MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX

1. 8. Which process forms the word “smog” (smoke + fog)?. a.Borrowing. b.Compounding. c.Blending. d.Clipping.

2. 40. Which process creates new words by combining full words?. a.Blending. b.Compounding. c.Clipping. d.Borrowing.

3. 39. Which is a free morpheme?. a.-ly. b.-ed. c.book. d.-ness.

4. 30. Which is a bound morpheme?. a.tree. b.dog. c.house. d.-ed.

5. 32. Which word contains two lexical morphemes?. a.classroom. b.running. c.books. d.unhappiness.

6. Which is a functional morpheme?. a.the. b.run. c.teacher. d.happy.

7. 34. Which word is formed by blending?. a.running. b.books. c.teacher. d.motel.

8. 36. Which word is derived?. a.dog. b.cat. c.teacher. d.book.

9. The word “lab” from “laboratory” is formed by: a.Borrowing. b.Blending. c.Clipping. d.Back formation.

10. Which word contains a derivational morpheme?. a.running. b.cats. c.walked. d.happiness.

11. The suffix -ing in “running” is. a.lexical. b.derivational. c.inflectional. d. functional.

12. 29. wich process reduces a word?. a. Blending. b. Compounding. c. Clipping. d. Borrowing.

13. 31. The word “exam” from examination” is: a. Compounding. b. borrowing. c. blending. d.clipping.

14. 5. Which is an example of an inflectional morpheme?. a. -ed (walked). b. -er (teacher). c. re- (redo). d. -ness (kindness).

15. In a syntax tree, what does PP stand for?. a. Perfect Phrase. b. Prepositional Phrase. c. Past Phrase. d. Predicate Phrase.

16. Which phrase contains a verb?. a. AdjP. b. PP. c. VP. d. NP.

17. Which category is usually at the top of a sentence tree?. a. PP. b. VP. c. S. d. NP.

18. In the sentence "The gardener watered the flowers," which phrase is the object NP?. a. the flowers. b. the gardener. c. watered. d. watered the flowers.

19. In the sentence "The chef prepared a delicious meal," which phrase is the subject NP?. a. the chef. b. a delicious meal. c. prepared. d. prepared a delicious meal.

20. Which constituent usually contains a noun and its modifiers?. a. VP. b. AdvP. c. NP. d. PP.

21. In "The boy kicked the ball," what is the NP located after the VP?. a. The ball. b. The boy. c. Boy kicked. d. Kicked.

22. In the sentence "The keys are inside the drawer," which phrase is a PP?. a. are. b. the drawer. c. the keys. d. inside the drawer.

23. In the sentence "The ball rolled under the bed," which phrase is a PP?. a. the ball. b. the bed. c. rolled. d. under the bed.

24. In a syntax tree, which constituent usually contains the predicate?. a. PP. b. N. c. VP. d. NP.

25. In "The boy plays soccer," what is the subject NP?. a.Plays. b.The boy. c.Soccer. d.Plays soccer.

26. In the sentence "The pilot flew the airplane safely," which phrase is the subject NP?. a.safely. b.flew the airplane safely. c.the pilot. d.the airplane.

27. In the sentence "The children sat behind the stage," which phrase is a PP?. a.behind the stage. b.the children. c.sat. d.the stage.

28. In "The teacher in the room smiled," what is the PP?. a.Room smiled. b.The teacher. c.In the room. d.Smiled.

29. In "The children are playing outside," what is the subject NP?. a.The children. b.Playing outside. c.Are playing. d.Outside.

30. In syntax trees, a sentence is firstly divided into: a.NP + NP. b.VP + PP. c.PP + AdjP. d.NP + VP.

31. In a syntax tree, what does VP stand for?. a.Verbal Pattern. b.Verb Phrase. c.Verb Position. d.Voice Phrase.

32. In the sentence "Sophia completed her assignment," which phrase is the VP. a.assignment. b.completed her assignment. c.her assignment. d.Sophia.

33. In the sentence "Laura writes emails every morning," which phrase is the Verb Phrase (VP)?. a.Laura. b.writes emails every morning. c.emails. d.every morning.

34. In the sentence "The picture hangs above the fireplace," which phrase is a PP?. a.the picture. b.above the fireplace. c.hangs. d.the fireplace.

35. In the sentence "The firefighters rescued the family," which phrase is the object NP?. a.rescued the family. b.the family. c.rescued. d.the firefighters.

36. Which phrase contains a verb?. a.AdjP. b.VP. c.PP. d.NP.

37. In a syntax tree, which constituent usually contains the predicate?. a.N. b.PP. c.VP. d.NP.

38. A student identifies "the small dog" in the sentence "The small dog barked loudly." What type of phrase is it?. a. NP. b.AdvP. c.PP. d.VP.

39. What is the function of a VP?. a.Contains the action or state. b.Contains only nouns. c.Contains adjectives only. d.Contains prepositions.

40. What is the main word of a VP?. a.Noun. b.Adjective. c.Preposition. d.Verb.