Causative Verbs Quiz
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Which of the following best describes a causative in linguistics?

  • A valency-decreasing operation that indicates a subject preventing someone or something else from doing or being something.
  • A valency-decreasing operation that indicates a subject causing someone or something else to do or be something.
  • A valency-increasing operation that indicates a subject preventing someone or something else from doing or being something.
  • A valency-increasing operation that indicates a subject causing someone or something else to do or be something. (correct)

    • What happens to the original subject in a causative construction?

  • It becomes the object. (correct)
  • It remains the subject.
  • It becomes the subject of the new argument.
  • It becomes the causer.

    • Which of the following is NOT a way that languages express causation?

  • Morphological devices that change verbs into their causative forms.
  • Periphrasis with control verbs or auxiliary verbs.
  • Directly using the verb 'cause'. (correct)
  • Specific or lexical causative forms.

    • What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?

    <p>Make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the compactness of a causative device and its semantic meaning?

    <p>The more compact the device, the more specific its meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a valency-increasing operation in linguistics?

    <p>Passive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the original subject in a causative construction?

    <p>It becomes the object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a lexical causative form in English?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some morphological devices that languages use to express causation?

    <p>Inflection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?

    <p>Make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes a causative in linguistics?

    <p>A valency-increasing operation that adds an argument to a clause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the original subject in a causative construction?

    <p>It becomes the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a way that languages express causation?

    <p>Valency-decreasing operations that remove arguments from a clause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal English causative verb used in periphrasis?

    <p>Make</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What tends to be the relationship between the compactness of a causative device and its semantic meaning?

    <p>The more compact the device, the more semantically meaningful it is.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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