Syntax

Syntax is the study of_______________.

• Word formation
• How language is used to communicate within its situational context
• Linguistic meaning
• Phrases, clauses, and sentences

_________________ was one of the most influential linguists in the field of syntax.

• Paul Broca
• Carl Wernicke
• Noam Chomsky
• William Shakespeare

The classification of words into categories or parts of speech is an _________________ of language.

• Observable aspect
  
• Unobservable theory

The idea that some words can be made plural and some words cannot is an _________________ of language.

• Observable aspect
  
• Unobservable theory

Which photo is an example of a tree diagram used to study syntax?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In the sentence “The fat man ate food,” which part is the noun phrase?

• Man
• Ate
• The fat man
• Ate food

In the sentence, “The fat man ate,” which part is the verb?

• Man
• Ate
• The fat man
• Ate food

Prepositional phrases can be daughters of _________.

• Noun phrases
• Verb phrases
• Both
• Neither

Which of the following does not fall in the category of “determiner”?

• This
• Their
• Those
• Tall

Which diagram refers to a teacher of history whose nationality is American?

• Diagram (i)
• Diagram (ii)
• It is ambiguous