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Syntactic Constraints Quiz

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which syntactic constraint ensures that merge does not under generate arguments?

a)

Case Filter

b)

Phi-features

c)

Theta Criterion

d)

Fin

2.

Which syntactic constraint requires DP to be assigned nominative or accusative case?

a)

Fin

b)

Theta Criterion

c)

Case Filter

d)

Phi-features

3.

Features on nouns such as person, number and gender is known as?

a)

Phi-features

b)

Theta Criterion

c)

Fin

d)

Case Filter

4.

A feature that does not contribute to the meaning or interpretation of a phrase is known as ..

a)

Interpretable feature

b)

Uninterpretable feature

c)

Phi-features

d)

Fin

5.

What are two features of fin?

a)

Fin, Theta Criterion

b)

Fin, Case Filter

c)

Fin, Phi-features

d)

Fin, uninterpretable feature

6.

What feature is a complement DP of?

a)

uV

b)

Fin

c)

Case Filter

d)

Phi-features

7.

What feature is on the agreement marker s?

a)

Fin

b)

Case Filter

c)

Phi-features

d)

Theta Criterion

8.

What is an uninterpretable feature?

a)

A feature that contributes to the meaning of the phrase or sentence

b)

A feature that does not contribute to the meaning of the phrase or sentence

c)

Fin

d)

Case Filter

9.

What model consists of a set of rules that generates sentences?

a)

Generative Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Reverse Engineering

d)

Derivation

10.

Syntacticians have concentrated on those aspects that are ---------?

a)

Universal

b)

Culture-specific

c)

Finite

d)

Infinite

11.

What claim states that children are not exposed to enough data to determine all their rules of human language?

a)

Poverty of stimulus (PoS)

b)

Unbounded hierarchical recursion

c)

Universal Grammar

d)

Derivation

12.

What is the innate language facility that humans are born with ?

a)

Universal Grammar

b)

Generative Grammar

c)

Reverse Engineering

d)

Derivation

13.

What analyses properties of individual languages and make generalizations about human knowledge of language?

a)

Generative Grammar

b)

Universal Grammar

c)

Reverse Engineering

d)

Derivation

14.

Two ways to compare syntax are ----------------?

a)

Macro and Micro comparative syntax

b)

Finite and Infinite syntax

c)

Universal and Culture-specific syntax

d)

Generative and Derivational syntax

15.

------------- is the result of successively applying syntactic operations to syntactic objects to form larger syntactic objects

a)

Derivation

b)

Convergence

c)

Crash

d)

Termination

16.

The smallest elements of a syntactic object is a -----------------

a)

Lexical item

b)

Numeration

c)

Derivation

d)

Case Filter

17.

--------------- is a collection of lexical items

a)

Numeration

b)

Derivation

c)

Convergence

d)

Termination

18.

The point where we exhaust the numeration and no more

a)

Termination

b)

Convergence

c)

Crash

d)

Derivation

19.

----------occurs when a derivation terminates with all syntactic features checked and satisfied.

a)

Convergence

b)

Termination

c)

Crash

d)

Derivation

20.

-----------------occurs when a derivation terminates but some features are unchecked or unsatisfied.

a)

Crash

b)

Termination

c)

Convergence

d)

Derivation

21.

The operation that combines two syntactic objects to form a new syntactic objects is called what?

a)

Merge

b)

Theta Criterion

c)

Case Filter

d)

Fin

22.

What type of merge takes both items directly from the numeration?

a)

External Merge

b)

Internal Merge

c)

Derivasional Merge

d)

Case Merge

23.

What takes an item from an existing syntactic object?

a)

External Merge

b)

Internal Merge

c)

Derivasional Merge

d)

Case Merge

24.

The second filter for merge operation is --------?

a)

Case Filter

b)

Fin

c)

Phi-features

d)

Theta Criterion

25.

What operation says we should assigned every nominal argument a Nominatitive or Accusative case?

a)

Case Filter

b)

Fin

c)

Phi-features

d)

Theta Criterion

26.

*He calls very often her. Why is it ungrammatical?

a)

It violates the Case Filter

b)

It violates the Theta Criterion

c)

It violates the Fin feature

d)

It violates the Phi-features

27.

Sentences in which a subject is assigned a nominative case contains -------

a)

Tense

b)

Fin

c)

Phi-features

d)

Theta Criterion

28.

