25 Questions
What is the main purpose of having categories for words in syntactic theory?
To make generalizations about the behavior of different word types.
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of speech based on the classic definitions?
Article
In the sentence 'The green loved peanut butter cookies.', what is the syntactic issue?
Error in part of speech agreement.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adverb according to classic definitions?
Smart
What do open-class parts of speech refer to?
Words that can be added or removed from a category.
In 'The destruction of the city.', what part of speech is 'destruction'?
Noun
'The building blocks of sentences' emphasizes which category of word types?
Lexical Categories
Which part of speech can modify nouns and combine with -ly?
Adverbs
Where do adjectives typically appear within a sentence?
Inside noun NPs
What is a common function shared by adjectives and adverbs?
Modifying nouns
Where do adverbs typically appear within a sentence?
Either before or after verbs
Which part of speech does not allow for the addition of neologisms (new words)?
Determiners
What suffix can both adjectives and adverbs take?
-ly
How are adjectives negated in English?
Using un- prefix
Which suffix is commonly used to form comparatives of adverbs?
-ly
In English, how do adjectives inflect into superlative form?
Using -est suffix
What is the role of the -ly suffix in English?
To modify adverbs
Which of the following is NOT a derivational suffix for adjectives?
-ing
How are adverbs in English typically modified?
With very
Which part of speech in English often ends in derivational suffixes such as -ment and -ation?
Nouns
In English, which part of speech can be negated by 'no' as in 'no apples were eaten'?
Nouns
Which part of speech follows prepositions such as 'in' in the sentence 'in school'?
Nouns
What part of speech is often modified by determiners and adjectives?
Nouns
Which part of speech can appear in the subject/object position of sentences?
Nouns
In English, which part of speech often takes derivational suffixes like -ate or -ize/ise?
Verbs
This quiz covers the major parts of speech in the English language and how to determine the part of speech of a word using distributional criteria. Learn about nouns, including case, number, gender endings, and derivational affixes specific to English.
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