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Final Exam
-Syntax and morphology 1435-1436

Dr. AbdErrahim ALjamari

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3. NON-FINITE verb in the sentence ' I remember telling him not to go ':

a. Remember

b. go

c. remember telling

d. Not to go

4- The mental dictionary that language users must equipped with in addition to the

grammatical rules of their language is called :

a. Lexeme

b. Diction

c. Lexicon

d. Word list

5- Function words include :

a. Pronouns only

b. Determiners only

c. Conjunctions only

d. Pronouns, determiners , conjunctions

6- The inflection process turning "go" into "went" is called :

a. Umlaut

b. Ablaut

c. Suppletion

d. Conversion

7- The Syntactic head of a clause IP is :

a. V

b. I

c. V+I

d. C+I

8- In what way are SOV languages different from SVO languages ?

a. in SOV languages, complements precede their heads

b. in SOV languages, complements follow their heads

c. in SVO languages, complements precede their heads

d. in SVO languages, complements are optional

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9- The study of the internal structure of words is called :

a. Phonology

b. Morphology

c. Etymology

d. Philology

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11-When a morphological rule can be frequently used to *** words, we can this :

a. -Productivity

b. -Creativity

c. -Originality

d. -***

12- The suffix in the word "unfaithfulness" is :

a. -ful

b. -fulness

c. -faithful

d. -ness

13- Generative grammar claims That a child is born with an innate predisposition to

acquire any language on the basis of a set of universal principles called :

a. universal Grammar

b. Minimalist Grammar

c. Structural Grammar

d. Word Grammar

14- The smallest linguistic element capable of having meaning or a grammatical function

is referred to as :

a. A word

b. A phoneme

c. A morpheme

d. A phrase

15-
……. Aims to account for the implicit or unconscious knowledge that native speakers

have of their own language:

a. Generative grammar

b. Traditional grammar

c. Functional grammar

d. Stratificational grammar

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16- e-mailer is an example of :

a. Backformation

b. prefixing

c. clipping

d. Neologism

17- The sentences 'Smith ate a sandwich' and 'a sandwich was eaten by Smith' are :

a. Identical in the deep structure

b. Different in the deep structure

c. Identical in the surface structure

d. Identical in deep and surface structure

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19- ***

20-***

21- *** morpheme in the word 'independent' is :

a. Independ

b. Dependent

c. Depend

d. Indep

22- Which of the following is illustrated by the word 'brunch' :

a. Blocking

b. Blend

c. Clipping

d. backformation

23-
Arabic is a …….. language .

a. VSO

b. SVO

c. SOV

d. OVS

24- Verb inflection in English is generally :

a. A prefixing process

b. A suffixing process

c. An infixing process

d. An infixing and a prefixing process

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25-
…….. captures the *** that a particular phrase can occur more than once in a given

sentence .

a. Recursion

b. Duplication

c. Repetition

d. Modification

26- Affixes are :

a. Free morphemes

b. Independent words

c. Bound morphemes

d. Base forms

27-
……. Is a morpheme that makes the most significant contribution to a word's

meaning.

a. The phoneme

b. The derivational morpheme

c. The inflectional morpheme

d. The root

28- Choose the group of words that results from derivation :

a. Cry, cries, cried, crying

b. Kind, unkind, kindness, kindly

c. Tooth, teeth

d. King, kingdom, kingdoms

29- The FINITE verb in the sentence 'he enjoys reading at night to lull him to sleep' is :

a. Lull

b. Reading

c. enjoys

d. to sleep

30- What determines the grammatical category of a compound is :

a. The rightmost word

b. The leftmost word

c. The rightmost and the leftmost words together

d. Neither the rightmost nor the leftmost word

31- In English, inflection is :

a. More productive than derivation

b. Less productive than derivation

c. AS productive as derivation

d. Noun-based only

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32- Yes/No Questions in English are derived by means of :

a. I - to - C

b. V - to - I - to - C

c. Neither

d. I - to - spec of CP

33- ' A recent history book about Morocco' is :

a. AP

b. VP

c. NP

d. PP

34-
……. Do not change the syntactic category of a word :

a. Derivational morphemes

b. Inflectional morphemes

c. Phonemes

d. Allomorphs

35- *** to the speakers' actual use of language in concrete :

a. Performance

b. Competence

c. Linguistics

d. Syntax

36-
….. is an affix that is attached before the root .

