Final On-line Syntax Exam

UCE: Contrastive Linguistics III-Contrastive Syntax

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Question 1
Answer Yes or No.
Correct

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May a dependent or subordinating clause be a question?
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Answer: No
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The correct answer is: No

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Question 2
An adjectival clause is a sort of subordinated sentence; therefore, it is ocasionally a dependent clause.
Incorrect
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The correct answer is 'False'.

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Which is the element that can be a noun or adjective?
Finish review Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. A Determiner
Flag question b. An adverb

c. The Pronoun

d. The Article

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: The Pronoun

Question 4
'Beethoven, genio inmortal'. The previous phrase contains a:
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Apsito
Flag question b. Predicativo
c. objeto directo

d. predicado nominal

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: predicado nominal

Question 5
Choose the proper subordinating clauses:
Partially correct

Mark 0.33 out of Select one or more:

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1.00 a. At the zoo, we saw some animals that were ferocious.
Flag question b. Mark
Twain, who was an American writer, died a poor man

c.
At the zoo, we saw some animals, that were ferocious.

d. The
actors who perform in commercials receive good pay.

e. Mark
Twain who was an American writer died a poor man.
f.
The actors, who perform in commercials, receive good pay.

Your answer is partially correct.

You have selected too many options.
The correct answer is: The
actors who perform in commercials receive good pay., At the zoo, we saw some animals
that were ferocious., Mark
Twain, who was an American writer, died a poor man

Question 6
From
a syntactic point of view, an adjective is any word, phrase or even a sentence. This criterium is being shared in
Correct English and Spanish languages
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question True

cannot something independent
False
dependent stand subordinate

sentencefragment

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 7
A clause that stand by itself. It depends on else,
Partially correct

Mark 0.57 out of an clause, for its meaning. A clause trying to

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by itself would be a . Subordinate clauses are
Flag question
sometimes called clauses.

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Your answer is partially correct.

You have correctly selected 4.
The correct answer is:
A
clause that [cannot] stand by itself. It depends on [something] else, an [independent] clause, for its meaning. A
[subordinate] clause trying to [stand] by itself would be a [sentence fragment]. Subordinate clauses are sometimes
called [dependent] clauses.

Question 8
The vocative belongs to the:
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Vocative doesn't belong to any section of a sentence
Flag question b. Subject
c. Complement
d. Predicate

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Vocative doesn't belong to any section of a sentence

Question 9
The sentence 'Le expulsaron por revoltoso.'contains an adjectival object of preposition
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 True
Flag question False

The correct answer is 'True'.

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Question 10
The syntactic function of a subordinating clause is:
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Verbal
Flag question b. adjectival

c. Nominal

d. adverbial

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: adjectival

Question 11
Coca-cola advertisement in Las Vegas. The bold phrase related to <in> is:
Correct
(There might be some answers)
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
Select one:
Flag question
a. Prepositional phrase
b. Trmino de conjuncin

c. Object of a preposition
d. Subject

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Object of a preposition

Question 12
From
a syntactic point of view, an adjective is any word, phrase or even a sentence. This criterium is being shared in
Correct English and Spanish Languages.
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question True

False

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The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 13
The adjectival syntactic structure, in English and Spanish, might be composed of a word, phrase or even a sentence.
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 True
Flag question False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 14
<Hundreds of millions of people can recognise a Coke bottle by its shape>. The bold word as part of the underlined
Correct phrase is:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question
a. The nucleus of an adjectival sintagma
b. Object of the preposition
c. Subject

d. the headword of a noun phrase

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: the headword of a noun phrase

Question 15
What is the syntactic function of the bold noun phrase?
Correct
'Francamente la razn tiene este seor!'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Subject
b. Sintagma nominal

c. Direct Object

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d. Construccin sustantivada

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Direct Object

Question 16
What type of elements might work as the headword of the subject?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Un sintagma nominal
Flag question b. Any nominal word

c. An adjective
d. A Pronoun

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Any nominal word

Question 17
What is the syntactic function of the bold noun?
Correct
'El problema sigue irresoluto'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Predicativo adverbial

b. Predicativo Adjectival
c. Predicativo nominal
d. Verbo copulativo

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Predicativo Adjectival

Question 18
Write Yes or No.
Correct

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A
subordinating or adjectival clause goes between punctuation when it is essential and a proper noun is being used as
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a qualified word.
Flag question

