Language analysis course: a revision quiz

A phoneme differs from an allophone insofar as it:
1. carries meaning
2. sounds odd
3. is differently pronounced by different people
4. can be transcribed
The most common vowel sound in English is
1. /ə/
2. /t/
3. /e/
4. /i/
The expression helter-skelter is
1. a single lexeme
2. two lexemes
3. a single word
4. a noun
Function words form a(n)
1. closed-class set
2. open class
3. closed group
4. open-ended form
The word contents in The contents of this book is called a(n)
1. plurale tantum
2. collective noun
3. paired noun
4. assemblage noun
The word became in She became a linguist is called a(n)
1. copular verb
2. connective
3. cop-out verb
4. comprised verb
In He wanted mine we have
1. a pronoun and a determiner
2. two pronouns
3. two determiners
4. a determiner and a pronoun
The preposition beside refers to
1. vertical proximity
2. lateral proximity
3. an exception
4. apart from something
The verb eat is
1. monotransitive only
2. transitive only
3. ambivalent
4. ditransitive
The phrase at that time in He arrived at that time is
1. an adverbial prepositional phrase
2. an adverb
3. the object of the verb
4. a preposition
The difference between I take the train and I am taking the train these days is
1. that the first refers to current habit and the second to temporary habit
2. that the first refers to temporary habit and the second to current habit
3. that the first refers to a current event and the second to a future event
4. that the first refers to a past event and the second to a current event
English expresses an iterative event by using
1. a punctual verb in a progressive form
2. a durative verb in a simple form
3. a special ending on the verb
4. a prefix
I am having lunch with Mary tomorrow is an example of
1. A progressive form for prospective aspect
2. A simple form for a progressive event
3. A progressive form for a durative event
4. A progressive form for an iterated event
Central modal auxiliary verbs form questions by
1. inversion
2. intonation only
3. using a primary auxiliary verb
4. using do, did or does
Might I go, now? expresses
1. permissibility
2. likelihood
3. lack of obligation
4. possibility
Forming an orderly queue is an example of
1. a non-finite clause
2. a finite clause
3. a gerund
4. a past participle phrase
Breaking down a sentence into its constituent parts is called
1. parsing
2. pursing
3. trees
4. skeletons
If a pronoun refers forwards to a later noun the reference is
1. cataphoric
2. anaphoric
3. exophoric
4. hyperphoric
A discussion text
1. states both sides of an argument
2. must end with a coda
3. states all the pros followed by all the cons
4. argues a case
Understanding the intentions of a speaker because of the role the person takes is part of
1. top-down processing of text
2. bottom-up processing of text
3. applying generic knowledge of text staging
4. understanding intonation

Language analysis course: a revision quiz

Multiple-choice exercise