UNIT 1 - PHRASE STRUCTURE QUIZ

1. 1. What is the definition of phrase structure?

• a. The arrangement of vowels in a word

• b. The grammatical organization of words into meaningful units called phrases.

• c. A list of sentence rules in a language.

• d. The process of memorizing word meanings.

2. 2. Why is phrase structure important in linguistics?

• a. It shows how words are pronounced.

• b. It helps organize words into phrases and understand sentence syntax.

• c. It describes the meaning of individual words.

• d.  It is only used in poetry.

3. 3. Analyze the following tree diagram and identify the head of the Noun Phrase (NP):

• a. Det (The)

• b. NP (The dog)

• c. N (dog)

• d. None of the above

4. 4. In the phrase “the tall tree”, the head is the word _____.

5. 5. Match the components of the sentence tree below with their grammatical terms:

• the

• VP

• We

• NP

• went to the park

• Det

• to the park

• PP

6. 6. In a tree diagram, what does NP represent?

• a. Noun Phrase

• b. Negative Prefix

• c. Number Phrase

• d. New Preposition

7. 7. In the phrase “the beautiful garden”, the modifier is the word _____.

8. 8. Is the following correct or wrong:

Statement: Complements are optional elements in a phrase.

• True

• False

9. 9. Based on the tree structure below, what is the Prepositional Phrase (PP) in the sentence “We went to the cinema”?

• a. we went

• b. to the cinema

• c. the cinema

• d. went to the cinema

10. 10. Break down the sentence “She is reading a book” into constituents (NP, VP, etc.).