Answer: No

The correct answer is: No

Question 19
'Feliz fin de ao' contiene:
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. un modificadorindirectonominal
Flag question b. un modificadordirectoadjetival
c. un modificador directode construccin sustantival
d. un atributo de sustantivo

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: un modificador directode construccin sustantival

Question 20
What is
the most recognizable object in the world? The bold section in the sentence is:
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Direct Object
Flag question b. Subject
c. Indirect Object

d. Subject Predicate

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: Subject

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Question 21
The sentence 'Candler thought that Pemberton's 'medicine' would be much better if it was mixed withsoda' has a
Correct direct object
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question True

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 22
Cules son los modificadores indirectos del sustantivo?
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Complemento comparativo, proposicin incorporada
Flag question b. Complemento preposicional, complemento comparativo

c. Complemento preposicional, complemento comparativo, proposicin incorporada

d. Proposicin incorporada, sintagma nominal

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: Complemento preposicional, complemento comparativo, proposicin incorporada

Question 23
Select the Coca Cola slogans which contain a Nominal predicate:
Correct

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1. Coca-Cola, pure drink of natural flavors.
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2.Drink Coca-Cola and enjoy it.
Flag question
3. Coca Cola, the great national temperance beverage.
4. Coca Cola, good til the last drop.
5. Coca Cola, the pause that refreshes.
6.Coca-Cola has the taste thirst goes for.

Select one:
a. 2, 4, 5, 6

b. 2, 3, 4, 5

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c. 1, 3, 5, 6

d. 1, 2, 4, 6

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: 1, 3, 5, 6

Question 24
<The
famous Coca-Cola bottle is almost 100 years old>. The bold phrase is:
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Subject Predicate subclass adjectival
Flag question b. Direct Object
c. Subject Predicate subclass nominal
d. Subject Predicate subclass adverbial

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Subject Predicate subclass adjectival

Question 25
The syntactic structure of a subordinating clause is:
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. a word
Flag question b. a phrase
c. a prepositional phrase
d. a sentence

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: a sentence

Question 26
An adjectival clause, also know as dependent clause, assumes its name depending on the linker provided.

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Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 True
Flag question False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 27
What is the syntactic function of the bold word?
Correct
'Este automvil me sali muy bueno!'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Atributo directo adjectival
b. predicado nominal
c. downloader
d. adverb of manner

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Atributo directo adjectival

Question 28
What is the syntactic function of the bold noun phrase?
Correct
'falta muy poco para que salgael sol.'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Atributo directo
b. Objeto directo
c. Objeto Indirecto

d. Sujeto

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Sujeto

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Question 29
The sentence 'It was in 1886 that John Pemberton, a druggist, in Atlanta, Georgia, invented a new type of syrup'
Correct contains appositions.
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question True

False

dependent noun clause

The correct answer is 'True'.
sentence

Question 30
Which are the two parts that any bimember sentence might be divided?
performs
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Adverbs of Manner and Place
Flag question b. Direct and Indirect Object
c. Verb and Complement

d. Subject and Predicate

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Subject and Predicate

Question 31
<Footballs
and big macs are certainly part of life for lots of people>.The bold phrase according to the verb and
Correct subject is:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question
a. Subject predicate sub class adjectival
b. Predicative
c. Subject predicate sub class adverbial

d. Subject predicate sub class nominal

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Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Subject predicate sub class nominal

Question 32
A clause that functions as a in a sentence is called noun
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of .A noun clause [4]] the same function like a noun in a .
1.00

Flag question

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
A
[dependent] clause that functions as a [noun] in a sentence is called noun [clause].A noun clause [4]] the same
function like a noun in
a [sentence].

