This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rent is [unbelievably expensive] in Heidelberg. A) Verb phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective phrase. 2. Underneath the heavy wooden table, the terrified child hid.What type of sentence variation beginning was used in this example? A) Starting with a PARTICIPLE (-ing /-ed) phrase. B) Starting with a DEPENDENT CLAUSE. C) Starting a sentence with an adjective/adverb. D) Start with an INFINITIVE. E) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Prepositional Phrase. 3. What is the primary focus of syntax in English language studies? A) Word choice and vocabulary. B) Sentence structure and order. C) Figurative language. D) Spelling and punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence structure and order. 4. A. [$_{S}$ [$_{NP}$ The [$_{AdjP}$ angry] bear]] [$_{VP}$ chased [$_{NP}$ the [$_{AdjP}$ little] squirrel]]. Select the correct answer. A) A. ist false because adjectives cannot be heads of phrases. B) A. is correct because adjectives are always heads of phrases. C) A. ist false because noun phrases only consist of a noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. is correct because adjectives are always heads of phrases. 5. I helped him because I liked him.Because is a/an ..... A) Preposition. B) Coordinate connector. C) Adverb. D) Subordinate connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subordinate connector. 6. I want to [meet] kwon nara?Type of speech in the bracket A) Noun phrase. B) Verb phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb phrase. 7. Which voice allows writers to use varied and strong verb in sentences? A) Active voice. B) Passive voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active voice. 8. Which of the following best describes diction? A) The arrangement of words in a sentence. B) The choice of words and phrases. C) The use of literary devices. D) The grammatical structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The choice of words and phrases. 9. My dog [ate my homework] last night. A) Verb phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb phrase. 10. Which operator is used to compare two values for equality? A) ==. B) Equals(). C) =. D) !=. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ==. 11. Suffixes and prefixes are: A) Content words. B) Derivational morphemes. C) Inflectional morphemes. D) Function words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derivational morphemes. 12. Which sentence is in active voice? A) Karen sang a sweet melody. B) The sweet melody was sung by Karen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karen sang a sweet melody. 13. Identify the sentence core of the following sentence:My neighbor's pet cat destroyed her furniture while she slept last night! A) Neighbor slept. B) Cat destroyed. C) Destroyed night. D) Pet slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cat destroyed. 14. ..... when you phoned them? A) Were they sleeping. B) They were sleeping. C) Did they sleep. D) Was they sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were they sleeping. 15. Choose the correct sentence structure:[The cat sat on the mat.] A) Subject-Verb-Complement. B) Subject-Verb-Adverbial. C) Subject-Verb-Prepositional Phrase. D) Subject-Verb-Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject-Verb-Prepositional Phrase. 16. (Passage #1) How do the short, simple sentences in paragraph 2 affect the tone? A) They speed up the paragraph, making the tone more excited and tense. B) They slow down the paragraph, making the tone more suspenseful and serious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They speed up the paragraph, making the tone more excited and tense. 17. Macbeth removed the daggers from the sleeping guards, and he used their weapons to stab King Duncan to death. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 18. If you are proud of yourself, I'm proud of you too. A) Coordination. B) Subordination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordination. 19. PERIODIC SYNTAX has the main idea ..... A) At the beginning of the sentence. B) At the end of the sentence. C) In the middle of the sentence. D) In a different paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of the sentence. 20. I appreciated her efforts and complimented her work. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 21. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:'The team of players is winning.' A) The team of players are winning. B) The team of players were winning. C) The team of players have winning. D) The team of players is winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team of players is winning. 22. The word "syntax" refers to ..... ? A) How the sentence is capitalized. B) Where to place the punctation marks like commas and periods. C) The way the words and phrases are arranged in the sentence. D) The point of view of the subject first, second, or third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The way the words and phrases are arranged in the sentence. 23. Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ..... A) Pictures. B) Funny faces. C) Words. D) Height. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words. 24. Used to make comments A) (). B) %. C) #. D) **. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) #. 25. What is word order? A) The arrangement of words in a sentence, which affects its meaning. B) The order in which words are written in a book. C) The sequence in which words are pronounced in a conversation. D) The way words are categorized in a dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of words in a sentence, which affects its meaning. 26. The way words and clauses are arranged to form sentences A) Syntax. B) Formal diction. C) Sentence classification. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 27. Because of geologists' efforts to predict the eruption, loss of life was minimal.In this sentence, "was" is a ..... ? A) Pro-noun. B) Subject. C) Conjunction. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 28. Identify whether the sentence is in active or passive voice.The puppy chewed the bone. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 29. Part of speech that connects clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. A) Adverb. B) Pronoun. C) Conjunction. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunction. 30. Which of the following is a Python command word used to indicate we want to work with DECIMAL numbers A) Print. B) Float. C) Input. D) Int. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Float. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSyntax Quiz 1Syntax Quiz 2Syntax Quiz 3Syntax Quiz 4Syntax Quiz 5Syntax Quiz 6Syntax Quiz 7Syntax Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books