MCQ Bank
In English, a _____ phrase consists of a preposition and a noun phrase.
- A) adverbial
- B) noun
- C) verb
- D) prepositional
In syntax, a __________ diagram is a static representation of the structure of the sentence shown at the bottom of the diagram.
- A) tree
- B) component
- C) class
- D) object
In Syntax, _________ grammar discusses rules which transform sentences from deep level to surface level.
- A) structural
- B) reference
- C) generative
- D) transformational
Phrases can also be structurally___________________.
- A) unambiguous
- B) ambiguous
- C) definite
- D) None of the given options
The symbol “( )” used in syntactic description of a sentence indicate _________________ elements in a sentence.
- A) optional
- B) neutral
- C) compulsory
- D) None of the given options
In syntax, _____ are used to mark the constituents of a sentence.
- A) round brackets
- B) labeled brackets
- C) brackets
- D) angle brackets
In grammar, the nouns such as Mary and George are __________ nouns.
- A) concrete
- B) proper
- C) abstract
- D) common
The sentence ‘John believed that Cathy knew that Mary helped George.’ is tediously ___________.
- A) tough
- B) difficult
- C) large
- D) recursive
A sentence has a noun phrase and a _____ phrase.
- A) adverb
- B) verb
- C) prepositional
- D) pronoun
Curly brackets in syntactic analysis indicate that only _________________ of the elements enclosed within the curly brackets must be selected.
- A) one
- B) two
- C) four
- D) three
Every verb phrase is formed of a verb and ________ phrase.
- A) adverb
- B) noun
- C) interjection
- D) pronoun
Deep and surface structures are often used as terms in a simple_________________ opposition.
- A) exponential
- B) fraction
- C) lone
- D) binary
In syntax, the most common way to create a visual representation of syntactic structure is _________ diagram.
- A) object
- B) tree
- C) syntactic
- D) class
The word ‘syntax’ literally means ‘putting together’ or _________.
- A) commotion
- B) arrangement
- C) chaos
- D) derangement
In the sentence ‘Mary put out the fire.’, particle movement is __________.
- A) obligatory
- B) essential
- C) optional
- D) mandatory
In English _________ is the form of a verb in which we add ‘to’ with the basic form of verb.
- A) infinitive
- B) present indefinite
- C) present perfect
- D) present participle
The grammar must be capable of showing how a single underlying abstract representation can become different __________________ structures.
- A) deep
- B) Both deep and surface structure
- C) cavernous
- D) surface
In grammar, a phrase or a clause that violates some grammar rule of a particular language is called a/an _______ phrase or clause.
- A) ill-formed
- B) well-formed
- C) unformed
- D) well-structured
In Gaelic language , the subject phrase comes after the ___________ phrase.
- A) noun
- B) pronoun
- C) prepositional
- D) verb
In grammar, one type of descriptive approach is called ________ analysis and its main concern is to investigate the distribution of forms in a language.
- A) prescriptive
- B) descriptive
- C) structural
- D) conversation