MCQ Bank
CD (compact disk) or
- A) CD (compact disk) or
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VCR (video cassette recorder)
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NATO, NASA or UNESCO. (Acronyms with single word pronunciation)
- A) Acronyms with single word pronunciation
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The most common word formation process to be found in the production of new English words can be accomplished with the help of affixes, e.g., pre-fixes: (e.g.,un-, mis-), suffixes: (e.g., -less, - ish). (Derivation)
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19.Teaching the Sentence Patterns of English Language
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‘a syntactic unit that functions as part of a larger unit within a sentence’. (Constituent)
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A constituent can be a word, phrase, clause or a sentence, but it will function as a complete unit (Meyer, 2009).
- A) A constituent can be a word, phrase, clause or a sentence, but it will function as a complete unit (Meyer, 2009).
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Constituency is at the center of any discussion of syntax.
- A) Constituency is at the center of any discussion of syntax.
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Syntactic units are not simply arbitrarily grouped and ordered, but form identifiable units.
- A) Syntactic units are not simply arbitrarily grouped and ordered, but form identifiable units.
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Syntacticians have identified four different levels of structure at which constituents occur: sentences → clauses → phrases → words
- A) Syntacticians have identified four different levels of structure at which constituents occur: sentences → clauses → phrases → words
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The largest constituent is the sentence; the smallest is the word. Sometimes sentences and clauses are identical: a declarative sentence, for instance, may consist of one main clause.
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Immediate constituents and ultimate constituents. Exactly which elements constitute immediate constituents depends upon what level of structure is there (sentence, clause, and phrase). (There are two types)
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At the highest level, the sentence itself is a constituent.
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But within it, one can find several immediate constituents: separate units into which a given structure can be divided. (e.g., subject and predicate).
- A) But within it, one can find several immediate constituents: separate units into which a given structure can be divided. (e.g., subject and predicate).
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Constituency Test It help in identifying the constituent structure of sentences (Roberts, 1997). Many constituents are phrases.
- A) Constituency Test It help in identifying the constituent structure of sentences (Roberts, 1997). Many constituents are phrases.
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A phrase is a sequence of one or more words built around a head lexical item and working as a unit within a sentence. There are numerous constituency tests applied to English language sentences. #
- A) A phrase is a sequence of one or more words built around a head lexical item and working as a unit within a sentence. There are numerous constituency tests applied to English language sentences. #
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Substitution (Replacement) Test Whether one word can be substituted for another (e.g., a pronoun for a noun) and if such a change yields a grammatical sentence where the general structure has.not been altered, then the test sequence is a constituent (Redford, 2004): e.g., I don't know the man who is sleeping in the car. I don't know him.
- A) Substitution (Replacement) Test Whether one word can be substituted for another (e.g., a pronoun for a noun) and if such a change yields a grammatical sentence where the general structure has.not been altered, then the test sequence is a constituent (Redford, 2004): e.g., I don't know the man who is sleeping in the car. I don't know him.
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Constructions can be moved when systematic changes are made to a sentence. This usually involves using a definite pro-form (it, he, there, here, etc.) in place of a phrase or a clause. In most cases, adverbials (that give additional information) can be safely omitted and thus qualify as constituents (Roberts, 1997). For example, Fred relaxes at night on his couch. • Fred relaxes on his couch. • Fred relaxes at night. Prepositional phrases ‘at night’ and ‘on his couch’ are constituents. (Omission (Deletion) Test)
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Two or more words form a syntactic constituent if they can be moved together as one single unit to another position in the same sentence. Example: The man sat on the chair. (Movement (Fronting) Test)
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Head is a central part of any phrase.
- A) Head is a central part of any phrase.
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