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A constituent is a string which has internal cohesion.

According to c-selection rules verbs can be classified into:simple intransitives? complex intransitives?simple and complex transitives, copula

All Indirect Objects in English are taken by double object verbs.Adevărat Fals

All Indirect Objects in English are taken by ‘dative’ verbs.Adevărat Fals

All Indirect Objects in English are taken by ditransitive verbs.Adevărat Fals

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. a bunch of roses- 1. 2. 3. 4. to the lady- 1. 2. 3. 4. offered- 1. 2. 3. 4. They

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. filled- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. John- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. They- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. on- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. in- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. the latest developments

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. take- 1. 2. 3. 4. Many households- 1. 2. 3. 4. lodgers- 1. 2. 3. 4. in

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence (with empasis on theprepositional object).- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. our private arrangement;- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. has been let- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. someone; - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. in; - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On

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At the S-structure level (in Universal Grammar -GB) the meaning of the sentence remains unaltered. Adevărat FalsArrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. moved- 1. 2. 3. 4. along- 1. 2. 3. 4. The police- 1. 2. 3. 4. the spectators

Accusative case is assigned by the transitive verb.

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. the Joneses- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. met- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. We- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. last year- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. in New York- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. unexpectedly

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. party- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The search- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. has given- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. all hope- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. up

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. were- 1. 2. 3. 4. many students- 1. 2. 3. 4. There- 1. 2. 3. 4. at the party

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. lectures- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. on Greek philosophy- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. every Tuesday- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. to the second year students- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Professor Smith

Arrange the following constituents so as to form a correct sentence.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. to a different way of thinking- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. brought- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. around; - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. them

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BE, a verb with a multiple regime, may be:existential and copula auxiliary modal; all of the above

Causative verbs are always transitive.Adevărat Fals

Compound sentences contain at least two clauses linked by a relation of co-ordination (of conjoined clauses) .

Choose the answer which best fits the set of subcategorization features of the verb to lie:[ _ Pred NP], [ _AP], [ _PP]; [ _ AP}, [ _PP]; [ _AP], [ _ toInf]; [ _ AP]

Choose the answer which best fits the subcategorization frame of the verb to put:[ _ NP] [ _ NP, to NP] [ _ NP, AvP] [ _ NP, PP]

Choose the answer which best fits the subcategorization frame of the verb to carve:[ _ NP]; [ _ NP, to NP]; [ _ NP, AvP];[ _ NP, PP]

Choose the thematic role of the italicized constituent in the sentence: Each month the budget gets worse.Experiencer agent theme / patient goal

Choose the thematic role of the italicized constituent in the sentence: Cain killed Abel.Experiencer goal theme / patient agent

Choose the answer which best fits the set of subcategorization features of the verb to become:[ _ Pred NP], [ _AP], [ _PP]; [ _ AP}, [ _PP]; [ _AP], [ _ toInf]; [ _ AP]

Choose the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He painted the door white.Direct ObjectPredicative Adjunct to the Object / Object ComplementPredicative Adjunct to the Subject / Subject ComplementAdverbial of Manner

Choose the exclusively modifying (i.e. never predicative) adjective in the following list: alike, utter, alone, heavy.alike alone utter heavy

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Choose the thematic role of the italicized constituent in the sentence: He annoyed me.Experiencer; agent; theme / patient; goal

Choose the answer which best fits the subcategorization frame of the verb to remind:[ _ NP]; [ _ NP, to NP]; [ _ NP, AvP]; [ _ NP, PP]

Choose the answer which best fits the subcategorization frame of the verb to offer:[ _ NP]; [ _ NP, to NP]; [ _ NP, AvP]; [ _ NP, PP]

Choose the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: We picked up the bill.Direct Object; Prepositional ObjectPredicative Adjunct to the Object / Object Complement; Cognate Object

Consider the following words as used with their primary meaning: table, likely, hardly, go.Co-relate them with the lexical category they belong to.- A. B. C. D. table- A. B. C. D. hardly- A. B. C. D. go- A. B. C. D. likelyA. Adjective; B. Noun; C. Verb; D. Adverb

