ENG509 Quiz 3

Q1. Grammatical knowledge of how to form and interpret expressions in the native language is ------------------.

1. conscious
2. explicit
3. intentional
4. subconscious

Correct answer: subconscious

Q2. Which of the following is the predicate in the given sentence? The Earth revolves around the Sun.

1. the Sun
2. around the Sun
3. revolves around the Sun
4. The Earth

Correct answer: revolves around the Sun

Q3. Which of the following is a two-morpheme word?

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

Correct answer: Smelled

Q4. Which of the following is a dependent clause?

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

Correct answer: Which book I want to read next.

Q5. Which of the following is the complementizer in the sentence ‘I doubt if you can help me.’?

1. If
2. Can
3. I
4. Me

Correct answer: If

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

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

Correct answer: 14 or 15

Q7. To what level does the tree diagram provide the analysis of a sentence?

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

Correct answer: Phrase

Q8. Which of the following is the predicate in the given sentence? Students of literature understand the

realities of life. A. of literature understand the realities of life B. students of literature C. students of literature understand

D. understand the realities of life

Q9. In Syntax, the ------------- is regarded as the largest or highest unit on the hierarchical scale of constituents.

1. sentence
2. clause
3. phrase
4. word

Correct answer: sentence

Q10. Which of the following belongs to functional category of words?

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

Correct answer: Determiner