Anglistik 3 | Department of English Language and Linguistics

Syntax

Quiz

Mark those statements below which are correct:
1. In the sentence She kicked the ball, the verb kick is a transitive verb.
2. In the sentence She slept all afternoon, the verb sleep is an intransitive verb.
3. In the sentence He was a teacher, the verb was is a copula.
4. In the sentence They spent €200 on a present, the verb spent is an intransitive verb.
5. In the sentence They read a book, the verb read is a ditransitive verb.
Mark those statements below which apply to the sentence:
The child put the toy in the box.
1. the toy is the subject of the sentence.
2. the child is the agent of the sentence.
3. the box is a noun phrase.
4. in the box is an adverb.
5. toy in the box is a prepositional phrase.
Identify the semantic role of lunch in: Mary bought lunch for Bob.
1. An instrument.
2. A benefactive.
3. A patient.
4. A manner.
5. An agent.
Mark those statements that hold true for English word order:
1. English has the following basic word order: subject – verb – object (SVO).
2. Adverbials may further modify this basic sentence pattern.
3. The word order is fixed, but it used to be relatively free in Old English.
4. The subject always precedes the verb.
5. Modern English is classified as a synthetic language typologically.
Mark those statements below which apply to the following: If you leave straight away you might still get there in time.
1. if you leave straight away functions as an adverbial.
2. you might still get there in time functions as an adverbial.
3. if you leave straight away is an adverb phrase.
4. you might still get there in time is an adverb phrase.
5. there is an adverb (phrase).
Mark those statements below which apply to the following:
The old man went fishing at the weekend and his son went for a long walk because they both needed some time to think.
1. the old man went fishing at the weekend and his son went for a long walk are both main clauses.
2. the old man went fishing at the weekend is a main clause and his son went for a long walk is the subordinate clause.
3. his son went for a long walk is a main clause and The old man went fishing at the weekend is the subordinate clause.
4. because they both needed some time to think is a main clause.
5. because they both needed some time to think is a subordinate clause.