ENG509 Final Term MCQs by Sir Zahid

“Man will not get anything unless he works hard” (Surah al-Najm, 53:39).

ENG509 FINAL TERM MCQS 2023-2024

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Q1. What does the term "IC" analysis stand for?

1. Internal Constituent
2. Immediate Constituent
3. Internal Consonant
4. Immediate Consonant

Correct option: B) Immediate Constituent Explanation: IC stands for " Immediate Constituent," a way to break sentences into parts for structural analysis.

Q2. Which of the following is a two-morpheme word?

1. Smelled
2. Run
3. Snake
4. Bag

Correct option: A) Smelled Explanation: " Smelled" = root ("smell") + inflectional suffix ("-ed") = 2 morphemes.

Q3. In Syntax, the --- is regarded as the largest or highest unit on the hierarchical scale of constituents.

1. Word
2. Phrase
3. Clause
4. Sentence

Correct option: D) Sentence Explanation: The sentence is the topmost syntactic unit in grammar.

Q4. To what level does the tree diagram provide the analysis of a sentence?

1. Word
2. Phrase
3. Clause
4. Sentence

Correct option: A) Word Explanation: Tree diagrams break down to the word/morpheme level.

Q5. The sentences of a text follow each other in some --- order.

1. Logical
2. Illogical
3. Random
4. Haphazard

Correct option: A) Logical Explanation: Syntax and discourse maintain logical flow and coherence.

Q6. Children can acquire native-like syntactic competence till the age of ---.

1. 9 or 10
2. 14 or 15
3. 19 or 20
4. 22 or 23

Correct option: A) 9 or 10 Explanation: Native-like syntactic competence is usually developed by age 9–10.

Q7. Children generally produce their first recognizable word (e.g., Mama or Dada) by around the age of --- months.

1. 6
2. 12
3. 18
4. 24

Correct option: B) 12 Explanation: First recognizable words typically appear by 12 months.

Q8. Which of the following is the common property of syntax of all languages?

1. Creativity
2. Generality
3. Universality
4. All the given options

Correct option: D) All the given options Explanation: Syntax has universal, general, and creative aspects across languages.

Q9. Select the appropriate label for the given phrase: A beautiful flower

1. Adverbial phrase
2. Prepositional phrase
3. Complementizer phrase
4. Determiner phrase

Correct option: D) Determiner phrase Explanation: “A” is a determiner; whole phrase is noun phrase headed by a determiner.

Q10. Select the appropriate label for the given phrase: To the school

1. Prepositional phrase
2. Determiner phrase
3. Adverbial phrase
4. Complementizer phrase

Correct option: A) Prepositional phrase Explanation: Begins with the preposition “to,” making it a prepositional phrase.

Q11. Which of the following is a dependent clause?

1. I eat mangoes.
2. Which book I want to read next.
3. We can hardly wait to see the movie.
4. Our planets revolve around the sun.

Correct option: B) Which book I want to read next. Explanation: It’s not a complete thought; depends on main clause.

Q12. Which of the following is the predicate in the sentence: "The Earth revolves around the Sun"?

1. The Earth
2. Revolves around the Sun
3. Around the Sun
4. The Sun

Correct option: B) Revolves around the Sun Explanation: Predicate = verb + its dependents.