This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Functional Grammar – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Functional Grammar Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Interpersonal meaning is realized by analyzing A) Genre system. B) Transitivity system. C) Thematic system. D) Mood system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood system. 2. The experiential metafunction has to do with ..... A) The way we organize language to fit its context. B) The language we use to talk about the world. C) The use of language to interact with others. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The language we use to talk about the world. 3. Which sentence is one-member nominal? A) A dark night. B) To believe a liar!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dark night. 4. ..... is like a mini-clause A) Phrase. B) Group. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. 5. Cannot be modified by a degree adverb. A) DESCRIBERS. B) CLASSIFIERS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CLASSIFIERS. 6. To analyze a field, we look at ..... A) Mood and modality. B) Processes, lexical choices, nominalization. C) Theme/rheme, cohesion. D) Politeness strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Processes, lexical choices, nominalization. 7. All occurrences of the auxiliary will would have to be regarded as expressing neither tense nor modality A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Referrers are realized by ..... A) Articles. B) Demonstratives. C) Possessives. D) Inclusives. E) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of them. 9. I came ..... Ranbir in a party. A) With. B) Across. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across. 10. He ..... speak three languages. A) Might. B) Will. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 11. Paradigm is ..... A) A system of word choices. B) The meaning potential. C) A&B. D) A system of grammatical functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system of word choices. 12. N1 of N2. N1 represents ..... A) The Thing. B) Some unit of measurement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some unit of measurement. 13. Which type of meaning exists in this sentence? " Do you have a good time?" A) Experiential meaning. B) Textual meaning. C) Interpersonal meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpersonal meaning. 14. Which of the following sentences most likely expresses Probability in Modality? A) We might go for a walk. B) It's likely to rain tomorrow. C) They prefer tea over coffee. D) She should arrive soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's likely to rain tomorrow. 15. The wolf hunt in pack. A) Generic. B) Indefinite. C) Definite. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 16. Why is textual meaning important? A) Creating coherence in spoken and written text. B) Informing what happened. C) Showing speaker's attitude. D) Giving and requesting information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creating coherence in spoken and written text. 17. ..... it was raining, they decided to go for a picnic. A) Unless. B) However. C) Even though. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though. 18. The three main meanings in Functional Grammar are ..... A) Phonology, Morphology, Syntax. B) Genre, Register, Cohesion. C) Experiential, Interpersonal, Textual. D) Field, Tenor, Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiential, Interpersonal, Textual. 19. Is realized by the transitivity system and Lexis A) Experiential meaning. B) Interpersonal meaning. C) Textual meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiential meaning. 20. Which sentence from a news report uses the passive correctly? A) The budget increased by the government. B) The budget was increased by the government. C) The budget was increase by the government. D) The government was increased the budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The budget was increased by the government. 21. Punctuate:I want said the boy an air gun as present A) I want, said the boy, "an air gun as present.". B) I want, said "the boy an air gun as present!". C) "I want" , said the boy, "an air gun as a present.". D) I want said the boy, "an air gun as present". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I want" , said the boy, "an air gun as a present.". 22. Mass nouns can have ONLY one form A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 23. Inexact quantifiers also have of variants used before indefinite referrers A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 24. Term used for reference to an identified subset is ..... (ex:the teacher) A) Generic reference. B) Indefinite reference. C) Definite reference. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Definite reference. 25. Few nouns are clearly either count or mass in the contexts in which they are most frequently used. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. What kind of noun do the following word belong to?Luggage, furniture, homework, equipment A) Count noun. B) Mass noun. C) Both a&b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass noun. 27. There's a direct link between meaning and function A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Other elements are Attributes are realized by ..... A) Adjectives or Adjective Groups. B) Nouns or Noun Groups. C) Adverbs or Adverb Groups. D) Verbs or Verb Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives or Adjective Groups. 29. Remember to read the questions carefully ..... you answer them. A) When. B) After. C) Before. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 30. The soldier fought bravely ..... his country. A) In. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 31. Indicate a small quantity A) A few/ a little. B) Few/ little. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A few/ a little. 32. Strategic thinking:A detective in a film says, "So you were 'working late, ' were you, " with a slight rise on "late" and a fall at the end. Which interpretation is most supported by this pitch movement? A) Skeptical doubt implying suspicion. B) Joyful approval of the alibi. C) Sincere acceptance of the explanation. D) Neutral confirmation of details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeptical doubt implying suspicion. 