Syntax Midterm

syntax

the rules of sentence structure in a language.

What does an asterisk (*) at the beginning of a sentence mean in this course?

It indicates that the example is ungrammatical.

prescriptive syntactic approach

an approach that focuses on how language should be used according to certain rules.

Dialect is another way of saying a person's speech is ungrammatical.

False.

Which of the following is NOT commonly seen crosslinguistically?

Conjunctions.

Syntactic categories are defined semantically AND positionally.

True.

What is an example of language function?

To inform.

The grammatical category of a word is an example of what?

Form.

An SLP will only need to consider syntax when working with children.

False.

Idioms are examples of ungrammatical forms which are still considered to be acceptable.

True.

In the sentence 'The family will eat together each night', what is true about 'family'?

It's a common noun.

In the sentence 'The Cincinnati Bearcat is the greatest mascot', what is true about 'Cincinnati Bearcat'?

It's a proper noun.

What classification does the candy 'Skittles' belong to?

Subordinate.

What classification does the term 'candy' belong to?

Superordinate.

In acquisition, children learn concrete nouns before abstract nouns.

True.

What is a noncount noun example?

Milk.

What is an abstract noun example?

Justice.

Count the nouns in the sentence 'The horse galloped across the green field.'

2.

Identify the collective noun in: 'We could hear the pack of wolves howling.'

Pack.

What type of noun is always capitalized?

Proper noun.

Which statement about the pronoun 'we' is true?

It is nominative.

Select the third person, feminine, singular, objective case pronoun.

Her.

What is true about 'that' in ‘That book is really long’?

It is a demonstrative pronoun.

What is true regarding 'what' in ‘What do you like about speech-language pathology’?

It's an interrogative pronoun.

Pronoun use in individuals with communication disorders shows that objective forms can switch with subjective ones.

True.

What is true regarding 'herself' in ‘She wants to do it herself’?

It is a reflexive pronoun.

What is true regarding 'nobody' in 'Nobody said a word all night'?

It is an indefinite pronoun.

What is NOT true about English pronouns?

Pronouns can have affixes.

Identify the pronoun referent in: 'Ryan finished reading his book.'

Ryan.

Which pronouns refer to a noun within a sentence instead of replacing it?

Relative pronouns.

Which sentence uses first person plural?

We write every day.

What is the number of the verb in: 'The children were playing outside'?

Plural.

What form of the verb is in: 'She was running when it started to rain'?

Past progressive.

Determine the mood: 'If I were you, I would apologize.'

Subjunctive.

Which sentence contains a gerund?

He enjoys reading novels.

Determine the voice of the verb in: 'The book was written by the author.'

Passive.

Which sentence uses a verb in the past perfect tense?

She had written the report before the meeting.

Identify the main verb in: 'She has been reading the book for hours.'

Reading.

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

They built a sandcastle on the beach.

Which of the following sentences uses a modal verb?

He could play the piano very well.

Determine whether the verb in: 'The children played in the park.' is transitive or intransitive.

Intransitive.

Identify the superlative adjective.

Biggest.

What is a limiting adjective?

Several.

What type of adjective is 'blue' in 'The blue sky is clear'?

Descriptive Adjective.

Which sentence contains a predicate adjective?

The cat is fluffy.

Which sentence includes an attributive adjective?

The old house is charming.

Which example is a positive adjective?

Young.

What is true about ‘These blokes warm the benches’?

These is a demonstrative adjective.

What is true about ‘Which statement is true’?

Which is an interrogative pronoun.

Which sentence includes a demonstrative adjective?

Those girls are huge fans of Taylor Swift.

Which of the following is a noun adjunct?

Red barn.

Which part of speech is NOT modified by an adverb?

Noun.

In which sentence is 'fast' used as an adverb?

She runs fast.

Identify the adverb(s) in this sentence: 'Despite being old, my cat still jumps very high.'

High, still, very.

What is the adverb in: 'My portly cat eats faster than I do'?

Faster.

Which word is an adverb formed from an adjective?

Happily.

Identify the adverb(s) in: 'I remember it all too well.'

All, too, well.

Identify the adverb in: 'I will finish the project tomorrow.'

Tomorrow.

What type of adverb is 'here' in 'Please sit here'?

Adverb of place.

Which word is NOT an adverb in: 'Even though he was incredibly tired, he still managed to work late into the night.'

Late.

Identify the adverb(s) in: 'We headed west toward the setting sun.'

West, toward.

Which of the following is a definite article?

The.

What is true about determiners?

Determiners occur in front of nouns.

How many INDEFINITE articles in the excerpt?

6.

How many DEFINITE articles in the excerpt?

4.

Which is NOT a type of determiner?

Nouns.

Which type of determiner refers to a non-specific entity?

Indefinite article.

If you are asked to identify a determiner, the categories include articles, possessives, demonstratives, quantifiers, and wh-words.

True.

How many DEFINITE articles are in the second excerpt?

5.

How many INDEFINITE articles are in the second excerpt?

4.

Which of the following is a quantifier?

Every.

How many simple conjunctions are in the excerpt?

4.

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

And.

Which sentence uses a conjunctive adverb correctly?

She was tired; however, she finished her homework.

What type of conjunction is 'since' in 'I stayed home since it was raining'?

Subordinating conjunction.

Which type of conjunction connects pieces of semantic information equally?

Coordinating conjunction.

Are new conjunctions frequently added to the English language?

True.

What does the mnemonic FANBOYS represent?

Coordinating conjunction.

What type of conjunction are 'neither' and 'nor' in 'I neither know nor care'?

Correlative conjunction.

Individuals with _______ present with agrammatical (telegraphic) speech.

Nonfluent aphasia.

It’s easier to recover meaning from coordinating conjunctions.

True.

Identify the preposition in: 'She walked through the park every morning.'

Through.

What functions as a preposition in: 'The meeting will be held at noon'?

At.

Which functions as a preposition in: 'I’m not the one you’ll sweep off her feet'?

Off, up.

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

My cat is resting on my lap.

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

I rushed home after class.

Which sentence features a preposition showing possession?

That is my shoe.

Identify the preposition in: 'We traveled across the country last summer.'

Across.

What is the function of the preposition(s) in: 'She sat beside her friend during the movie'?

Place.

Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in: 'Before the test, I looked up the answers I didn’t know.'

Before the test.

What percent of expressive words are prepositions?

10%.