Noun vs Pronoun Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three main categories of English nouns?

Adjectives (correct)
Pronouns
Proper nouns
Common nouns

What is a defining feature of English nouns?

Their ability to inflect for tense
Their ability to inflect for number (correct)
Their ability to inflect for case
Their ability to inflect for gender

What is the typical function of noun phrases in English?

As prepositions
As adverbs
As adjectives
As subjects, objects, and predicative complements (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a type of thing that English nouns can denote?

Emotions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between common nouns and proper nouns?

Common nouns are general, while proper nouns are specific (B) Signup and view all the answers

What are determinatives and predeterminatives?

Words that add abstract specifying meaning to noun phrases (C) Signup and view all the answers

Do English determiners fall under the category of English nouns?

No (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of noun is the most frequently used in English?

Count nouns (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining property of English nouns?

Ability to inflect for number (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between how common nouns and pronouns show number distinction in English?

Common nouns take an inflectional ending (-s) to mark plurals, but pronouns do not (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an exception to the rule that pronouns do not take an inflectional ending to mark plurals?

I like those ones (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between count and non-count nouns?

Count nouns can take a number as its determiner, while non-count nouns cannot (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common method of forming the plural in modern English writing?

/s/ (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are some ways that English nouns can be irregularly marked as plural?

By borrowing plural forms from other languages (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of proper nouns?

They are often used as names for people, places, and institutions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a proper name and a proper noun?

A proper name is a multi-word constituent, while a proper noun is a word-level unit (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

December (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a deictic and anaphoric pronoun?

Deictic pronouns derive their meaning from their antecedent, while anaphoric pronouns derive their meaning from the context of the utterance (D) Signup and view all the answers

What features distinguish pronouns from common and proper nouns?

Pronouns are mostly deictic and anaphoric pro-forms (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a pronoun showing distinction in gender?

he (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between common nouns and proper nouns in terms of determinatives?

Common nouns lack either a determinative or determinative contrast, while proper nouns typically lack both (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of plural marking in Gullah and Caribbean English?

Using the determiner to mark the noun phrase as plural (A) Signup and view all the answers

When might irregular plural nouns be regularized and use the -s morpheme?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of plural marking in certain rural varieties of Southern U.S. English?

Using the plural morpheme only in noun phrases denoting weights and measures (C) Signup and view all the answers

How do traditional grammars view the genitive case ending in English?

As applying only to nouns themselves (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do modern linguistic analyses view the genitive case ending in English?

As applying only to entire noun phrases (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which types of pronouns are indisputably pronouns in English?

Personal, relative, and interrogative pronouns (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the nominative case in English pronouns?

To indicate the subject of a sentence (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the accusative case in English pronouns?

To indicate the object of a sentence (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the genitive case in English pronouns?

To indicate possession (C) Signup and view all the answers