Finite verb is a verb that -----------------

a)

Marks for tense

b)

Marks for agreement

c)

Marks for both tense and agreement

d)

Marks for mood

29.

*She wanted he to cry. Why is it ungrammatical?

a)

It violates the Case Filter

b)

It violates the Theta Criterion

c)

It violates the Fin feature

d)

It violates the Phi-features

30.

*She wanted him to may laugh? Why is ungrammatical?

a)

It violates the Case Filter

b)

It violates the Theta Criterion

c)

It violates the Fin feature

d)

It violates the Phi-features

31.

A sentence is grammatical if ----------

a)

It does not violate any rule of Grammar

b)

It violates the Case Filter

c)

It violates the Theta Criterion

d)

It violates the Fin feature

32.

A sentence is felt by speakers to be midly unaccepted and is indicated with a question mark at the beginning is called --------

a)

A degraded sentence

b)

A grammatical sentence

c)

A converged sentence

d)

An ungrammatical sentence

33.

The ability of a language to create sentences of arbitrary complexity by embedding grammatical structures within each other is -------------

a)

Unbounded hierarchical recursion

b)

Unbounded recursion

c)

Unbounded derivation

d)

Unbounded theta assignment

34.

---------------------- is the fact a single expression can enjoy multiple relations within a sentence.

a)

Movement dependencies

b)

Feature dependencies

c)

Merge dependencies

d)

Case dependencies

35.

Movement to a C- commanding position is ----------------

a)

Upward

b)

Downward

c)

Lateral

d)

None of the above

36.

C- selection stands for --------------

a)

Category selection

b)

Case selection

c)

Phi-feature selection

d)

Theta Criterion

37.

---------------- are constituents required by the meaning of the verb in a sentence.

a)

Arguments

b)

Adjuncts

c)

Predicates

d)

Operands

38.

------------- determines how many elements it may merge with

a)

The meaning of the verb

b)

The Theta Criterion

c)

The Fin feature

d)

The Case Filter

39.

------------- subjects are agents and verbs are action verbs

a)

Unergative verbs

b)

Unaccusative verbs

c)

Transitive verbs

d)

Ditransitive verbs

40.

The complement category selected by the verb want can be a DP or a __.

a)

VP

b)

CP

c)

TP

d)

NP

41.

The argument that experiences or perceives an event in a sentence is referred to as the __.

a)

Agent

b)

Patient

c)

Beneficiary

d)

Experiencer

42.

A verb like 'place' typically requires three arguments, an agent, a __, and a goal.

a)

Beneficiary

b)

Patient

c)

Goal

d)

Theme

43.

The thematic role assigned to the entity that initiates or performs an action is known as the __.

a)

Goal

b)

Source

c)

Agent

d)

Experiencer

44.

Every __ must be assigned to a unique argument and every argument must receive a __.

a)

Theta role, lexical item

b)

Lexical item, theta role

c)

theta role, lexical entry

d)

Lexical entry, theta role

45.

According to Theta Theory, the sentence "Mary snores Bill" is ungrammatical because snores Is a __ verb.

a)

Intransitive

b)

Transitive

c)

Ditransitive

d)

Causative

46.

The determiner "the" c-selects a __ phrase in its lexical entry.

a)

Clausal

b)

Noun

c)

Sentential

d)

Prepositional

47.

According to Theta Theory, why is the sentence "John smiled Mary" ungrammatical?

a)

"Smile" does not assign a theta role that requires a direct object

b)

"Smile" lacks a subject argument

c)

"John" is assigned two theta roles

d)

"Mary" is assigned a clausal argument incorrectly

48.

Which of the following thematic roles describes the entity from which a motion originates?

a)

Source

b)

Goal

c)

Theme

d)

Beneficiary

49.

es can be assigned to the argument selected by the verb want?

a)

Experiencer

b)

Agent

c)

Goal

d)

Theme

50.

Which of the following are valid thematic roles for a direct object?

a)

Agent

b)

Experiencer

c)

Theme

d)

Goal

51.

Which of the following verbs typically require three arguments?

a)

eat

b)

place

c)

sleep

d)

run

52.

Which of the following are valid subject arguments for the verb smile?

a)

Agent

b)

Patient

c)

Theme

d)

Experiencer

53.

According to Theta Theory, why is the sentence "John smiled Mary" ungrammatical?

a)

The verb smile does not assign a theta role that requires a direct object.

b)

The verb smile lacks a subject argument.

c)

John is assigned two theta roles.

d)

Mary is assigned a clausal argument incorrectly.

