What causes structural ambiguity in syntax?
TL | Chapter:3 Syntax Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lexical ambiguity
Phonological rules
Constituency tests
Grouping of words
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is NOT a type of syntactic constituent?
Morpheme
Word
Phrase
Sentence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the basic structure of a phrase?
Determiner + Noun
Specifier + Head + Complement
Noun + Verb
Adjective + Adverb
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does syntax primarily study?
Sounds
Morphemes
Structures of phrases and sentences
Meanings
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do lexical rules determine?
Phonology
Syntax
Part of speech of words
Semantics
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is used to identify the constituents of a sentence or a phrase?
Morphology
Constituency tests
Phonetics
Semantics
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the head of a noun phrase?
Determiner
Noun
Verb
Adjective
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