Question 33
What criteria is used when the word function is being mentioned?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Syntactic
Flag question b. Morphological
c. Semantic
d. Morpho-syntactic

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Syntactic

Question 34
Which section of the sentence below is an embedded clause? Write it down.
Correct
The house where I grew up has been destroyed.
Mark 1.00 out of
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Flag question
Answer: where I grew up dependentclause clause completethought

completesentence

subject verb
The correct answer is: where I grew up

Question 35
What type of functions are distinguished within the Subject?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Prepsosicin y Trmino
Flag question b. Atributo directo e indirecto

c. Headword and Modifiers

d. Pre and post noun modifers

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Headword and Modifiers

Question 36
What is the syntactic fucntion of the bold words?
Correct
'It is
said that the Coca-Cola bottle is the most recognised object in the world?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Direct object
b. Nominal Predicate

c. Subject predicate
d. Post Noun Modifier

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Subject predicate

Question 37

Partially correct
A subordinate clause or is a that cannot stand

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Mark 0.67 out of alone as a because it does not express a .

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Like all clauses, a subordinate clause has a and .
Flag question

Your answer is partially correct.

You have correctly selected 4.
The correct answer is:
A subordinate clause or [dependent clause] is a [clause ]that cannot stand alone as a [complete sentence ]
because it does not express a [complete thought].
Like all clauses, a subordinate clause has a [subject] and [verb].

Question 38
What is the syntactic function of the bold word?
Correct
'Maana a Europa viajar, sola y sin compaia'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Modificador indirecto nominal
b. Prepositional phrase

c. Trmino
d. Pre verb modifier

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Trmino

Question 39
What is the syntactic function of the bold italic word?
Correct
'A mi socio encontr muy optimista'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

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Flag question a. subjective
b. pronominal
c. nominal

d. adjectival

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: adjectival

Question 40
Tick the right answer or answers.
Partially correct

Mark 0.75 out of

An Adjectival Clause:
1.00

Flag question Select one or more:

a. will
always follow the noun or pronoun

b. will
modify a noun or pronoun.

c. modifies a verb

d. functions syntactically like an adjective.

e. is a pre-noun modifier

f. is
one type of subordinate clause

Your answer is partially correct.

You have correctly selected 3.
The correct answer is: is
one type of subordinate clause, functions syntactically like an adjective., will
modify a noun or
pronoun., will
always follow the noun or pronoun

Question 41
What is the syntactic function of the bold phrase?
Correct
'Vargas Llosa es un renombrado escritor'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Predicado nominal
b. Subject predicate subclass adjectival

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c. Direct object

d. Subject predicate subclass nominal

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Subject predicate subclass nominal

Question 42
Which section of the sentence below is an adjectival or dependent clause?
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of

Did I tell you about the time when my husband was sprayed by a skunk?
1.00

Flag question

Answer: when my husband

The correct answer is: when my husband was sprayed by a skunk

Question 43
What is the syntactic structure and function of the bold word in the following statement?
Correct
'No meentregaron nada'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Indirect Object - Object personal pronoun
b. Nominative case - direct object

c. Object personal Pronoun - Indirect Object

d. Accusative case - Subject

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Object personal Pronoun - Indirect Object

Question 44
Complete. Do not use capital letters.

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Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of

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A relative clause might become a independent clause

Flag question

The correct answer is: dependent

Question 45
In the following sentence: <Paseamos por la Alameda>, what type of syntactic structure anf function does the bold
Correct phrase have?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. Prepositional phrase and Object of the preposition
Flag question
b. Frase preposicional y modificador directo nominal

c. Prepositional phrase and post noun modifier

d. Modificador indirecto nominal y frase preposicional

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Prepositional phrase and post noun modifier

Question 46

Incorrect
Adjective clauses are dependent
clauses. If you take them out of the
sentence, you must have:
Mark 0.00 out of
1.00

Flag question Select one:

a. dependent clause
b. a complete sentence left.
c. subordinating clause

d. a relative clause

Your answer is incorrect.

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The correct answer is: a complete sentence left.