54.

Which of the following thematic roles describes the entity from which a motion originates?

a)

Source

b)

Goal

c)

Theme

d)

Beneficiary

55.

Which type of argument does the verb rely require?

a)

Prepositional phrase (PP)

b)

Determiner phrase (DP)

c)

Clausal phrase (CP)

d)

Adjective phrase (AdjP)

56.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

III only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

57.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II only.

b)

I and II only.

c)

I and III only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

58.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

All Statements are Incorrect.

b)

III only.

c)

I and III only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

59.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II only.

b)

I only.

c)

All Statements are Correct.

d)

All Statements are Incorrect.

60.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II and III only.

b)

I only.

c)

I and III only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

61.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II only.

b)

All Statements are Incorrect.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

62.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II only.

b)

I and III only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

63.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

64.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

65.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

66.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

67.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

68.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

I and III only.

b)

II only.

c)

I only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

69.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:

a)

II only.

b)

I and II only.

c)

II and III only.

d)

All Statements are Correct.

70.

Theta Criterion ensures that merge does not under generates arguments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

71.

Case filter requires DP to be assigned genitive case.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

72.

Phi-features include person, number, and gender features on nouns.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

73.

Uninterpretable feature is a feature that contributes to the meaning of the phrase.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

Agree simply means match interpretable with interpretable ones.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

75.

An interpretable feature can command an uninterpretable feature.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

76.

Fin feature includes [fin, Agr] features on a head.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

77.

A complement DP of a verb features uV.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

78.

The agreement marker -s features Phi.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

79.

Uninterpretable feature is a feature that does not contribute to the meaning of the phrase.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

80.

Generative Grammar is a model that consists of a set of rules that generates sentences.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

Syntacticians have concentrated on those aspects of language that are not universal.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

82.

The claim that children are not exposed to enough data to determine all their rules of human language is called Poverty of Stimulus (PoS).

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

83.

Universal Grammar is the innate language facility that humans are born with.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

84.

Hierarchy does not matter in syntax.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

85.

Reverse Engineering analyses properties of individual 1-language and makes generalizations about human knowledge of language.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

86.

Macro and Micro comparative syntax are two ways to compare syntax.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

87.

Derivation is the result of successively applying syntactic operations to syntactic objects to form larger syntactic objects.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

88.

The smallest elements of a syntactic element is a Lexical item.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

89.

The complement category selected by the verb 'want' is either a DP or a TP.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

90.

The argument that experiences or perceives an event in a sentence is referred to as the Experiencer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

91.

A verb like 'place' requires two arguments, an agent and a theme.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

92.

The thematic role assigned to the entity that initiates or performs an action is known as the Patient.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

93.

Every theta role must be assigned to a unique argument and every argument must receive a theta role. This is called the Theta Criterion.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

94.

According to Theta Theory, the sentence 'Mary snores Bill' is ungrammatical because 'snores' is a transitive verb.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

95.

The determiner 'the' c-selects a CP phrase in its lexical entry.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

96.

According to Theta Theory, why is the sentence 'John smiled Mary' ungrammatical? The answer is 'Smile does not assign a theta role that requires a direct object.'

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

97.

The thematic role that describes the entity from which a motion originates is Source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

98.

What is the syntactic constraint that ensures that merge does not under generate arguments?

(a)  

99.

What syntactic constraint requires DP to be assigned nominative or accusative case?

(a)  

100.

What are Phi-features, and what do they include?

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101.

What is meant by 'uninterpretable feature' in the context of syntax?

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102.

What does 'agree' mean in syntax, and how does it work?

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103.

What feature is a complement DP of, and what is its significance?

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104.

What feature is on the agreement marker -s, and what does it imply?

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105.

What is the importance of hierarchy in syntax?

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106.

What is the role of generative grammar in syntax?

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107.

What does the poverty of stimulus hypothesis claim, and how does it relate to syntax?

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108.

What kind of complement categories can be selected by the verb 'want' according to Theta Theory?

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109.

What is the thematic role assigned to the entity that initiates or performs an action, as mentioned in Theta Theory?

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110.

In a sentence, what is the argument that experiences or perceives an event referred to as, according to Theta Theory?

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111.

What is the principle in Theta Theory that states that every theta role must be assigned to a unique argument and every argument must receive a theta role, known as?

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112.

According to Theta Theory, why is the sentence 'John smiled Mary' ungrammatical?

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