Syntax and Sentence Structure Quiz

What is the syntactic bond?

• is a syntactical relation between the components of a phrase.

• is a method of expressing a syntactical relationship, which consists of making a subordinate word take a form similar to that of the word to which it is subordinate

• is the use of a certain form of the subordinate word required by its head, but not coinciding with the form of the head word itself

• is a communicative unit.

• is internationally marked.

Some Russian scholars distinguish three main types of the syntactic bonds - coordination, subordination and predication. Tick the correct one of following names of scholars.

• All of them distinguish three main types of the syntactic bonds

• L.S. Barhudarov

• M. Y. Blokh

• I. P. Ivanova

• V.V. Burlakova, G, G. Pocheptsov

M.Y. Blokh distinguishes one more type. Which one?

• cumulation

• coordination

• situation

• conversation

• All answers are correct.

Point out the definition of the 'Compound phrases'.

• phrases constitute of two or more syntactic bonds.

• phrases with an expanded head should contain not less than two adjuncts to the headword

• phrases with an expanded adjunct should contain at least one adjunct to an adjunct of the headword

• phrases with an expanded head and adjunct should contain at least two adjuncts to the head-word and one or more adjuncts

• All answers are correct.

choose the complex phrases:

• a good lone sleep

• ladies and gentleman

• eyes fixed

• his intelligent eyes

• on the man's face.

What is the main object of syntax?

• sentence

• word-groups

• phrase

• attribute

• subject

The definition of sentence:

• All of them is correct.

• It is the smallest lingual unit which is capable of performing a communication

• It is a central syntactic construction.

• It is a minimal unit of speech communication.

• It is the immediate integral unit of speech built up of words according to a definite syntactic-pattern and distinguished by a contextually relevant: communicative purpose.

A communication unit made up of words in conformity with their combinability and structurally united by intonation and predictability:

• a sentence

• a speech

• an aspect

• a tense

• a division

A group of words expressing a complete idea in grammar:

• Sentence

• Noun

• Incomplete sentence

• Dialogue

• Phrase

The classification according to the structure:

• The structural aspect of the sentence

• The semantic aspect of the sentence

• The aspect of function

• The aspect of division

• All answers are correct