semantics chap 2 - from reference

A referring expression is any expression used in an utterance to ... to something or someone, that is used with a particular referent in mind

• refer

• mean

• describe

• connect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Context: Tom is the only one who wears a blue shirt. Everyone is on a bus.

Jane:'The man in blue is kind. He gave up his seat for an old lady'

The referring expression is..... The referent is ....

• Tom/ Jane

• Blue shirt/ man in blue

• The man in blue/ Tom

• Tom/ the man in blue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which one below cannot be used as a referring expression?

• Tom

• My left ear

• give

• a boy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Is this an Opaque context?

1.Mai thinks that Trang Tien Plaza is the best place to shop

2.Mai thinks that the shopping mall in 23K Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi is the best place to shop

Mai does not now Trang Tien Plaza is the shopping mall in 23K Hai Ba Trung...

• Yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Is this an equative sentence?

Rat is an animal

• Yes

• No

Is this an equative sentence?

Mike is the winner of "the Champion" game

• yes

• no

Which one is a referring expression?

A: His father married a dancer

B: John wants to marry a dancer

• A

• B

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Find the Predicator in the following sentence:

The Royal Scottish Museum is behind Old College

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Find the predicator:

Donald is proud of his famly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which one can be a three-place predicate?

• in

• give

• sneeze

• love

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A