33. Examples of genres are ..... A) Field, Tenor, Mode. B) Scientific reports, poetry, personal letters. C) Declarative, interrogative, imperative. D) Coherence, cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific reports, poetry, personal letters. 34. Identify the restrictive clause in the sentence: "The witness who saw the accident spoke to the police." A) Who saw the accident. B) Spoke to the police. C) The police. D) The witness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who saw the accident. 35. Much, a little, and little are used with ..... A) Count nouns. B) Mass nouns. C) All of them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass nouns. 36. Contrasts with inclusives such as all, and, as such, clearly refers to a restricted quantity A) Stressed some. B) Unstressed some. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stressed some. 37. What is the pattern of the sentence:We elected him chairman A) SVO. B) SOV. C) SVVO. D) SVOC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SVO. 38. ..... refer to the group as the whole:all and both, or as composed of individuals:each, every, and either A) Positive inclusives. B) Negative inclusives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive inclusives. 39. In this sentence what is GREEN:'Jerry plays football every day.' A) Jerry. B) Plays. C) Football. D) Every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plays. 40. Which of the following sentences is NOT in passive voice? A) The new law was signed by the president. B) The meeting was postponed until Monday. C) The project was completed last month. D) The citizens protested the new regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The citizens protested the new regulation. 41. Fill in the blank:Textual meanings express the relation of language to its ..... A) Organization. B) Environment. C) Formation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 42. The balled rolled under the table.What is happening? A) The ball. B) Rolled. C) Under the table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rolled. 43. Functional Grammar focuses on ..... A) Latin grammar. B) Traditional grammar rules. C) Sentence structure (SVO). D) The function of language in creating meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The function of language in creating meaning. 44. The circumstances in the sentence or clause tell us A) The purpose of the text type. B) The function of the sentence. C) When, where, how, why, and who or what with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When, where, how, why, and who or what with. 45. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence:You are wasting your time. A) Your time are being wasted by you. B) Your time is wasted by you. C) Your time is being wasted by you. D) Your time has been wasted by you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your time is being wasted by you. 46. One of these metafunctions is available in SFG. Which? A) Conceptual metafunction. B) Interpersonal metafunction. C) Mode metafunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interpersonal metafunction. 47. Not only rose, orchid and jasmine, but also chrysant ..... beautiful flowers back then in my hometown A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 48. How many constituents does experiential meaning have? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 49. Metafunctions of meaning are ..... A) Interpersonal, textual, ideational. B) Experiential, textual, interpersonal. C) Ideational, experiential, interpersonal, textual. D) Ideational, textual, logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideational, experiential, interpersonal, textual. 50. Which sentence uses commas correctly for a non-restrictive clause? A) The editor, who approved the story was careful. B) The editor, who approved the story, was careful. C) The editor who approved the story was careful. D) The editor who approved, the story was careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The editor, who approved the story, was careful. 51. The notion of relative future can be expressed with differences of meanings EXCEPT: A) Arranged future. B) Immediately future. C) Imperative. D) Future in past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 52. Add appropriate verb form:Joan, as well as my sister, ..... in college now. A) Was. B) Am. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 53. When does the textual metafunction happen? A) When expressing feeling by means of language. B) When connecting and organizing the different ideas expressed in clauses, forming so the text. C) When understanding feelings expressed by others by means of language. D) When expressing one's own perceptions of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When connecting and organizing the different ideas expressed in clauses, forming so the text. 54. There ..... some people at the meeting last night. A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 55. May be realized by adjectives, nouns or participle A) DESCRIBERS. B) CLASSIFIERS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CLASSIFIERS. 56. When a line ends with a falling intonation, what does it usually signal? A) A question. B) Uncertainty. C) A statement or completion of thought. D) Emotionless speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement or completion of thought. 57. In English there is ONLY One type of phrase called prepositional phrase A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 58. ..... are units which are constituents of a sentence A) Words. B) Groups. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groups. 59. What is the process in this sentence?The pigeon's eyes lit up when it saw the grub. A) The eyes. B) The grub. C) The pigeon. D) Lit up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lit up. 60. ..... involves the use of language to organise the text and the relationship of language itself to the other linguistic events. 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