CHAPTER 2_English Grammar Quiz: Clause Structure

What is the function of the Subject in a clause?

• To function as the main topic of the message

• To determine the structure of the Predicate

• To express the action or state of being

• To identify the direct object

Which type of clause typically realises the Subject function?

• Adverbial clause

• Relative clause

• Infinitive clause

• Nominal clause

What is the Predicator associated with in terms of semantic domains?

• Position, Concord, Force

• Material, Mental, Relational

• Recipient, Agent, Affected

• Subject, Object, Complement

What is the Predicator usually realised by formally?

• Verb group

• Adjective phrase

• Prepositional phrase

• Adverbial clause

What is the most informative part of the clause cognitively?

• The Subject

• The Complement

• The Predicate

• The Object

In which type of clause does the direct object typically occur?

• Copular clause

• Adverbial clause

• Intransitive clause

• Transitive clause

What can be tested for by questions beginning with who(m), what, which, how much/many or by wh-cleft sentences?

• Indirect object

• Direct object

• Predicate

• Subject

What is the typical realisation of the direct object?

• Prepositional phrase

• Adverbial phrase

• Nominal group

• Infinitive clause

What is the semantic role associated with the indirect object?

• Force

• Affected

• Agent

• Recipient

In passive structures, what does the Recipient Oi correspond to?

• Adverbial phrase

• Direct object

• Complement

• Subject