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Utterances, Sentences, and Propositions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of an utterance?

a)

A word in a dictionary

b)

'I am going to the store'

c)

A grammar rule

d)

A book title

2.

An utterance can only be spoken, not written.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An example of an utterance is:__________

a)

When I went to the store

b)

'I am really excited about the concert tonight'

c)

dog

d)

The quick brown fox

4.

A sentence is neither _______ event nor a _______ object.

a)

chemical/physical.

b)

chemical/ chemical

c)

biological/chemical.

d)

physical/physical

5.

Sentences can be said to belong to a particular language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

We are studying semantics. What is that?

a)

An utterance

b)

A sentence

c)

A proposition

d)

All are incorrect

7.

A given sentence always consists of the same words, and in the different order.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Any change in the words, or in their order, makes a ….. sentence, for our purposes.

a)

Same

b)

Another

c)

True

d)

Different

9.

Which is not a sentence?

a)

He always walks to school.

b)

Hello.

c)

Will invited me to his birthday party.

d)

It's hers.

10.

A PROPOSITON is that part of the meaning of the utterance of a __________ which describes some state of ____.

a)

imperative, confusion

b)

interrogative, affairs

c)

exclamatory, emotions

d)

declarative, affairs

11.

Is the PROPOSITON in the 2 sentences below the same?

Mom gave a watch as for my birthday gift.

   My birthday gift was a watch given by mom.

a)

YES

b)

NO

12.

A PROPOSITION can be shown in only one specific language?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Which of the following statements is NOT a proposition?

a)

'Don't do that!'

b)

'The baby cries when he's hungry.'

c)

'The sign here says do not smoke'

d)

'7+2=10'

14.

Proposition consists ___ meaning in an utterance

a)

Full

b)

Core

c)

Multiple

d)

One

15.

These two following sentences DO NOT have the same proposition

Mary transfered school when she was 17.

When Mary reached 17, she chose homeschooling.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Utterances are_________events.

a)

physical

b)

semantic

c)

real

d)

none of the above

17.

Can 'pneumonectomy' represent an utterance?

a)

YES

b)

NO

18.

'Cô Tuyết Minh là một giảng viên vừa có tài vừa có sắc'. What is that?

a)

A fact

b)

An utterance

c)

A sentence

d)

A proposition

19.

Utterances________on the wind.

a)

die

b)

live

c)

are said

d)

dies

20.

Can 'skibididopdopyesyes' represent an utterance?

a)

YES

b)

NO