Copulative predicates are made up of:an auxiliary BE and a Noun Phrase; a copula-like verb and an Objecta transitive verb and a Predicative; a copular verb and a Predicative

Copulative predicates are made up of:a copular verb and a Predicative AP; a copular verb and a Predicative NPa copular verb and a Predicative PP; all of the above

Choose the correct list specifying the type of BE in the sequence of sentences: She was envious of my blouse./This is first-rate./ She is cooking. /She is deserving of a good mark. /The conference is tomorrow.Copula/copula/auxiliary/copula/existential;Copula/existential/auxiliary/auxiliary/copulaCopula/copula/copula/auxiliary/existentialExistential/copula/auxiliary/copula/existential

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Choose the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: After his wife’s death he lives a miserable life.Direct Object; Indirect ObjectPredicative Adjunct to the Subject / Subject Complement; Cognate Object

Deep Structure is the level of the basic syntactic configuration upon which meaning is determined.Adevărat Fals

Deep Structure is a phrase structure representation of the basic configuration, interpretedsemantically by rules of the semantic component.Adevărat Fals

Determiners, Inflection, Complementizers are functional categories.

Exclamatory sentences are used to express:Feelings; requests; admiration; disapproval

Find the correspondence between the bold items in the sentences and the subtypes of BE- A. B. C. D. The letter is being written.- A. B. C. D. There are two books on the table.- A. B. C. D. They are to arrive at 9 p.m.- A. B. C. D. Seeing is believing.A. copula; B. auxiliary; C. modal substituteD. main verb, (main verb-full verb)

Finite Verb forms are obligatorily marked by:Tense; Modality; Tense and Agreement; Aspect

From the point of view of their functionality sentences are:Declarative; imperative; nterrogative; exclamative

Generative Grammars describe linguistic PerformanceAdevărat Fals

Generative Grammars are models of:Speech Competence Action Performance

Generative Grammars are synthetic.Adevărat; Fals

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Identify the regime of the underlined verb: The river floated the raft. :Basic; derived; derived-causative; none

In the sentence The letter is being typed BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

Inflection assigns:Nominative case to its Specifier; Accusative case to its complementDative case to its complement; None of the above

In the sentence This poem is similar to an ode the Predicative has the logico-semantic function of:equative; attributive:class-membershipattributive: class-inclusion; attributive: reciprocal

In the sentence He handed me the parcel the thematic role of the underlined constituent is:theme / patient benefactive goal locative

In the sentence Her hair is of a copper shade the Predicative is:PP AP NP CP

In the sentence The door is ajar the underlined constituent is:exclusively predicative adjectiveexclusively modifying adjectiveboth predicative and modifyingadverb

In the sentence The soup tastes good the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:Predicative; Adverbial Modifier of MannerPredicative Adjunct to the Subject; Direct Object

In the sentence He was born a poet the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:Predicative AP; DOPredicative Adjunct to the Subject / Subject ComplementPredicative Adjunct to the Object / Object

In the sentence Her hair is of a copper shade the Predicative has the logico-semantic function of:Equative; attributive:class-membershipattributive: class-inclusion; attributive: reciprocal

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Identify the regime of the underlined verb: He died a cowardly death.:Basic; derivedderived with Cognate Object; none

In the sentence There are two keys to this door BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

Identify the regime of the underlined verb: John shaves daily. :Derived basic ergative none

In the sentence My mother carved the chicken the underlined constituent is:Cognate Object; Indirect Object; Effected Object; Affected Object

In the sentence Jenny carved the chicken the thematic role of the underlined constituent is:Agent; experiencer; theme / patient; benefactive

In the sentence The letter is being written BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

In the sentence He is to come at 6 p.m BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

In the sentence The material feels soft the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:Predicative; Adverbial Modifier of MannerPredicative Adjunct to the Subject; Direct Object

In the sentence This teacher is in need of money the underlined constituent is:Predicative AP; Predicative PP; Predicative NP; PO

In the sentence Cats are mammals the Predicative has the logico-semantic function of:equative predicativeattributive (class-membership) predicativeattributive (class-inclusion) predicativeattributive (reciprocal) predicative

