Syntax Quiz

[thetank]

[  ] This is a real quiz

[ x ] This is helping me cram for a test I have tomorrow afternoon on syntax and semantics.

[ x ] I hate syntax, and all other topics connected to linguistics, with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.

[ x ] I need the credits.

Some of the questions I've got a pretty good idea but I'm not 100%. Would like confirmation. Anyone who is good at this kind of shit and is able to help, mucho appreciated obv.



2. In the clause The tall, fair-haired man who had hit me yesterday fell
down the stairs, who had hit me yesterday is:

A. an interrogative clause
B. a prepositional phrase
C. a relative clause
D. a noun phrase

4. In the clause Seeing my mother made me very happy, seeing my
mother is

A. the direct object
B. an adverbial
C. the grammatical subject of the clause
D. a subordinate relative clause acting as premodifier to made

8. In the clause Having you here with me is a great pleasure, to hurt you
is
A. a Noun Phrase acting as subject
B. an Adjective Phrase acting as agent
C. a Non-Finite clause acting as subject
D. a Non-Finite clause acting as direct object

10. In the Noun Phrase the man who walked on the moon, who walked on
the moon acts as a postmodifier of the man. What would be the
underlying form of this subordinate relative clause if it were not
embedded in the Noun Phrase?

A. who walked on the moon.
B. he walked on the moon .
C. walked on the moon.
D. none of the above

11. The sentence The boy with a leather trench-coat enjoyed speaking to
the girls who came from France; unfortunately, they had no interest in
him :

A. three clauses
B. two clauses
C. four clauses
D. one clause

15. In He chose to walk home, to walk home is
A. an adverbial
B. the subject of the clause
C. the direct object of the clause
D. the verb phrase of the clause



If you learnt this kind of stuff by rote and ruler back in the day when education was done properly and wish to goke, skawk and generally jepiddle as to what is happening to the younger generation then crack on. Just give me the answers at the same time and I won't argue with you.

[ACE2M]

always annoys me that i haven't got clue about any of this stuff.

[Robert HM]

always annoys me that i haven't got clue about any of this stuff.

+1, so much for a Grammar school education.

[kinboshi]

2. c

4. c

8.  doesn't make sense?

10. d

11. a

15. d


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They are probably just guesses, as I was never taught this sort of thing at school, and only learnt what a relative clause was when I was at uni studying a foreign language.  Be interesting to see if they are anything like the answers you have (they're probably way off).


(also, they're crap RSQ questions, please never be QM)

[booder]

always annoys me that i haven't got clue about any of this stuff.

+1, so much for a Grammar school education.

Ditto

[AndrewT]

Yikes.

I think the first two are both c ('who', being a relative pronoun, is the clue in the first one, and the second one is a verb phrase) but I have no idea about the rest, especially 8, as you copied it out wrong.

[gatso]

I agree with mr t and nitboshi on the first 2 being c and 8 making no sense. no idea on the later ones though

[thetank]

Although it's a cut n paste job, I'm pretty sure 8 is nonsense. No idea, prob a typo from source.

Thanks for the help guys. Pretty sure I did enough to pass today.

I don't understand why I love words but hate linguistics. Guess I just like to keep the science out of the art, it's like pulling teeth or analyzing comedy.

[Wardonkey]

It troubles me that someone qualified to set questions on the subject of syntax should make the questions so difficult to read.

[thetank]

c - c - 8wtf -b-c-c

are probs the answers fwiw

[kinboshi]

c - c - 8wtf -b-c-c

are probs the answers fwiw

LOL, I did well then! 

[Graham C]

Yeah obv I agree with Kin, Andrew and Gatso Ace2M