Syntax (2)
Final Exam
Form A
Choose the correct answer and mark it in your answer sheet. (50 points)
1. In the sentence “The security-guards gave whoever entered bank a penetrating look,”
the underlined clause functions as a/an……… .
a. direct object
b. Indirect object
c. relative clause
d. benefactive object
2. In the sentence “My father bought whoever came in a cake,” the underlined clause
functions as a/an………. .
a. direct object
b. indirect object
c. object attribute
d. benefactive object
3. In the sentence “Visiting Athens is seeing Greece at its best,” the underlined clause
functions as a/an………. .
a. object attribute
b. subject attribute
c. direct object
d. subject
4. In the sentence “I call that putting the cart before the horse,” the underlined clause
functions as a/an………. .
a. subject attribute
b. object attribute
c. direct object
d. adverbial adjunct
5. In the sentence “They forced their prisoner to make a full confession,” the underlined
clause functions as a/an……… .
a. object attribute
b. direct object
c. predicator complement
d. adverbial adjunct
6. In the sentence “To speak frankly, Jim is not the man we want,” the underlined
clause functions as a/an……….. .
a. adverbial conjunct
b. subject
c. adverbial disjunct
d. predicator complement
7. In the sentence “Unless kept to a minimum, footnotes will put the reader off” the
underlined clause functions as a/an……… .
a. finite clause
b. adverbial adjunct
c. direct object
d. adverbial disjunct
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8. In the sentence “Is Douglas coming too? I hope---------- , " the appropriate
pro-form to be used in the space is……… .
a. it
b. here
c. then
d. not
9. In the sentence, “They could go to the British museum or (------- ) visit the
National Gallery.” the ellipted element(s) is/are-------’
a. they
b. could
c. they could
d. they could go
10. In the sentence ‘Fred imports (------) and his father sells used cars.” the ellipted
element(s) is/are :
a. used
b. cars
c. sells
d. used cars
11. In the sentence “Give me some money and I'll help you escape,” the coordinating
conjunction and indicates that the :
a. first clause is a condition of the second
b. second clause is a comment on the first
c. second clause makes a point similar to the first
d. second clause introduces a contrast
12. The sentence “John and Mary have won a prize each,” illustrates an example of----coordination
a. combinatory
b. segregatory
c. elementary
d. supplementary
13. In the sentence, “They went wherever they could find work,’ the underlined
adverbial clause has the semantic role of ……… .
a. place
b. time
c. condition
d. purpose
14. In the sentence “I lent him the money because he needed it,” the underlined adverbial
clause has the semantic role of ………. .
a. result
b. purpose
c. reason
d. time
15. In the sentence “I would pay you now, except that I don’t have any money on me,”
the underlined adverbial clause has the semantic role of …….. .
a. concession
b. preference
c. place
d. exception
16. In the sentence ‘“Students should take notes to make revision easier,” the underlined
adverbial clause has the semantic role of…….. .
a. condition
b. result
c. purpose
d. reason
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17. In the sentence, “Although he had just joined, he was treated exactly like all the
others,” the underlined adverbial clause has the semantic role of…….. .
a. recession
b. concession
c. discussion
d. exception
18. in the sentence, “The question whether to join now or 141cr is irrelevant.’ the
underlined clause is ……… .
a. relative
b. appositive
c. adjectival
d. adverbial
19. In the sentence. “We are looking for an alternative.” the underlined verb is a-----verb.
a. phrasal
c. one-word
b. prepositional
d. wonderful
20. In the sentence, “The farmer kicked the horse,” the underlined verb is a------- verb.
a. monotransitive
b. copulative
c. ditransitive
d. complex transitive
21. In the sentence, “Sarah helped us edit the script,” the verb ‘helped is………. .
a. complex transitive
b. transitive PC
c. ditransitive
d. non-transitive
22. John avoided--------------at me.
a. to look
c. looked
b. look
d. 1ooking
23. The teacher permitted me---------------- the room early.
a. leave
b. leaving
c. to leave
d. left
24. Oil is now more expensive and that will affect our economy.
This sentence illustrates an example of-------------- coordination.
a. syndetic
b. synthetic
c. asyndetic
d. classic
25. Declarative sentences are chiefly used to make -------- .
a. questions
b. staternents
c. commands
d. exclamations
26. The sentence. “Peter has grown a moustache.” is :
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
27. The sentence. “I believe that he is honest,” is……… .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
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28. The sentence. 1 have bought a new shirt, but it does not fit me,” is……… .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
29. The sentence, “John is a very sensible chap but he says that he cannot agree to our
plans,” is………. .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
30. The sentence, “Who turned up the air conditioner?” is………. .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
31. The sentence, “The police believe that the car was stole.9 for they cannot find it.”
is……… .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
32. The sentence, “You could go to France, we could go to Spain, or we could go to
Greece,” is…….. .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
33. The sentence, “I don’t remember saying that,” is……….. .
a. simple
c. compound
b. complex
d. compound-complex
34. The sentence, “As he said this, the door opened,” is……... .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
35. The sentence, “The detective believes that the murderer killed the victim and hid the
body in the basement,” is……… .
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
36. The underlined clause in the sentence “1 noticed that he spoke English with an
Australian accent,” is……… .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
c. adverbial
d. relative
37. The underlined clause in the sentence “To be neutral in this conflict is out of the
question,” is…….. .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
c. adverbial
d. finite
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38. The underlined clause in the sentence “Turn off the tap was all I did,” is……... .
a. nominal
b. adverbial
c. adjectival
d. finite
39. The underlined clause in the sentence “The techniques that are used by the research
team are sound,” is……… .
a. adverbial
b. nominal.
c. adjectival
d. non-finite
40. The underlined clause in the sentence “These are the factors to be taken into
account,” is………. .
a. nominal
c. adverbial
b. adjectiva1
d. appositive
41. The underlined clause in the sentence ‘He must be lying if he told you that,” is……. .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
b. adverbial
d. relative
42. The underlined clause in the sentence “She watered the flowers because they were
dry,” is……. .
a. nominal
b. adverbial
c. adjectival
d. non-finite
43. The underlined clause in the sentence “She treated me as though 1 were a stranger,”
is…….. .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
c. relative
d. adverbial
44. The underlined clause in the sentence ‘Your assumption, that things will improve, is
unfounded,” is……… .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
c. relative
d. adverbial
45. The underlined clause in the sentence “What is the deep structure underlying this
sentence?” is…….. .
a. nominal
b. adjectival
c. adverbial
d. to-infinitive
46. The underlined clause in the sentence “We are glad that you are able to join us on our
wedding anniversary,” is a nominal…….. .
a. relative
b. appositive
c. that clause
d. if/whether
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47. The underlined clause in the sentence “Whoever did that should admit it frankly,’
is……. .
a. adjectival
b. relative
c. nominal] –relative
d. adverbial
48. In the sentence “What is said in this chapter is irrelevant,” the underlined clause
functions as a …….. .
a. subject
b. subject attribute
c. direct object
d. copula
49. The underlined clause in the sentence “My daughter saw the old lady beaten up,” is
a/an……. .
a. indirect object
c. benefactive object
b. direct object
d. object attribute
50. In the sentence “1 understand this to have been a mistake,” the underlined clause
functions as…….. .
a. subject attribute
b. object attribute
c. direct object
d. indirect object
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