Inflection, determiners, and degree adverbs are lexical categories.Adevărat Fals

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In the sentence The government is dealing with many economic problems the underlined item is:exclusively predicative adjectiveexclusively modifying adjective; both predicative and modifying; adverb

In the sentence You may rest assured that our journey will be a success the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:PredicativePredicative Adjunct to the SubjectAdverbial Modifier of MannerDirect Object

In the sentence Students love syntax the thematic role of the underlined constituent is:theme / patient goal experiencer none

In the sentence They appointed Jim the manager of the new division the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:Direct ObjectPredicative Adjunct to the Object / Object ComplementNoun Modifier; Indirect Object

In the sentence Sheila is a crazy girl BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

In the sentence He was born a looser the underlined constituent is:Predicative AP; DOPredicative Adjunct to the subject / Subject ComplementPredicative Adjunct to the Object / Object Complement

In the sentence He fell a victim to his new boss the syntactic function of the underlined constituent is:Predicative Predicative Adjunct to the SubjectAdverbial Modifier of Manner;Direct Object

In the sentence They are to arrive at 6 p.m BE is:Copula; auxiliary; modal substitute; main verb

In the sentence The child fell down the thematic role of the underlined constituent is:Agent; experiencer; theme / patient; benefactive

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In the sentence Pigeons are birds the Predicative has the logico-semantic function of:Equative; attributive:class-membershipattributive: class-inclusion; attributive: reciprocal

In the sentence Her hair is like honey the Predicative has the logico-semantic function of:equative predicativeattributive (class-membership) predicativeattributive (class-inclusion) predicativeattributive (reciprocal) predicative

Indicate the basic regime of the underlined verb in the sentence: The sheperd grazed his sheep on the meadow.basic intransitive; ditransitive; derived-causative; ergative

In the sentence The application is being typed BE is:Copula; auxiliary for progressiveauxiliary for passive and progressive; modal

Inflection assigns Nominative case to the Subject in Specifier position.

Imperative sentences are syntactically characterized by the absence of the subject(you) from Sstructure.

Lexical categories roughly coincide with the system of parts of speech.Adevărat Fals

Lexical categories are classes of expressions that share a set of and features syntactic properties.

Match the Predicative with its logico-semantic function:- A. B. C. D. His paper is similar to Jack’s.- A. B. C. D. Her boots are of a copper shade.- A. B. C. D. Jack is my husband - A. B. C. D. Whales are mammals.A. equativeB. attributive:class-membershipC. attributive: class-inclusionD. attributive: reciprocal

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Match the bold words in the italicized sentences with the corresponding thematic role:- A. B. C. D. The child fell off the sofa.- A. B. C. D. He loved me once.- A. B. C. D. Bob bought Mary flowers.- A. B. C. D. He returned from Paris.A. experiencerB. patient/themeC. benefactiveD. source

Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. The captain marched the soldiers up the hill.- A. B. C. D. There are many students in this group.- A. B. C. D. He has separated from his wife.- A. B. C. D. She lives a wonderful life.A. Cognate ObjectB. POC. SubjectD. DO

Match the underlined verbs on the left with their subcategory on the right:- A. B. C. D. They had done away with this piece of legislation.- A. B. C. D. Silk blouses wash easily.- A. B. C. D. He galloped the horse up the hill.- A. B. C. D. Susan married Peter last spring.A. reciprocal transitiveB. causative transitiveC. middleD. complex intransitive

Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. Fur coats are the thing today.- A. B. C. D. These figures add easily.- A. B. C. D. The branch moved slowly.- A. B. C. D. I appointed him director.A. Predicative Adjunct to the Object / Object ComplementB. Optional Adverbial of MannerC. Obligatory Adverbial of MannerD. Predicative

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Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. He is at table with this domain- A. B. C. D. There are many mistakes in this paper.- A. B. C. D. The bus collided with the van.- A. B. C. D. She lives a miserable life.A. Cognate ObjectB. POC. SubjectD. Predicative

