Test on theoretical grammar 2

Which of the following groups of words are used to connect words in sentences?

• conjunctions

• interjections

• notional words

• adverbs

What group of nouns do you refer to words «goods», «glasses» from the point of expressing number?

• pluraliatantum

• regular

• singularitantum

• borrowed

Which of the following topics are the subject-matter of grammar?

• the grouping requirements of the parts of speech

• the types of phonemes

• the stylistic devices

• neologisms

Which of the following pronouns have the meaning of gender . . .

• personal

• demonstrative

• indefinite

• relative

How can we find out which part of speech is the word «early»

• by its combinability

• by its form

• by its meaning

• by its stem-building element

The emphatic form of possessive pronouns requires nouns in . . .

• both in pre- and post-position

• post-position

• preposition

• intermediate position

What part of speech has the following features: express the meaning of quality and has the degrees of comparison?

• adjective

• verb

• stative

• noun

Why do the grammarians think that «s» is still a case inflections?

• because it is used to connect two nouns

• because it can`t be added to all nouns

• because it is not pronounced when it is added to nouns in the plural form

• because it has no meaning

How many criteria did American Descriptive linguists use to classify words to parts of speech?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

What group of nouns does the word «scissors» refer to?

• pluralia tantum

• singularia tantum

• irregular

• regular