Grammar: Syntax Quiz
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Refers to the noun phrase or pronoun which is governed or affected by the verb within a clause. There are three types of ______ in English.
A. declarative
B. predicate
C. subject
D. object
The linking of lexical items/ideas that do not hold equal importance. For example, ‘After the oppressive heat of the day, the cool evening was a welcome relief.’ In this sentence, the main clause has the higher level of grammatical status.
A. co-ordination
B. interrogative
C. modals
D. subordination
The linking of lexical items/ideas that are equally important. For example, ‘Rocky ran and jumped over the hedge.’ In this sentence, both actions have equal status within the sentence.
A. declarative
B. co-ordination
C. modification
D. subordination
A clause which depends on the main clause to make sense. For example, ‘If I get out early, I will wait in the common room’
A. main/independent clause
B. subordinate/dependent clause
C. co-ordinating clause
D. interrogative
Usually structured as adverb + adjective e.g. very loud
A. noun phrase
B. adverbial phrase
C. verb phrase
D. adjective phrase
A sentence type which acts as a statement. For example, ‘I had seven minutes to get to work.’
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
Usually structured as an auxiliary verb and a main verb e.g. must leave, has left. ___________ can also act as adverbs or adjectives e.g. Running as fast as I could, I left the house.
A. noun phrase
B. verb phrase
C. adverbial phrase
D. modified noun phrase
A main clause which is preceded by a co-ordinating conjunction connecting it to another main clause. For example, ‘He was angry and he was tired’.
A. main/independent clause
B. subordinate/dependent clause
C. co-ordinating clause
D. subordination
Refers to a group of words that function as a single syntactical unit. For example, in the sentence, ‘The grey cat sat on the mat,’ the ________ ‘The grey cat’ acts as a single unit. ______ are identified by their main head word.
A. phrase
B. clause
C. sentence
D. active voice
A noun phrase which includes an adjective e.g. The huge dog
A. verb phrase
B. noun phrase
C. adverbial phrase
D. modified noun phrase
A sentence type which conveys strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark. For example, ‘What an incredible display of skill!’
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
Refers to the grammatical structure of a sentence where the subject is the actor of a sentence. Typically, sentences in the ________ follow a subject-predicator-object pattern. For example, ‘The wrong person answered the phone call.’
A. exclamatory
B. passive voice
C. declarative
D. active voice
Refers to a set of words typically containing a subject and a predicate, which conveys either a statement, question, command or exclamation.
A. phrase
B. clause
C. sentence
D. deixis
Usually structured as two or more adverbs e.g. quite smoothly
A. modified noun phrase
B. noun phrase
C. adverbial phrase
D. adjective phrase
A clause which is made up of a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete concept. For example, ‘We walked home,’ where ‘we’ is the subject and ‘walked home’ is the predicate.
A. main/independent clause
B. subordinate/dependent clause
C. co-ordinating clause
D. imperative
A sentence type which acts as a directive e.g. commanding, warning, pleading or requesting. For example, ‘Don’t go.’ Other sentence types can function as an ________ despite having different structures e.g. ‘Would you shut the door quietly’.
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
When the object is directly affected by the verb. For example, ‘The cat caught the fish’
A. indirect object
B. direct object
C. object of proposition
D. predicate
Refers to the noun phrase or pronoun which is the actor of the verb within a clause. For example, in the sentence, ‘The wind howled all night,’ the wind is the _______.
A. object
B. modification
C. clause
D. subject
Auxiliary verbs which denote possibility, necessity or obligation. The main ______ verbs are: can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, ought.
A. modification
B. deixis
C. imperative
D. modals
Where accent looks at the distinctive pronunciation features of speakers, ______ looks at the distinctive grammar, syntax and vocabulary that marks a speaker’s regional, personal or social identity.
A. subject
B. predicate
C. dialect
D. phrase
A sentence type which acts as a question. For example, ‘What are you doing?’
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
A phrase where the head word is a noun, usually structured as determiner + noun e.g. The dog
A. noun phrase
B. modified noun phrase
C. adjective phrase
D. verb phrase
When the noun or noun phrase is governed by or linked with a preposition. For example, ‘They walked to the shop in silence’.
A. object of preposition
B. direct object
C. co-ordination
D. indirect object
Lexical items that rely on context to convey meaning. For example, in the sentence ‘You know he did it again,’ context is required to be able to understand both who ‘he’ is and what he has done.
A. modification
B. deixis
C. imperative
D. modals
Refers to the grammatical structure of a sentence where the subject and object change positions to change the focus of the sentence. For example, ‘The call was answered by the wrong person.’
A. exclamatory
B. passive voice
C. declarative
D. active voice