Question 47
Which of the follwing elements correspond to syntax?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Variable, abstract, agent
Flag question b. Collective, predicative, indirect object

c. Time adverb, diminutive, concrete

d. Direct Object, Prediccative, Agent

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Direct Object, Prediccative, Agent

Question 48
What is the syntactic structure and function of the bold phrase?
Correct
'La obra, por artistas profesionales, ser presentada hoy tarde'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Agente - Construccin sustantivada

b. Frase preposicional - agente

c. Sintagma Nominal - Sujeto
d. Prepositional Phrase - Direct Object

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Frase preposicional - agente

Question 49
What is the syntactic function of the bold italic words?
Correct
'El camin que compr mi vecino en Ibarra necesita un motor ms grande'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Complemento circunstancial

b. Complemento comparativo
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c. Predicativo
d. Complemento

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Complemento comparativo

Question 50
The sentence 'Hundreds
of millions of people can recognise a Coke bottle by its shape, even if
they cannot see it!'
Correct contains an agent.
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question
True

False

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 51
Do not use capital letters.
Correct
The sentence: 'Vi ayer al chico que te gusta' contains a main clause. Which is it?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00

Flag question
Answer: vi ayer al chico

The correct answer is: vi ayer al chico

Question 52
In the following sentence: <Paseamos por la Alameda>, what type of syntactic structure anf function does the bold
Correct phrase have?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question a. Prepositional phrase and post noun modifier

b. Modificador indirecto nominal y frase preposicional

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c. Prepositional phrase and Object of the preposition

d. Frase preposicional y modificador directo nominal

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Prepositional phrase and post noun modifier

Question 53
What is the syntactic function of the bold phrases?
Correct
'Hojas del rbol cadas, juguete del viento son'
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
Flag question a. Atributo pre nominal directo
b. Atributo adjectival indirecto
c. Pre noun modifiers

d. Atributo post nominal indirecto

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Atributo post nominal indirecto

Question 54
Identify if subordinating sentence below are Correct or Incorrect
Partially correct

Mark 0.67 out of

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Flag question

The girl that sat next to me fell asleep for my passion Incorrect
Incorrect

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Who is at the door? Incorrect

Incorrect

Incorrect
The man who the school just hired few days ago is Mr. Mixon. Incorrect

A metaphor is when you compare two things. Incorrect

Incorrect

Where is your homework for English? Incorrect

Incorrect

I did my homework when I got home from school. Correct

Correct

Your answer is partially correct.

You have correctly selected 4.
The
correct answer is: The girl that sat next to me fell asleep for my passion Correct, Who is at the door? Incorrect,
The man who the school just hired few days ago is Mr. Mixon. Correct, A metaphor is when you compare two things.
Incorrect, Where is your homework for English? Incorrect, I did my homework when I got home from school.

Correct

Question 55
What is the name of the word that modifies directly the verb and noun?
Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Complement
Flag question b. Subject predicate

c. Adjective
d. Nominal Predicate

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: Subject predicate

Question 56
What criteria is being applied when it is said that an adjective works as a predicative?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Semantic

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Flag question b. morpho-phonemic
c. morphological

d. Syntactic

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Syntactic

Question 57
Cul
es el elemento de la oracin que funciona como modificador o atributo directo del sustantivo para constuir un
Correct Sintagma Nominal?
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:

Flag question
a. Un sustantivo verbal
b. El adverbio

c. El Adjetivo
d. La frase preposicional

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: El Adjetivo

Question 58
Cules son los atributos del Sustantivo?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. El determinante y el pronombre
Flag question b. El artculo y un pronombre
c. El adjetivo y una frase nominal

d. El artculo y el adjetivo

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: El artculo y el adjetivo

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Question 59
What criteria is being applied when a verb is considered transitive, intransitive or Linking?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 a. Morphological
Flag question b. Semantic

c. Syntactic

d. morpho-semantic

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Syntactic

Question 60
The verb is the headword od the Predicate in both English and Spanish.
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

1.00 True
Flag question False

The correct answer is 'True'.

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