Syntax mainly studies:, A. Word meanings, B. Sound systems, C. Sentence structure, D. Language history, Syntactic structure refers to how:, A. Sounds are pronounced, B. Words, phrases, and clauses are arranged, C. Meanings change over time, D. Discourse is interpreted, Which elements form syntactic structure?, A. Nouns and verbs only, B. Subject, predicate, object, and adverb, C. Tense and aspect, D. Intonation and stress, Which factors support syntactic structure?, A. Meaning and context, B. Culture and discourse, C. Word order, word form, and intonation, D. Morphology only, How many types of syntactic structures are identified in the chapter?, A. Two, B. Three, C. Four, D. Five, Which syntactic structure consists of subject and predicate?, Modification, B. Complementation, C. Coordination, D. Predication, Words are considered the:, A. Largest syntactic unit, B. Smallest unit in syntax, C. Highest grammatical category, D. Main discourse element, Which type of word has lexical meaning and belongs to an open class?, A. Function word, B. Word assignment, C. Full word, D. Bound word, A phrase is defined as:, A. A unit with subject and predicate, B. A complete sentence, C. A non-predicative group of words, D. A discourse unit, Which phrase type behaves syntactically like one of its components?, A. Exocentric phrase, B. Endocentric phrase, C. Appositive phrase, D. Coordinating phrase, What distinguishes a clause from a phrase?, A. Length, B. Meaning, C. Presence of subject and predicate, D. Word order, Which sentence contains only one clause?, A. Compound sentence, B. Complex sentence, C. Compound-complex sentence, D. Simple sentence, 20. Discourse is defined as:, A. A single sentence, B. A clause with intonation, C. The highest grammatical unit formed by coherent sentences, D. A group of phrases

Multiple Choice Evaluation – Chapter 4: Syntactic Structures

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