Grammar 3 - Class 2

The possible combinations of words in English is studied by:

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Orthography

The possible combinations of sounds in a language is studied by:

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Semantics

• Phonetics and Phonology

Which of these countries have English as their native language?

• England

• South Africa

• Australia

• Canada

How many children are said to be studyding English as a foreign language at schools?

• Over 150 million

• Over 200 million

• Over 300 million

• Over 350 million

Differences in national varieties of English are called:

• Dialects

• Accents

Which of these descriptions applies to Standard English?

• It is regarded as a national dialect

• University students tend to use it in essays

• People can hear it in the news

• It is spoken aprox. by 3 per cent of the populaiton in Britain

What is register?

• Language associated with specific uses and communicative purposes

• Language associated with specific regions within a country

• Language associated with formal contexts

• Language associated with the attitude of speakers and listeners

Which of these statements is true?

• Grammar can help students with punctuation

• People need to have some knowledge of grammar to understand grammar books

• "Don't end a sentence with a preposition" is a descriptive rule

• A person who speaks Standard English is generally seen as highly educated

How many people speak English as a second language?

• Over 150 million people

• Over 200 million people

• Over 300 million people

• Over 400 million people

If we divide the word "computer" into compute + er we are doing:

• Morphological analysis

• Semantic analysis

• Syntactic analysis

• Orthographic analysis

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A