MCQ Bank
A role of recipient is sometimes identified as a type of goal involved in actions describing changes of possession. E.g., He sold me this house. He left his fortune to the church. (Recipient)
- A) Recipient
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Words with very closely related/similar meanings are called synonyms. (Synonymy)
- A) Synonymy
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(non-gradable) such a relation between words such that the negative of one implies the positive of the other. (Simple Antonyms)
- A) Simple Antonyms
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The pair is also sometimes called complementary pairs or binary pairs. E.g., dead/alive, pass/fail, hit/miss, male/female.
- A) The pair is also sometimes called complementary pairs or binary pairs. E.g., dead/alive, pass/fail, hit/miss, male/female.
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Such a relationship between opposites where the positive of one term does not necessarily imply the negative of the other, for example rich/poor, fast/slow, young/old, beautiful/ugly, old/new. Can be used in comparative constructions; I’m bigger than you. (Gradable Antonyms)
- A) Gradable Antonyms
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A relation of inclusion; a hyponym includes the meaning of a more general word, The more general term is called superordinate. (Hyponymy)
- A) Hyponymy
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Metonymy One word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
- A) Metonymy One word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
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A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English. E.g., ‘close a deal’, ‘open an account.’
- A) A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English. E.g., ‘close a deal’, ‘open an account.’
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Homonyms are unrelated senses of the same phonological words. E.g., lap ‘circuit of a course’ and lap ‘part of the body.”
- A) Homonyms are unrelated senses of the same phonological words. E.g., lap ‘circuit of a course’ and lap ‘part of the body.”
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When the senses are judged to be related under same lexical entry. (Polysemy)
- A) Polysemy
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Verbs mark the speaker’s attitude to social factors of obligation, responsibility and permission. (Deontic Modality)
- A) Deontic Modality
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They express ways to influence the action or event we talk about.
- A) They express ways to influence the action or event we talk about.
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It conveys a speaker’s degree of knowledge about something. (Epistemic Modality)
- A) Epistemic Modality
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It is possible for you to drive this car. (Epistemic modality) and You have my permission to drive this car (Deontic modality).
- A) It is possible for you to drive this car. (Epistemic modality) and You have my permission to drive this car (Deontic modality).
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They are expressed by means of modal verbs. (The Expression of Modality)
- A) The Expression of Modality
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modal verbs with the same function as modal verbs are: Sarah had to leave early. Maya will be able to speak Spanish soon. (Examples of non)
- A) Examples of non
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Adverbs, nouns, adjectives that indicate modality are especially certainty, possibility, or probability. E.g., Perhaps it will rain. Maya is probably at home now.
- A) Adverbs, nouns, adjectives that indicate modality are especially certainty, possibility, or probability. E.g., Perhaps it will rain. Maya is probably at home now.
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It allows a speaker to communicate her attitude to the source of her/his information and to check whether the evidence exists for the statement and/or what kind of evidence exists (McLendon, 2003). (Evidentiality)
- A) Evidentiality
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I saw him breaking the window. (Witness Evidentiality)
- A) Witness Evidentiality
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It smells like they are having a barbecue here. (Sensory Evidentiality)
- A) Sensory Evidentiality
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