
Morphosyntax Quiz
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Rosella Garcia
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Can be divided into morphology and syntax.
grammar
linguistics
language
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Morphology and syntax are studies of the same thing – formation rules of a language – but at different “levels”.
TRUE
FALSE
I don´t know
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Multiple Choice
When we talk about ..... we use terms like:
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, determiner, preposition, conjunction
syntax
morphology
I don´t know
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Multiple Choice
It is the study of words and their rules of formation.
grammar
morphology
syntax
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A word that refers to a thing, a person, an animal, a place , a quality, an idea, or an activity.
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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A word that expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that in various languages is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, for voice, for mood, or for aspect
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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him, hers, itself, I, that, anyone, ours, a few, you
verbs
nouns
adjectives
adverbs
pronouns
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A modifier of a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence, expressing some relation of manner or quality, place, time, degree, number, cause, opposition, affirmation, or denial
conjunction
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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An uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words
conjunction
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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Any of a small set of words in a language that are used as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and whose referents are named or understood in the context
conjunction
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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A modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else.
verb
determiner
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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A word that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase
verb
determiner
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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An article, a possessive, a demonstrative, or a quantifier
verb
determiner
adjective
adverb
pronoun
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Multiple Choice
When we talk about ..... we use terms like:
subject, predicate, object, complement, adverbial
syntax
morphology
I don´t know
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Multiple Choice
It tells something about the doer and it contains the verb.
subject
predicate
object
complement
adverbial
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It is what or whom the sentence is about.
subject
predicate
object
complement
adverbial
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It´s the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
subject
predicate
object
complement
adverbial
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It's a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence.
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
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Usually, it answers the questions what? or whom?
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
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It's the recipient of the direct object.
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
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Multiple Choice
Find the indirect object:
The bartender made Gracie an ice-cold drink.
Gracie
The bartender
an ice-cold drink
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How do you find an indirect object in a sentence?
We can do this by first finding the direct object and then asking “who” or “what” received it.
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Multiple Choice
Find the direct object:
I put the orange cat out in the garden.
the orange cat
out in the garden
I
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Multiple Choice
The noun or pronoun after a preposition is the ...
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
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Multiple Choice
Find the object of a preposition:
You can tell from her accent that Emily is Irish.
her accent
Emily
You
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Morphosyntax
Morphosyntax is usually defined as a set of rules governing the construction of words (morphology) and the construction of sentences (syntax) in a particular language.
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A group of words, usually containing a subject and a verb, that expresses a thought and starts with a capital letter and finishes with punctuation when written
sentence
phrase
clause
fragment
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A group of words, usually containing a subject and a verb, that expresses a thought and starts with a capital letter and finishes with punctuation when written
sentence
phrase
clause
fragment
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An incomplete sentence that’s missing another necessary part to make it complete.
statement
phrase
clause
fragment
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A collection of words that includes a subject and a predicate.
sentence
phrase
clause
fragment
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An ...... is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
dependent
clause
independent phrase
independent clause
dependent
phrase
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A(n) ..... is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
dependent
clause
independent phrase
independent clause
dependent
phrase
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An independent clause is a sentence.
YES
NO
MAYBE
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Multiple Choice
How many types of sentences are theere in the English language?
six
seven
five
four
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Open Ended
There are four types of sentences in the English language:
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English Sentence Structure
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Multiple Choice
A new sentence may begin with a capital letter.
He obtained his degree.
True
False
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
A sentence always ends with punctuation
(a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point).
He obtained his degree.
True
False
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
A sentence contains a subject that is only given once.
Smithhe obtained his degree.
True
False
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
A sentence could contain a verb or a verb phrase.
He obtained his degree.
True
False
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
A sentence not alwayas follows Subject + Verb + Object word order.
He (subject) obtained (verb) his degree (object).
True
False
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
A sentence must have a complete idea that stands alone.
This is also called an independent clause.
He obtained his degree.
True
False
I don't know
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