a. A suffix

b. A prefix

c. A root

d. A stem

37- Which of the following statements is correct :

a. A derivational affix attaches to a base before an inflectional

b. A derivational affix attaches after an inflectional one

c. A derivational affix attaches before and after an inflectional one

d. A derivational never occurs with an inflectional one

38- The word ' buildings' can be morphologically analyzed into which of the following :

a. Build- ings

b. Building- s

c. Build-ing-s

d. Buildings

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39-
….. occurs when a given utterance can receive more than one interpretation :

a. Surface meaning

b. Deep meaning

c. Structural ambiguity

d. External meaning

40-
….. is an example of backformation :

a. Edit

b. Televise

c. Donate

d. Brunch

41- In French , Yes/No Questions are derived by the application of :

a. V - to - I - to - C

b. V - to - C

c. I - to - V - to - C

d. V to Spec CP

42- UNICEF illustrates :

a. An acronym

b. A blend

c. An example of clipping

d. An example of backformation

43- When a root is combined with an affix , it forms :

a. An expanded root

b. A complex word

c. An expanded base

d. A simple word

44- The inflectional morpheme in 'teachers' is :

a. teach b.

-er

c. -ers

d. -s

45- The lexicon lists :

a. Simple word

b. Complex word

c. Complex constituents

d. words , affixes and constituents

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46- The sentence 'she drank the juice in the kitchen' has :

a. Two distinct deep structures

b. Two identical deep structures

c. Two surface structures

d. one deep and one surface structure

47- The word ' Assembly ' has

a. One morpheme

b. Two morphemes

c. Three morphemes

d. Four morphemes

48- Which of the following is an allomorph of the English plural morpheme (S)

a. [s] after [t],[k],[p] as in 'oits , tips , taks'

b. [iz] after sounds like [s] , [z] as in 'sneezes , bosses'

c. [z] after [d] , [g] , [n] as in 'dogs ,pads , hens'

d. [s] , [z] , and [iz]

49-
……. Is the speaker's implicit knowledge of the rules of his language : i.e speakers'

mental grammar .

a. Performance

b. Competence

c. Syntax

d. Linguistics

50- In the phrase ' the very beautiful white house' the Spec is :