Match the Predicative with its constituent type:- A. B. C. D. David is editor of the school magazine.- A. B. C. D. She is interested in journalism.- A. B. C. D. His wife is about my age- A. B. C. D. This is what puzzles meA. CPB. PPC. APD. NP

Match the following phrases with their corresponding head:- A. B. C. D. E. content with the present salary- A. B. C. D. E. a house with lights- A. B. C. D. E. smoke all the cigars- A. B. C. D. E. beyond imagination- A. B. C. D. E. right thereA. Adverbial HeadB. Prepositional headC. Noun headD. Adjectival headE. Verb head

Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. The girl bowed to the audience.- A. B. C. D. He lectures to the students on drama.- A. B. C. D. He was arguing with his wife about money.- A. B. C. D. The dress costs 200$.A. Quantifying AdverbialB. PO POC. IO POD. IO

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Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. He gave Mary a bunch of roses.- A. B. C. D. She carved the chicken.- A. B. C. D. The young man carved this statue.- A. B. C. D. He was appointed director.A. Predicative Adjunct to the Subject / Subject ComplementB. Effected DOC. Affected DOD. IO

Match the bold words in the italicized sentences with the corresponding thematic role:- A. B. C. D. The teachers were all protesting.- A. B. C. D. Jim kept the cat.- A. B. C. D. They killed her with a knife.- A. B. C. D. Mother passed the salt to Jane.A. instrumentB. patient/themeC. goalD. agent

Match the underlined constituents on the left with their syntactic function on the right:- A. B. C. D. He is Secretary of State.- A. B. C. D. There must be a mistake.- A. B. C. D. Sheila married Jim last summer.- A. B. C. D. She was born a poet.A. PredicativeB. SubjectC. DOD. Predicative Adjunct

Non-finite verb forms preserve the category of:Tense Agreement Aspect none

N, V, A, Av, P are lexical categories.

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She decorated the house in vintage fashion.Non-contrastive Direct Object‘affected’ Direct Object‘effected’ Direct Object; Indirect Object

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Specify the Phrase functioning as Predicative in the sentence: She is interested in chemistry.CP (clause); PP; AP; NP

Select the subcategory of the underlined verb in the sentence: Jim started the car. The car started.Causative; ergative; unergative; middle

Select the subcategory of the underlined verb in the sentence: The book sold like hot cakes.Causative; ergative; unergative; middle

Select the subcategory of the underlined verb in the sentence: The two peasants were toiling hard.Causative; ergative; unergative; middle

Specify the thematic role of the italicized constituent in the sentence: I handed the pen to Bob.Experiencer; instrument; theme / patient; goal

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Our people will never surrender to foreign invaders.Adverbial of Place; Prepositional Object; Indirect Object; Direct Object

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Discourse overlaps with cognitive psychology.Prepositional Object; Reciprocal Prepositional Object;Indirect Object; Direct Object

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: She closed the door with fury.Reciprocal Indirect Object; Direct Object; Adverbial of Manner; Prepositional Object

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Joan is weaving a carpet on the porch.'effected' Direct Object; 'affected' Direct Object; Indirect Object;Predicative

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The man upon whom all our hopes rested is my enemy.Cognate Direct Object; Prepositional Object; Indirect Object; Direct Object

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Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: You should never yield to the enemy.Adverbial of Time; Prepositional ObjectIndirect Object; Direct Object

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The girl bowed to the audience.Non-contrastive Direct Object; Prepositional Object; Direct Object;Indirect Object

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The jury accused the culprit of murder.Cognate Direct Object; Prepositional ObjectIndirect Object; Direct Object

Specify the thematic role of the underlined constituent in the sentence: An unpleasant accident occurred last night.Theme; Agent; Location; Experiencer

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: This street reminds me of Paris.Non-contrastive Direct Object; Direct ObjectIndirect Object; Prepositional Object

Sentences used by speakers to express feelings are called exclamatory sentences.

