syntax in English grammar

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Fatima Vakhidova
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most adequate definition of the Syntax
Syntax is concerned with the external functions of words and their relationship to other words within the linearly ordered units – word groups, sentences, and texts.
Syntax studies the way in which the units and their meanings are combinedS
Syntax deals with peculiarities of syntactic units,
their behavior in different contextsSyntax
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kinds of syntactic theories are
Constructional
Communicative Paradigmatic
Transformational Generative
Constructional syntax
Communicative syntax
Pragmatic
Speech act theory
Transformational generative Grammar Textlinguistics
Discourse
Constructional Paradigmatic (Speech act theory)
Discourse
Transformational Generative Grammar
Speech act theory
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Transformational-Generative Grammar was first suggested by
Boris Ilyish
Harris Zeiling
Michael Blokh
Noam Chomsky
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Transformational-Generative Grammar is the endless variety of sentences in a language that can be --------- to a finite number of kernels by means of transformations.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many kernels are commonly associated with the English language?
five
six
four
seven
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The transformational method proves useful for analyzing sentences from the point of their deep ---------
meaning
structure
function
position
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This analysis deals with the constructional significance/insignificance of a part of the sentence for the whole syntactic unit.
communicative syntax
Constructional syntax
Textlinguistics
Discourse
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