakers.
Which of the following is a defnition of a non-fnite clause?
Which terms do the other three defnitions correspond to?
A clause where the form of the verb chosen refects the
speaker’s wish to express tense or modality.
A clause which is complete in itself, i.e., it does not form part of
a larger structure.
A clause where the form of the verb chosen refects the
speaker’s wish not to express tense or modality.
A clause which is not integrated into the main clause and adds
supplementary information
What does a verbless clause lack? Think of a couple of
examples.
A verb and often a subject also.
A verb.
A subject.
Supplementary information, like subject and verbal tense.
Which of the following is NOT a syntactic element of a clause?
Do you understand why?
Circumstantial adjunct
Stance adjunct
Connective adjunct
Subjunctive adjunct
Identify which of the following is NOT a primary element or
function of a group.
Agent
Head
Complement
Qualifier
Which of the following elements are obligatory in a
prepositional phrase?
Head
Head and complement
Head, complement and modifer
Head, complement, modifer and qualifer
What is a fnite operator used for?
For expressing tense and modality together.
To form fnite clauses.
To form negative and interrogative clause structures.
To describe a fully informative state of afairs.
What type of operator is ‘do’?
It forms a type of its own.
Primary
Modal
Finite
Which of the following is NOT a way of negating a clause?
Using a fnite operator with the particle ‘not’.
Using the particle “not” with a non-fnite verb in a dependent
clause.
Using a non-verbal negative word.
Using an assertive verb in combination with a
non-assertive determiner.
What are non-factual meanings related to?
Positive declarative clauses.
Non-fulfllment or potentiality.
Assertive units.
Negative, interrogative, declarative, comparative and
conditional clauses.
What is the Theme in the sentence: “The students were
awarded the prize”?
A participant.
A circumstance.
A process.
A beneficiary.
Which of the following is a communicative act?
a representational act
a speech act
a textual act
Which of the following is NOT a speech act?
a statement
a question
a hierarchical sentence
What type of reality does a state of affairs belong to?
the world
the speaker’s mind
none of the above
Which of the following is NOT a semantic role?
attribute
circumstance
function
Which of the following types of meaning has to do with the content of the
message?
interpersonal
textual
representational
Which of the following is the basic unit that embodies both representational
and interpersonal meaning?
the word
the phrase
the clause
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Representational meaning has to do with the content of the message.
Interpersonal meaning is encoded in the communicative exchange between
two speakers.
Textual meaning has to do with the presence of processes in the text.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A clause is the linguistic representation of our experience of the world.
A clause is a communicative exchange between persons.
A clause is an arbitrarily organised message or text.
What type of structure is the following: They (Theme) solved the problem
after a while (Rheme)?
Experiential
Interpersonal
Textual
Which of the following is NOT a concept that can be used for structural
disambiguation?
passivization
transitivization
fronting
Which of the following three lists of linguistic units is the most complete?
clause-group-word-morpheme
language-speech act-message
sentence-clause-phrase-word
What is the difference between a finite and a non-finite clause?
A finite clause has a limited number of verbs.
A finite clause has a verb with tense or modality.
A finite clause has a subject and a verb with aspectual meaning.
What is the difference between an independent and a dependent clause?
An independent clause is complete in itself.
A dependent clause is non-finite.
An independent clause is not linked to another one by means of
juxtaposition or coordination.
What type of clause is a supplementive unit?
An independent clause.
A subordinate clause.
A non-finite clause.
How can we distinguish a verbless clause from a group?
A verbless clause has a subject.
A verbless clause has no verb.
The omitted verb of a verbless clause can be recovered from the context.
The following is an example of a verbless clause:
Wonderful!
I’ll find you, wherever you are.
Terry Wogan.
What does an abbreviated clause typically consist of?
At least one abbreviation.
A subject and an operator.
A conversation.
The following is NOT a type of group:
An adverbial group.
An adjectival group.
A Prepositional Phrase
What is a finite operator typically for?
The formation of negative and interrogative clause structures.
Carrying tense.
Carrying modality.
Which of the following is NOT an assertive word?
much
already
still
