Module 4 Quiz

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Module 4- Syntax Quiz

Study questions

1. Identify all the parts of speech used in this sentence (e.g. woman = noun): The
woman kept a large snake in a cage, but it escaped recently.
Answer:

2. What is the difference between grammatical gender and natural gender?


Answer:
1. Which of the following expressions would be generated by this phrase structure
rule: NP → {Art (Adj) N, Pro, PN}?

(a) a lady (c) her (e) the widow


(b) the little girl (d) Annie (f) she’s an old woman

Answer:

2. Which of these sentences would result from applying the rule: NP Aux VP ⇒ Aux
NP VP?

(a) John will follow Mary. (c) Can George see the dog?
(b) You knew that Cathy helped the boy. (d) Should you believe that Mary saw it?
Answer:

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