Selectional features refer to:c-selection; s-selection; phrase-selection; none

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: My former boss has fallen into disrepute.Adverbial of Place; Prepositional Object; Indirect Object; Predicative

Syntactic functions are marked by inflections or prepositions, or both, depending on the language type.Adevărat; Fals

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: The man filled in the application.Cognate Direct Object; Prepositional Object; Indirect Object; Direct Object

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Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Joan will make a fine actress one day.Non-contrastive Direct Object‘affected’ Direct Object; ‘effected’ Direct Object; Predicative

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: Who is making such a noise? It’s the kids from the neighbouring yard who won’t behave themselves.Subject expressed by demonstrative ITSubject expressed by impersonal ITSubject expressed by anticipatory ITSubject expressed by emphatic IT

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: He offered the lady a bunch of roses.Cognate Direct Object; Prepositional Object; Indirect Object; Direct Object

Specify the thematic role of the italicized constituent in the sentence: Cain killed Abel.Experiencer; agent; theme / patient; goal

Specify the syntactic function of the underlined constituent in the sentence: It was snowing.Subject expressed by demonstrative ITSubject expressed by impersonal ITSubject expressed by anticipatory ITSubject expressed by emphatic IT

Syntactic categories refer to Phrases (Sentences included).Adevărat; Fals

Syntactic categories designate:Words; phrases; relations; functions

Transitivity is defined according to a semantic criterion.Adevărat; Fals

Transformations alter the meaning of syntactic constructions.Adevărat; Fals

Transformations do not alter the meaning of syntactic constructions.Adevărat Fals

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The verb give has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient – goal; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

The logico-semantic level deals with logical propositions, logical predicate and arguments, and not with thematic roles.Adevărat; Fals

The status of the verb TO BE includes:BE as copula; BE as auxiliary; BE as existential; BE as modal

The Predicative can be expressed by:NP; AP; PP; AvP

The italicized lexical item fast in the sentence He walks fast is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The italicized lexical item likely is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The sentence: She fed her dog biscuits can be interpreted semantically in:one way; two ways; three ways; no way (the sentence is ruled out)

The head determines the properties as well as the distribution of a phrase.

The Predicative may be expressed by:any Adjectival Phrase; a Prepositional Phrasean Adjectival Phrase, a Noun Phrase, a Prepositional Phrase or a Clausea Verb Phrase or a Clause

The verb BE can be meaningful. Adevărat Fals

The Simple Sentence is based on one finite predication.Adevărat Fals

The Sentence (Inflection Phrase) is:an endocentric/ headed phrase with no complementsan endocentric/ headed phrase which has a specifier and no complementan endocentric/ headed phrase which has a specifier and a complementan exocentric/non-headed phrase

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The underlined strings of words forming a constituent is:Pedro was the leader of the group.Pedro was the leader of the group.Pedro was the leader of the group.Pedro was the leader of the group.

The correct theoretical statement is:Both traditional and generative grammars are prescriptive grammars.Structuralism uses notional definitions for the grammatical concepts.Traditional grammar analyses data objectively.Structuralism supplies a holistic conception of language, whereas traditional grammars supply an atomistic approach.The Phonological Level provides information relevant to the articulatory system.

The italicized lexical item lovely is:Adjective Noun Verb Adverb

The sentence: She rolled over the carpet can be interpreted semantically in:one way; two ways; three ways; no way (the sentence is ruled out)

The italicized lexical item room is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The sentence: French students are tempting new subjects can be interpreted semantically in:one way; two ways; three ways; no way (the sentence is ruled out)

The italicized lexical item hard (as in work hard) is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The verb believe has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

The only criterion for classifying sentences is the structural one.Adevărat Fals

The verb irritate has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

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The verb love has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V – patient; theme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

The verb clean has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

The italicized lexical item house is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The italicized lexical item run (as in a five-minute run) is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The italicized lexical item scarcely is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The italicized lexical item hardly is:Adjective; Noun; Verb; Adverb

The level of Logical Form provides information relevant to semantic interpretation.

