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WorksheetsUtterances, Sentences, and Propositions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is an example of an utterance?
A word in a dictionary
'I am going to the store'
A grammar rule
A book title
An utterance can only be spoken, not written.
True
False
An example of an utterance is:__________
When I went to the store
'I am really excited about the concert tonight'
dog
The quick brown fox
A sentence is neither _______ event nor a _______ object.
chemical/physical.
chemical/ chemical
biological/chemical.
physical/physical
Sentences can be said to belong to a particular language.
TRUE
FALSE
We are studying semantics. What is that?
An utterance
A sentence
A proposition
All are incorrect
A given sentence always consists of the same words, and in the different order.
True
False
Any change in the words, or in their order, makes a ….. sentence, for our purposes.
Same
Another
True
Different
Which is not a sentence?
He always walks to school.
Hello.
Will invited me to his birthday party.
It's hers.
A PROPOSITON is that part of the meaning of the utterance of a __________ which describes some state of ____.
imperative, confusion
interrogative, affairs
exclamatory, emotions
declarative, affairs
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.
YES
NO
A PROPOSITION can be shown in only one specific language?
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following statements is NOT a proposition?
'Don't do that!'
'The baby cries when he's hungry.'
'The sign here says do not smoke'
'7+2=10'
Proposition consists ___ meaning in an utterance
Full
Core
Multiple
One
These two following sentences DO NOT have the same proposition
Mary transfered school when she was 17.
When Mary reached 17, she chose homeschooling.
TRUE
FALSE
Utterances are_________events.
physical
semantic
real
none of the above
Can 'pneumonectomy' represent an utterance?
YES
NO
'Cô Tuyết Minh là một giảng viên vừa có tài vừa có sắc'. What is that?
A fact
An utterance
A sentence
A proposition
Utterances________on the wind.
die
live
are said
dies
Can 'skibididopdopyesyes' represent an utterance?
YES
NO
