Grammar: Syntax Quiz
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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
Usually structured as two or more adverbs e.g. quite smoothly
A. modified noun phrase
B. noun phrase
C. adverbial phrase
D. adjective phrase
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Usually structured as adverb + adjective e.g. very loud
A. noun phrase
B. adverbial phrase
C. verb phrase
D. adjective phrase
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
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
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
The part of the sentence which contains the verb and offers information about the subject. For example, in the sentence ‘I moved quietly,’ moved quietly is the ____________.
A. predicate
B. object
C. subject
D. exclamatory
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
A sentence type which acts as a question. For example, ‘What are you doing?’
A. declarative
B. interrogative
C. imperative
D. exclamatory
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