Grammar: Syntax Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Grammar: Syntax
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The process of using linguistic elements to specify or qualify the nature or features of another. For example, using adjectives or adverbs to modify nouns or verbs.
A. co-ordination
B. modification
C. imperative
D. subordination
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
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
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
When the object receives the action of a verb. For example, ‘She gave me a new book’
A. direct object
B. indirect object
C. object of preposition
D. phrase
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
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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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 adverb + adjective e.g. very loud
A. noun phrase
B. adverbial phrase
C. verb phrase
D. adjective phrase
