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Question 1 of 35
1. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- Linguists use the word (merge) to describe how words combine.
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m__ge
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Question 2 of 35
2. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The word "kick" is a (verb).
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ve__
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Question 3 of 35
3. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- Recursion means that you can (repeat) an action.
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re____
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Question 4 of 35
4. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The English word for 隠喩 is (metaphor).
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meta____
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Question 5 of 35
5. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- "Specifier" has the same meaning as (determiner).
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det_____er
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Question 6 of 35
6. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- A hydrogen atom needs one electron in its outer shell, so we say it has a (valency) of one.
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vale__y
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Question 7 of 35
7. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The verb "walks" has one (noun) phrase in its valency list.
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no__
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Question 8 of 35
8. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The noun phrase in the valency list of "walks" is the (subject) of the verb.
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su____t
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Question 9 of 35
9. Question
1 pointsI saw [the girl John likes].
- The noun phrase in brackets is the verb's (object, complement).
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ob____
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Question 10 of 35
10. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The verb "kicks" has two noun phrases in its valency (list).
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li_t
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Question 11 of 35
11. Question
1 pointsThe boy wearing the blue hat slurped his noodles [happily].
- The word in brackets is an (adverb).
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a____b
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Question 12 of 35
12. Question
1 pointsI [gave] the boy his test paper.
- The verb in brackets has (three, 3) noun phrases in its valency list.
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t___e
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Question 13 of 35
13. Question
1 pointsThat was a really [terrible] thing to do.
- The word in brackets is an (adjective).
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ad_______
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Question 14 of 35
14. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- (phonology) is the study of how sound works in language.
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p______y
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Question 15 of 35
15. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- (syntax) is another, more scientific, word that means "grammar".
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s_____x
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Question 16 of 35
16. Question
1 pointsI think that [seven] boys will take part in the swimming competition.
- The word in brackets is a (determiner, specifier).
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d________r
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Question 17 of 35
17. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- Semantics is the study of (meaning).
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m____ng
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Question 18 of 35
18. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The adverb "extremely" may modify an (adjective).
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a_______e
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Question 19 of 35
19. Question
1 pointsThe plate [on the table] [next to the sofa] [in the living room] is very expensive.
- The repetition of prepositional phrases may be considered an example of (recursion) because the same rule is applied again and again.
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re____ion
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Question 20 of 35
20. Question
1 pointsColorless green ideas sleep [furiously].
- Although many linguists claim the sentence is meaningless, the word in brackets is clearly an (adverb).
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_____b
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Question 21 of 35
21. Question
1 pointsWe visited the [big] park [in] the suburbs with [my] uncle and a good friend of his.
- The first word in brackets is an (adjective), the second is a (preposition), and the third is a (determiner, specifier).
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ad_______, pr_________, de________
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Question 22 of 35
22. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The English word "boy" needs a det (erminer), also known as a spec (ifier).
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Question 23 of 35
23. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- The linguistic expression (merge) refers to how words are put together and how sentences are constructed.
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m__g_
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Question 24 of 35
24. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "That incredibly tall building is my favorite", the (adverb) "incredibly" modifies the (adjective) "tall".
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ad____ ad_______
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Question 25 of 35
25. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- According to linguists, "penguins" is a noun but "those penguins" is a noun (phrase).
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ph____
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Question 26 of 35
26. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- "Next to the bed" is a (prepositional) phrase.
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pr_________al
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Question 27 of 35
27. Question
1 pointsMost students completed the test [before [the end of the class]].
- In the prepositional phrase "before the end of the class", the preposition is " (before)" and "the end of the class" is a (noun) phrase.
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b____, n____
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Question 28 of 35
28. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "Mary knows that you and John think that Bill will recommend her for the job" the specifier is " (the)".
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Question 29 of 35
29. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "Four or five of my best friends definitely believe that we will win the match on Sunday", the adverb is " (definitely)".
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Question 30 of 35
30. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "I think that Mary is likely to win the prize at that tournament", the first specifier is" (the)" and the second is" (that)".
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___, ___t, the first “that” isn’t a determiner
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Question 31 of 35
31. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "I know that Mary will bring her favorite book to the meeting", " (favorite, favourite)" is an adjective.
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Question 32 of 35
32. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "I am absolutely sure that my throw will land beyond your attempt", the preposition is " (beyond)".
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Question 33 of 35
33. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "Ken claims that the extremely colorful flag over his bed was presented on his visit to Papua New Guinea", the first preposition is " (over)", the second is " (on)" and the third is " (to)".
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o____, __, t_
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Question 34 of 35
34. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "Eri is sure Mary will bring her boyfriend when she comes here on Sunday", the determiner is " (her)".
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Question 35 of 35
35. Question
1 pointsComplete the sentence.
- In the sentence "Taro suggested that Ted claimed that Hanako would probably finish her assignment before the meeting at my house on Thursday", the adverb is " (probably)".
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