GRAMATICA

Select the correct plural form for the noun diagnosis. Diagnoses. Diagnosises. Diagnosis.

What of the following nouns is not plural?. Contents. Cattle. MEasles.

How would you describe uncountable nouns as regards number?. Morphologically singular and syntactically plural. Morphologically plural and syntactically singular. Morphologically and syntactically singular.

Choose the type of noun that surroundings illustrates. Summation plural. Zero plural. Pluralia tantum.

Which of the following examples of foreign plural nouns can be regarded as a case of ‘code-switching’?. Corpora. Formulae. Soprani.

What type of noun is clothes as regards number?. Pluralia tantum. Summation plural. Zero plural.

What is the odd one out in this list?: forceps, pajamas, humanities, shears, tweezers?. Shears. Humanities. Forceps.

In which of the following cases is there a clash between morphology and syntax as regards number?. Milk. Jeans. The rich.

What is the number of the noun news with the meaning ‘newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events’?. Invariable plural. Invariable singular. Zero plural.

Which of the following nouns is different as regard number?. Series. Aircraft. Vermin.

Which of the following plural nouns is irregular?. Tomatoes. PhD's. Lice.

What is the word cattle an example of?. Pluralia tantum. Invariable singular. Zero plural.

Which of the following nouns is inherently plural?. News. Sheep. Police.

n which of the following plural nouns is an example of summation plural (morph and synt. Plural but sem. Singular)?. Pants. Mumps. Manners.

What is the name given to the plural formation in the italicized noun in ‘two hundred inhabitants’?. Quantitative plural. Partitive. Zero plural.

Which of the following nouns is inherently plural?. News. Sheep. People.

In which of the following plural nouns is there a mismatch between morphology and syntax?. The poor. Spirits. Oxen.

Which of following nouns is dual?. Bride-groom. Firefighter. Crew.

Which of the following words is a non-personal female noun?. Goose. Spinster. Stallion.

What are common gender nouns?. Nouns that can refer to female and male entities. Nouns that are not proper names. Nouns that can be treated as having personal or non-personal referenc.

What is the meaning of the genitive in the phrase queen’s English?. Origin. Agentive. Idiomatic.

Which of the following semantic functions is more likely to be expressed in the genitive (vs ‘of-construction) in English?. Agentive. Objective. Partitive.

In which of the following plural nouns is there a mismatch between morphology and syntax?. The unreal (plural with no mark). Athletics. Oxen.

How many different morphological forms are there for English (regular) verbs?. Three. Five. More than five.

Which property do the principal parts of the following irregular verbs share? Meet, lead, light. Suffix. Ed1 - Ed2 identity. Vowel identity (wolah dice esta pero no es).

What are the properties of the principal parts of the irregular verb quit?. No affix, no ed1-ed2 identity, no vowel identity. Affix, no ed1-ed2 identity, no vowel identity. No affix, ed1-ed1 identity, vowel identity.

Which of the following adjectives prefers to form the comparative by adding - er?. Unhappy. Real. Blessed.

What’s the name given to comparative form in more interesting?. Affixal. Periphrastic. Morphological.

Which type of comparative construction is preferred by complex adjective in - al, -an, -ant, -at, -esque, -ful, -‘x’, -ish, -ist, -ive, -less, -ous, -some?. Inflectional. Periphrastic. Both.

Which of the following is a gradable adjective?. Atomic. Medical. Tall.

Which of the following phonological factors often determines the choice of affixal form for comparatives?. Number of syllable. Presence of prefix -un. Lexical frequency.

Which of the following adjectives would most likely take an affixal superlative form?. Honest. Happy. Stunning.

Which of the following suffixes typically leads to the use of periphrastic forms?. -ly. -y. -ous.

Which of the following pairs correctly shows the regular and irregular forms of comparison for “old”?. Older, elder. Older, eldest. Oldest, elder.

Which form is more likely to be used in American English than in British English for comparisons?. Periphrastic. Affixal. Lexical.

Which type of adjective typically does not take the affixal form in comparisons?. Monosyllabic. Dysillabic. Trisyllabic.

Which suffix is often found in adjectives that prefer the affixal form even if they are polysyllabic?. -un. -al. esque.

What type of comparison uses suffixes like -er or -est?. Affixal. Periphrastic. Lexical.

Which form is used to express the highest degree in comparison?. Comparative. Positive. Superlative.

Which of the following is a non-gradable adjective?. Atomic. Short. Heavy.

Which form is preferred for adjectives ending in a stressed syllable?. Affixal. Periphrastic. Lexical.

What is the comparative form of “good”?. Gooder. More good. Better.

Which of the following adjectives often takes the periphrastic form due to the haplology effect?. Bitter. Quick. Happy.

Which factor can influence the choice between inflectional and periphrastic comparison?. Syntactic factors. Phonological factors. Both.

Which type of adjectives usually does not form affixal comparatives?. Participles. Monosyllabic adjectives. Disyllabic adjectives.

Which suffix indicates adjectives that often prefer affixal variants. -al. -y. -esque.

Which adjective shows variable behavior and sometimes takes the affixal form?. Real. Brave. Fantastic.

Which form is used for comparison when adjectives have high lexical frequency?. Affixal. Periphrastic. Both.

Which adjective can also function as an adverb without a suffix change?. Lively. Fast. Lovely.

Which of the following adjectives is more likely to be used in an analytic comparative?. Honest. Simple. Neat.

Which type of adjectives typically prefer the periphrastic form due to syntactic factors?. Adjectives in attributive position. Adjectives in predicative positio. Monosyllabic adjectives.

Which of the following adjectives is more likely to take the periphrastic form due to the haplology effect?. Pure. Quick. Happy.

Which of the following adjectives is an exception to the general rule for monosyllabic adjectives?. Fake. Happy. Beautiful.

In which of the following plural nouns is an example of summation plural (morph and synt. Plural but sem. Singular)?. pants. mumps. Manners.

What is the name given to the plural formation in the italicized noun in ‘two hundred inhabitants’?. Quantitative plural. Partitive. Zero plural.

Which of following nouns is dual?. Bride-groom. firefighter. Crew.

What is the gender of the noun gander?. Animate personal dual gender. Animate non-personal higher-animal male. Animate personal male morphologically marked.

How would the noun house husband be analysed in terms of gender?. Animate personal dual gender noun. Animate personal male (morphologically) marked. Animate personal (morphologically) unmarked.

What is the syntactic function of the following gentitive?: I love women's clothes shops. Double genitive. Determiner. Modifier.

How is sibling classified in terms of gender?. Personal animate dual noun. Personal animate common noun. Personal animate female noun.

What type of genitive does the following example illustrate? She met John at the doctor's. Circumstantial genitive. The independent genitive. The double genitive.

Which of the following examples is NOT correct?. John and me went by bus. He asked John and I to do it. She is more intelligent than he.