DG Q3 - ELLIPSIS AND CONCORD

1. Which words can be omitted from this sentence? Choose the version which shows maximum ellipsis but has no mistakes:

The topics of the conference include the following topics but the topics of the conference are not limited to the following topics

1. The topics of the conference include the following topics but are not limited to them:

2. The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

3. The topics of the conference include the following but they are not limited to:

1. Which words can be omitted from this sentence? Choose the version which shows maximum ellipsis but has no mistakes:

The topics of the conference include the following topics but the topics of the conference are not limited to the following topics

1. The topics of the conference include the following topics but are not limited to them:

2. The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

3. The topics of the conference include the following but they are not limited to:

2.  Which words can be omitted from this sentence? Choose the version which shows maximum ellipsis but has no mistakes:

We can repeat the experiment if you want us to repeat the experiment

1. We can repeat the experiment if you want us to

2. We can repeat, if you want us to repeat the experiment

3. We can repeat the experiment if you want us to repeat

2.  Which words can be omitted from this sentence? Choose the version which shows maximum ellipsis but has no mistakes:

We can repeat the experiment if you want us to repeat the experiment

1. We can repeat the experiment if you want us to

2. We can repeat, if you want us to repeat the experiment

3. We can repeat the experiment if you want us to repeat

3. Which sentence should not have ellipsis of the subordinate subject?

1. We were exhausted so went to sleep immediately.

2. She was tired but kept on working

3. She kept on working although was tired

3. Which sentence should not have ellipsis of the subordinate subject?

1. We were exhausted so went to sleep immediately.

2. She was tired but kept on working

3. She kept on working although was tired

4. Which of the examples features ellipsis independent of the linguistic context?

1. I work in the office and my brother at home.

2. She writes and sings ballads

3. Can't talk to you, got to go!

4. The answers will not be revealed but the questions will.

4. Which of the examples features ellipsis independent of the linguistic context?

1. I work in the office and my brother at home.

2. She writes and sings ballads

3. Can't talk to you, got to go!

4. The answers will not be revealed but the questions will.

5. Gandalf will interview the hobbits today and Saruman tomorrow   is ambiguous because:

1. the ellipsis in the second clause may have affected EITHER the subject and the verb form OR the verb and the object

2. the ellipsis in the second clause has removed the verb form

3. the ellipsis in the second clause may have affected EITHER the subject OR the object

5. Gandalf will interview the hobbits today and Saruman tomorrow   is ambiguous because:

1. the ellipsis in the second clause may have affected EITHER the subject and the verb form OR the verb and the object

2. the ellipsis in the second clause has removed the verb form

3. the ellipsis in the second clause may have affected EITHER the subject OR the object

6. When ellipsis affects the second clause predicate and only the auxiliary is left but we want to use a different one:

1. we keep the voice, but tense and aspect can be changed

2. we keep the voice, tense and aspect of the auxiliary

3. we keep the tense, but aspect and voice can be changed freely

6. When ellipsis affects the second clause predicate and only the auxiliary is left but we want to use a different one:

1. we keep the voice, but tense and aspect can be changed

2. we keep the voice, tense and aspect of the auxiliary

3. we keep the tense, but aspect and voice can be changed freely

7.  I very much enjoy , and you most probably hate, drawing tree diagrams. The shared constituent that undergoes ellipsis is:

1. Direct Object in clause 1 and Subject in clause 2

2. Direct Object in both clauses

3. Adverbial in clause 1 and Direct Object in clause 2

7.  I very much enjoy , and you most probably hate, drawing tree diagrams. The shared constituent that undergoes ellipsis is:

1. Direct Object in clause 1 and Subject in clause 2

2. Direct Object in both clauses

3. Adverbial in clause 1 and Direct Object in clause 2

8. "Agreement of the verb with the subject is established according to the idea of number rather than according to the morphological marking of number" - this is a definition of:

1. grammatical concord

2. notional concord

3. proximity concord

4. appositional concord

8. "Agreement of the verb with the subject is established according to the idea of number rather than according to the morphological marking of number" - this is a definition of:

1. grammatical concord

2. notional concord

3. proximity concord

4. appositional concord

9. Measure phrases are conceptualized as - and therefore connected with the verb which is - 

1. singular

2. plural

3. it depends on the head noun in the measure phrase

9. Measure phrases are conceptualized as - and therefore connected with the verb which is - 

1. singular

2. plural

3. it depends on the head noun in the measure phrase

10. Indefinite pronouns as antecedents are linked to the pronoun:

1. he / his / him

2. she / her / her

3. they / their / them

10. Indefinite pronouns as antecedents are linked to the pronoun:

1. he / his / him

2. she / her / her

3. they / their / them

11. One of the boys are coming over to help build the model car.

1. correct

2. incorrect

11. One of the boys are coming over to help build the model car.

1. correct

2. incorrect

12. The boy, among many friends, celebrate his birthday in lavish style.

1. correct

2. incorrect

12. The boy, among many friends, celebrate his birthday in lavish style.

1. correct

2. incorrect

13. Due to the elliptical shape of celestial orbits, the distance between the sun and the planets vary over time.

1. correct

2. incorrect

13. Due to the elliptical shape of celestial orbits, the distance between the sun and the planets vary over time.

1. correct

2. incorrect

14. Making up stories is one of the chief ways a child learns to develop critical thinking skills.

1. correct

2. incorrect

14. Making up stories is one of the chief ways a child learns to develop critical thinking skills.

1. correct

2. incorrect

15. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl goes on that shelf.

1. correct

2. incorrect

15. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl goes on that shelf.

1. correct

2. incorrect