Linguistics Syntax

Syntax is the study of_______________.

• Word formation
• How language is used to communicate within its situational context
• Linguistic meaning
• Phrases, clauses, and sentences

_________________ was one of the most influential linguists in the field of syntax.

• Paul Broca
• Carl Wernicke
• Noam Chomsky
• William Shakespeare

Which photo is an example of a tree diagram used to study syntax?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In the sentence “The fat man ate food,” which part is the noun phrase?

• Man
• Ate
• The fat man
• Ate food

In the sentence, “The fat man ate,” which part is the verb?

• Man
• Ate
• The fat man
• Ate food

Which of the following does not fall in the category of “determiner”?

• This
• Their
• Those
• Tall

NP + VP = ?

• Clause or sentence

• PP

• NPV

• (D) (AP) N

Open class or content words are defined as

• the words that convey conceptual meaning

• words that are open to interpretation

• words that cannot be added to a language

• words that do not carry conceptual meaning

What is NOT an example of a content word?

• a noun

• a pronoun

• a verb

• an adverb

What is a the most important word or a head in the NP?

• preposition

• verb

• novel word

• noun