1. A proposition cannot be said to be in a particular language.
*
T
2. A sentence is tied to a particular time and place; an utterance is
not. *
F
3. If two expressions have the same referent, they always have the
same sense. *
T
4. Every noun phrase beginning with the definite article 'the' is
necessarily semantically definite. *
F
5. The predicates 'buy – sell' are converses. *
T
6. Contradiction is a sense property of sentences. *
T
7. A 'double-decker' could be a prototype for the predicate 'bus' for
the Vietnamese. *
F
8. The stereotype of 'cat' would include some characteristics:
quadruped, domesticated, either black or white in colour, etc. *
T
9. Reference is independent of any particular occasion of utterance.
F
10. 'dusty', 'drink', 'woman', 'not' and 'about' are all predicates. *
F
11. In 'Ronald is a fool', the predicate 'fool' functions as a
predicator. *
T
12. 'give' could be called a three-place predicate. *
T
13. There are two deictic words in “This book was written by that
author over there.” *
F
14. 'Mary saw a cat' entails 'Mary saw an animal.' *
T
15. Analytic sentences can be sometimes true, sometimes false,
depending on the circumstances. *
F
16. 'We had to decide on the bus' is ambiguous. *
T
17. 'Tom is a liar.' & 'Is Tom a liar?' have the same propositional
content. *
T
18. 'my house', 'this book', 'the present Prime Minister of Vietnam'
always have constant reference. *
F
19. 'The whale is a mammal' is an equative sentence. *
F
20. Propositions can be true or false. *
T
21. A prototype of a predicate is a typical member of its extension. *
T
22. Reference is a relationship between sentences and things in the
world. *
F
23. A single sentence could be expressed by using several different
propositions. *
T
F
24. 'Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam' is an equative sentence. *
T
F
25. Mary in 'Tom gave Mary a book' is the Affected. *
F
26. 'The computer' in 'The computer is sitting on the desk' is a
Theme. *
T
27. The phrase 'a tall tree' is sometimes a referring expression and
sometimes not, depending on the context and circumstances of use. *
T
28. The universe of discourse in ‘Santa Claus might bring you a toy
car’ is the real world. *
F
29. 'Flower' is the hyponym of 'tulip'. *
F
30. 'A bird lays eggs' is a generic sentence. *
T
1. Which of the following can be in a particular regional accent? *
Sentences
Utterances
Propositions
Extension
2. Which of the following sentences is equative? *
Mary is my close friend.
Hochiminh city is a large city.
The man in the corner is not Daisy’s father
My aunt is holidaying in Paris.
3. Which of the following can involve a set? *
Sense
Reference
Extension
Prototype
4. Which of the following could be used as referring expressions? *
Joe, a cat, the sun
pretty, careful, alive
behind, if, and
speak, listen, touch
5. In which of the following does the definite article 'the' signal
definiteness? *
The house at the end of the street is beautiful.
The dog is a loyal animal.
The male of the species guards the eggs.
The tulip is a flower.
6. Which of the following sentences is generic? *
Americans like to eat apple pies.
The whales at Seaworld entertain visitors.
A wasp just stung me on the neck.
Tom is a genius.
7. Which of the following expressions in the sentence 'The Royal
Scottish Museum is behind Old College' is the predicator? *
The Royal Scottish Museum
behind
be
Old College
8. How many referring expressions are there in the utterance: 'Neil
Armstrong was the first man on the moon and became a hero'? *
one
two
three
four
9. Which of the following is not a predicate? *
love
saloon
not
among
10. Which of the following is an example of antonymy? *
animal & sheep
Monday & Tuesday
wide & broad
cook & fry
11. Which of the following is an example of synonymy? *
give & receive
lend & borrow
wide & broad
flower & tulip
12. Which of the following is an example of polysemy? *
port (seaport & port wine)
kind (nice & type)
fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
steer (to guide vs. young bull)
13. Which of the following is an example of homonymy? *
mouth (of a river vs. of an animal)
fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
tail (of a coat & of an animal)
bank (financial institution vs. the side of a river)
14. Which of the following is an example of hyponymy? *
lend & borrow
animal & flower
deep & profound
cook & boil
15. Which of the following pairs are binary antonyms? *
true & false
16. Which of the following pairs are converses? *
own & belong to
17. Which of the following is synthetic? *
My watch is slow.
18. Which of the following is analytic? *
If it breaks, it breaks.
19. 'the knife' in 'Daisy sliced the salami with a knife.' is
a/an/the ................ *
instrument
20. 'the president' in 'The terrorist sent the president a letter bomb.'
is a/an/the .............. *
beneficiary
