ENG509 Quiz 2 Set 3

Q1. What is the category of the word ‘undesirable’?

1. Noun
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Adverb

Correct answer: Adjective

Q2. The situation where two different affixes - a prefix and a suffix - seem to be added simultaneously to the same base is termed as ----------.

1. bracketing
2. splitting
3. parasynthesis
4. polysemy

Correct answer: parasynthesis

Q3. Which of the following is a right-headed compound?

1. Blackboard
2. Greenstone
3. Overcoat
4. All the given options

Correct answer: All the given options

Q4. A compound tends to have a meaning that is more or less idiosyncratic or__________.

1. predictable
2. recognizable
3. unrecognizable
4. unpredictable

Correct answer: unpredictable

Q5. Which of the following is a left-headed compound?

1. Overcook
2. Blackboard
3. Underestimate
4. Playtime

Correct answer: Overcook

Q6. Which of the following compound noun types describes ‘blackboard’?

1. Adjective-noun (AN)
2. Verb-noun (VN)
3. Preposition-noun (PN)
4. Noun-noun (NN)

Correct answer: Adjective-noun (AN)

Q7. What is the meaning of the prefix re- in the word ‘reorganize’?

1. Half
2. Before
3. Again
4. Not

Correct answer: Again

Q8. Which of the following compound noun types describes ‘playtime’?

1. Preposition-noun (PN)
2. Noun-noun (NN)
3. Verb-noun (VN)
4. Adjective-noun (AN)

Correct answer: Noun-noun (NN)

Q9. Which of the following is the most common nominal category in inflection?

1. Gender
2. Case
3. Number
4. All the given options

Correct answer: Number

Q10. A compound word is said to be --------- if none of its units represents the properties that the word exhibits.

1. headed
2. all the given options
3. endocentric
4. exocentric

Correct answer: exocentric