a. The

b. The very

c. The very beautiful
d. The very beautiful white

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C+I 8- In what way are SOV languages different from SVO languages ? a. in SOV languages, complements precede their heads b. in SOV languages, complements follow their heads c. in SVO languages, complements precede their heads d. in SVO languages, complements are optional 2 9- The study of the internal structure of words is called : a. Phonology b. Morphology c. Etymology d. Philology 10-* 11-When a morphological rule can be frequently used to * words, we can this : a. -Productivity b. -Creativity c. -Originality d. -* 12- The suffix in the word "unfaithfulness" is : a. -ful b. -fulness c. -faithful d. -ness 13- Generative grammar claims That a child is born with an innate predisposition to acquire any language on the basis of a set of universal principles called : a. universal Grammar b. Minimalist Grammar c. Structural Grammar d. Word Grammar 14- The smallest linguistic element capable of having meaning or a grammatical function is referred to as : a. A word b. A phoneme c. A morpheme d. A phrase 15- ……. Aims to account for the implicit or unconscious knowledge that native speakers have of their own language: a. Generative grammar b. Traditional grammar c. Functional grammar d. Stratificational grammar 3 16- e-mailer is an example of : a. Backformation b. prefixing c. clipping d. Neologism 17- The sentences 'Smith ate a sandwich' and 'a sandwich was eaten by Smith' are : a. Identical in the deep structure b. Different in the deep structure c. Identical in the surface structure d. Identical in deep and surface structure 18-* 19- * 20-* 21- * morpheme in the word 'independent' is : a. Independ b. Dependent c. Depend d. Indep 22- Which of the following is illustrated by the word 'brunch' : a. Blocking b. Blend c. Clipping d. backformation 23- Arabic is a …….. language . a. VSO b. SVO c. SOV d. OVS 24- Verb inflection in English is generally : a. A prefixing process b. A suffixing process c. An infixing process d. An infixing and a prefixing process 4 25- …….. captures the * that a particular phrase can occur more than once in a given sentence . a. Recursion b. Duplication c. Repetition d. Modification 26- Affixes are : a. Free morphemes b. Independent words c. Bound morphemes d. Base forms 27- ……. Is a morpheme that makes the most significant contribution to a word's meaning. a. The phoneme b. The derivational morpheme c. The inflectional morpheme d. The root 28- Choose the group of words that results from derivation : a. Cry, cries, cried, crying b. Kind, unkind, kindness, kindly c. Tooth, teeth d. King, kingdom, kingdoms 29- The FINITE verb in the sentence 'he enjoys reading at night to lull him to sleep' is : a. Lull b. Reading c. enjoys d. to sleep 30- What determines the grammatical category of a compound is : a. The rightmost word b. The leftmost word c. The rightmost and the leftmost words together d. Neither the rightmost nor the leftmost word 31- In English, inflection is : a. More productive than derivation b. Less productive than derivation c. AS productive as derivation d. Noun-based only 5 32- Yes/No Questions in English are derived by means of : a. I - to - C b. V - to - I - to - C c. Neither d. I - to - spec of CP 33- ' A recent history book about Morocco' is : a. AP b. VP c. NP d. PP 34- ……. Do not change the syntactic category of a word : a. Derivational morphemes b. Inflectional morphemes c. Phonemes d. Allomorphs 35- * to the speakers' actual use of language in concrete : a. Performance b. Competence c. Linguistics d. Syntax 36- ….. is an affix that is attached before the root . a. A suffix b. A prefix c. A root d. A stem 37- Which of the following statements is correct : a. A derivational affix attaches to a base before an inflectional b. A derivational affix attaches after an inflectional one c. A derivational affix attaches before and after an inflectional one d. A derivational never occurs with an inflectional one 38- The word ' buildings' can be morphologically analyzed into which of the following : a. Build- ings b. Building- s c. Build-ing-s d. Buildings 6 39- ….. occurs when a given utterance can receive more than one interpretation : a. Surface meaning b. Deep meaning c. Structural ambiguity d. External meaning 40- ….. is an example of backformation : a. Edit b. Televise c. Donate d. Brunch 41- In French , Yes/No Questions are derived by the application of : a. V - to - I - to - C b. V - to - C c. I - to - V - to - C d. V to Spec CP 42- UNICEF illustrates : a. An acronym b. A blend c. An example of clipping d. An example of backformation 43- When a root is combined with an affix , it forms : a. An expanded root b. A complex word c. An expanded base d. A simple word 44- The inflectional morpheme in 'teachers' is : a. teach b. -er c. -ers d. -s 45- The lexicon lists : a. Simple word b. Complex word c. Complex constituents d. words , affixes and constituents 7 46- The sentence 'she drank the juice in the kitchen' has : a. Two distinct deep structures b. Two identical deep structures c. Two surface structures d. one deep and one surface structure 47- The word ' Assembly ' has a. One morpheme b. Two morphemes c. Three morphemes d. Four morphemes 48- Which of the following is an allomorph of the English plural morpheme (S) a. [s] after [t],[k],[p] as in 'oits , tips , taks' b. [iz] after sounds like [s] , [z] as in 'sneezes , bosses' c. [z] after [d] , [g] , [n] as in 'dogs ,pads , hens' d. [s] , [z] , and [iz] 49- ……. Is the speaker's implicit knowledge of the rules of his language : i.e speakers' mental grammar . a. Performance b. Competence c. Syntax d. Linguistics 50- In the phrase ' the very beautiful white house' the Spec is : a. The b. The very c. The very beautiful d. The very beautiful white