Sample Test

Sample Test

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PART 1:
Choose the best answer.
PART 2:
Syntactic analysis according to function, and category
PART 3:
Make syntactic analysis of the following by tree
diagrams
PART 4:
Name the function and the category of the underlined
word/ phrase
PART 5: Disambiguate these sentences by tree
diagrams

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Part 1
Choose the
best answer
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Question 1:
What is the function of the underlined
phrase in
“We imagined Bill much taller”?

A. Adjunct
B. Complement
C. Apposition
D. Object
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Question 2: Which of the following

contains a relative clause?

A. Where I will spend the rest of my life

is not certain
B. Home is the place where you relax.
C. No one is quite sure where they come
from
D. He has no idea of where they are now
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Question 3: Which of the following has

the structure of SVOC?

A. His belief is that she will make

changes
B. The milk has gone sour unfortunately.
C. We believe him to be honest
D. His second daughter has become
sullen lately
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Question 4: The sentence

“The swimmer has been waiting below
the dam”
has the structure of...........

A. SVO
B. SVC
C. SVOA
D. SVA
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Question 5: Which of the following has

an obligatory adjunct?

A. They played snooker after dinner.

B. Sam sang very well at the party
C. The luggage weighs thirty pounds
D. They are playing in their study

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Question 6: Which of the following can

be found in post-modifier of an adjective
phrase?

A. Relative clause
B. WH-clause
C. Adverb phrase
D. That-clause

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Question 7: Name the function of the

underlined adverb in
“He can remember some Latin
strangely”

A. Disjunct
B. Adjunct
C. Apposition
D. Conjunct
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Question 8: Which of the following has

the structure of SVOA?

A. We found him in bed with flu

B. Tuning the piano took three hours
C. We wish him a safe journey
D. She is having her eyes tested

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Question 9: Name the category of the

underlined word in
“That he came on time surprised his
friends”

A. A conjunction
B. A determiner
C. A relative pronoun
D. A noun phrase
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Question 10: What is the function of the

underlined NP in
“We voted Helen the winner”?

A. Object
B. Adjunct
C. Complement
D. Relative clause

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PART 2
Syntactic analysis
according to
function, and
category
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Model:

I (S:NP)
wouldn’t make (V:VP)
rice (O:NP)
in that saucepan (A:PP)
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The child (S:NP)

put (V:VP)
his hand (O:NP)
into that plastic bag. (A:PP)

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Many people (S:NP)

lost (V:VP)
their homes (O:NP)
during the war. (A:PP)

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It (Dummy)
amazed (V:VP)
Jenny (O:NP)
that Jim should take a bath.
(real S:that-cl)
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The rumor that he was

trụy lạc

debauched (S:NP)
is (V:VP)
false. (C:Adj-P)

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The fridge (S:NP)

keeps (V:VP)
the beer (O:NP)
cool. (C:Adj-P)

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We (S:NP)
were (V:VP)
out of breath. (C:PP)

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Although Jim finds the

work difficult, (A:Adv-Cl)
he (S:NP)
continues (V:VP)
to do his best (O:inf-cl)
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You (S:NP)
must return (V:VP)
that overdue book (O:NP)
to the library (A:PP)
tomorrow morning. (A:NP)
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I (S:NP)
will make (V:VP)
everyone (Oi:NP)
some fresh coffee. (Od:NP)

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How these mistakes could

have happened (S:wh-cl)
was (V:VP)
a mystery. (C:NP)

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PART 3
Make
syntactic analysis
of the following
by tree diagrams
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Cl

S:NP V:VP C:Adj-P A:Adv-P

Id N aux V Adv Adj Adv

The girl has become very sullen recently.

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S

Cl

S:that-Cl V:VP O:NP

Conj S:NP V:VP O:NP V N

N aux V Id N

That Penny should take a bath amazed Julie

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PART 4
Name the function
and the category of
the underlined
word/ phrase
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I’ll see you right here

next week.

A:Adv-P

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It is colder and wetter

in the north of Germany.

A:Prep-P

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Ginger’s hair dye turned

the water pink.

C:Adj-P

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Where he has been

is a mystery

S:Wh-Cl

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John speak English

more fluently than his
brother does.

A:Adv-Cl
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PART 5
Disambiguate these
sentences by tree
diagrams

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1a 1b 2a 2b
S

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

pron V N Prep-P

Prep N

Nicole saw people with binoculars.

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1a 1b 2a 2b

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP A:PP

pron V N P N

Nicole saw people with binoculars.

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1a 1b 2a 2b

Cl.

S:NP V:VP O:NP

Pron Aux V N

They are flying planes.

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1a 1b 2a 2b

Cl

S:NP V:VP C:NP

Pron V Adj N

They are flying planes.

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3a
S

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

N V NP conj NP
Adj N N

Joana met tall boys and girls

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3b
S
Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

N V AdjP NP

Adj NP conj NP

N N

Joana met tall boys and girls

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4a
S

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

Pron V quant NP conj NP

Adj N N

He bought some blue books and pens.

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4b
S

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

Pron V quant Adj NP conj NP

N N

He bought some blue books and pens.

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5a
.
S
Cl

S:NP A:Adv-P V:VP

N Rel.Cl.

S:NP V:VP A:Adv-P

Pron V Adv

Students who mess around occasionally apologize

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5b
.
S
Cl

S:NP V:VP

N Rel.Cl.

S:NP V:VP A:Adv-P A:Adv-P

Pron V Adv Adv

Students who mess around occasionally apologize

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6a
S .

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

Pron V quant Adj N

We need more intelligent leaders.

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6b
S .

Cl

S:NP V:VP O:NP

Pron V Adj-P N

Adv Adj

We need more intelligent leaders.

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S 7a
Cl .

V:VP O:NP A:PP

Id N P NP

Id N PP

P NP

Id N

Place the box in the drawer in the bedroom.

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7b
S .

Cl

V:VP O:NP A:PP A:PP

Id N P NP P NP

Id N Id N

Place the box in the drawer in the bedroom.

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