The syntactic level is concerned with the description of the units Phrase and Sentence.Adevărat Fals

The Verb Phrase is:a fixed verbal expression; a phrase headed by a Verba string of Complements; a string of Adjuncts

The entry for each verbal item in the Lexicon includes:the phonological form the categorical appurtenancethe thematic rolesthe V subcategory

The only criterion for classifying sentences is their communicative function.Adevărat Fals

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The Sentence (Inflection Phrase) is:an endocentric/ headed phrase; a non-finite verb phrasea prepositional phrase; an exocentric/non-headed phrase

The verb cut has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

The verb belong has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V – theme; theme- V - benefactivetheme- V –experiencer

The Inflection Phrase represents the constituent structure of the sentence.Adevărat Fals

The verb belong has the following set of thematic roles co-related with its Subject and Object, respectively:agent –V – patient; experiencer- V - themetheme- V – benefactive; theme- V –experiencer

Unaccusatives assign the theta role of theme to their single argument.

Unergatives assign the theta-role of agent to their single argument.

Universal Grammar views language as an innate faculty.

Universal Grammar works with:a system of principles; a set of parametersa list of syntactic functions; a set of parts of speech

Verbs with Particle never allow its movement.Adevărat; Fals

Verbs subcategorize as to their Complements and Adjuncts.Adevărat Fals

Verbs like break in, set out, etc. have a complex:word structure; syntax; semantics; pragmatics

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Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the following sentence:Nothing could prevent him from climbing that dangerous peak.

Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object Clause

With respect to do-support copula BE behaves like:Auxiliaries; copula-like verbs; lexical verbs; no other verb

Which is the head of the phrase right here:Adverbial head; Prepositional headNoun head; Adjectival head

Which category below forms an open class:A; complementizer; V; N

Which category below forms a closed class:Determiner; complementizer; V; N

Which is the head of the phrase the neighbours on the second floor:Adverbial head; Prepositional headNoun head; Adjectival head

Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the sentence: We boiled the eggs hard.Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Adverbial of MannerSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Object ComplementSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Subject ComplementSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Predicative Adjunct to the Subject

Which of the following is not a syntactic category:NP; PP; VP; Su

Which sentence is correct:The fierce animal was being looked straight at.Disrepute has been fallen into.The inferior clerks were frequently got at by the boss.Grips werer got with the deficiency in ten minutes by them.

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Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the following sentence:Jane blamed him for the accident.

Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object Clause

Which of the following is a syntactic category:Su; DO; AP; PO

Which subclasses below enter the class of simple intransitives:unergativesunaccusativesergativespassivals

Which is the head of the phrase right there:Adverbial head; Prepositional head; Noun head; Adjectival head

Which category below forms a closed class:A; complementizer; degree; P

Which category below forms an open class:N; Inflection; V; Av

Which is the head of the phrase beyond repair:Adverbial head; Prepositional headAdjectival head; Verb head

What transformation(s) has undergone the following sentence: Mary was offered a bunch of roses.Dative movement; Passive; Dative movement and passive; Inversion

Which is the head of the phrase a girl with a rose:Adverbial head; Noun head; Adjectival head; Verb head

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Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the following sentence: Many students in this department can speak two foreign languages fluently.Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Adverbial of MannerSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Adverbial of MannerAttribute, Predicate, Direct Object, Adverbial of MannerSubject, Predicate, Prepositional Object, Adverbial of Manner

Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the following sentence:There are two mistakes in your translation.Adverbial of Place, Copula BE, Predicative-NP, Adverbial of PlaceAdverbial of Place, Existential BE, Direct Object, Adverbial of PlaceDummy Subject, Existential BE, Grammatical Subject, Adverbial of PlaceSubject, Existential BE, Direct Object, Adverbial of Place

Which is the head of the phrase afraid of the dark:Adverbial head; Prepositional head; Noun head; Adjectival head

Which is the head of the phrase beyond the far-away hills:Adverbial head; Prepositional headNoun head; Adjectival head

Which is the correct answer regarding the syntactic analysis of the sentence:Nothing could stop him from saving that woman.

Subject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Indirect Object, Prepositional Object Clause, Direct ObjectSubject, Predicate, Direct Object, Prepositional Object Clause

What is true about the head of a phrase:it is the obligatory elementit determines the properties of the phraseit determines the distribution of the phraseit cannot take a complement

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