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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the contemporary English version of:whence A) Why. B) How. C) What. D) From where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From where. 2. Improper tab placement will prevent a block of code from running properly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Identify the sentence with inverted syntax:'Only after the rain stopped did we go outside.' A) Normal Word Order. B) Inverted Word Order. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted Word Order. 4. Repetition of words in successive clauses, but in TRANSPOSED ORDER. A) Epanalepsis. B) Anadiplosis. C) Antimetabole. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antimetabole. 5. Which sentence uses informal diction? A) The gentleman departed. B) The dude took off. C) The man left. D) The individual exited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dude took off. 6. $^{What part of the sentence is emphasized by its syntax?}$"Both his parents had been killed when he was eight years old." A) He was eight years old. B) Both his parents had been killed . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both his parents had been killed . 7. Which sentence uses the present perfect verb tense? A) He's been there a few times already. B) Juliet is going to drive home tomorrow. C) Ben thinks the present is perfect for his mother. D) Sean leaves at 7:00 a.m. every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's been there a few times already. 8. How does the use of syntax in a poem affect its overall tone? A) It determines the poem's rhythm and flow, influencing the reader's emotional response. B) It has no effect on the poem's tone. C) It only affects the poem's length. D) It solely determines the poem's vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It determines the poem's rhythm and flow, influencing the reader's emotional response. 9. EX:The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! A) Epanalepsis. B) Antimetabole. C) Epistrophe. D) Anadiplosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anadiplosis. 10. What is structural ambiguity A) Potential of having more than one meaning. B) Potential of having no meaning. C) Potential of having only one meaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential of having more than one meaning. 11. Abstractions (left-hand side) of rules A) In BNF:left-hand side. B) In BNF:right-hand side. C) In BNF:LHS and RHS. D) Nonterminal. E) Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonterminal. 12. Bei welchem Beispiel handelt es sich um eine Derivation? A) Bilderrahmen. B) Kirschkuchen. C) Gefunden. D) Landschaft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landschaft. 13. What is the correct position of the adverb? A) She is not only smart but also beautiful. B) She speaks English not only fluently but also spontaneously. C) I like not only mangos but also pineapples. D) I not only play guitar well but also clarinet perfectly. E) All the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the above are true. 14. If the verb is transitive and uses a direct object, the direct object always comes after or before the verb? A) Subject $\rightarrow$ verb $\rightarrow$ direct object. B) Verb$\rightarrow$ subject $\rightarrow$ direct object. C) Direct object $\rightarrow$ verb $\rightarrow$ subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject $\rightarrow$ verb $\rightarrow$ direct object. 15. They speak English in Nagaland. / English ..... in Nagaland. A) Is speaking. B) Is spoken. C) Is being spoken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is being spoken. 16. Identify the coordinate clause. A) I don't know who said that. B) Whoever said that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I don't know who said that. 17. What is the CORRECT way to create a function in PHP? A) Create myFunction(). B) Function myFunction(). C) Class MyFunction{};. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Function myFunction(). 18. What punctuation can join 2 sentences that are related to each other? A) Comma. B) Semi-colan. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-colan. 19. Sam and Ron are walking around the park. "Sam and Ron" are- A) An object. B) An adverb. C) The subject. D) An adjective. E) A verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject. 20. How does syntax influence the meaning of a sentence? A) By altering the word meanings. B) By adding new vocabulary. C) By modifying the spelling. D) By changing the word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By changing the word order. 21. Able to repeat the rules that creates a prepositional phrase over and over again is known as? A) Deep structure. B) Generative grammar. C) Recursion. D) Transformational rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recursion. 22. Transitive verbs take a subject and an object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Identify the type of phrase in brackets:I enjoy eating [in Indian restaurants] A) Adverb phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 24. Choose the sentence that begins with a participial phrase. A) The salad looked delicious!. B) Having filled myself up, I was ready to continue on my way. C) In the restaurant, I read the menu. D) Because I was hungry, I stopped for food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having filled myself up, I was ready to continue on my way. 25. Which operator is used to perform logical AND in Java? A) &. B) &&. C) ||. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) &&. 26. Rewrite the sentence using inverted syntax:'The wind blew fiercely.' A) Blew fiercely the wind. B) Fiercely blew the wind. C) The wind fiercely blew. D) The fiercely wind blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiercely blew the wind. 27. Where did the word "Syntax" come from? A) Hindu. B) Greek. C) Erypt. D) The UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek. 28. Identify the type of speech in brackets:Don't you have to leave [early]? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 29. Consonance meaning? A) Give direct orders to someone. B) To show the difference between ideas through parallelism. C) Repeating consonant sounds in words close together. D) Repeated words or phrase at the beginning of sentences that go one after the other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeating consonant sounds in words close together. 30. Fill the blank:There are just 2 types of noun that can: ..... nouns and ..... nouns. A) Count/mass. B) Plural count/mass. C) Plural count/ countable. D) Singular count/ mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural count/mass. 31. Which of the following sentence is/are correct? A) You and he should go to the store. B) You and him should go to the store. C) Stan and him should go to the store. D) Both B and C are written correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You and he should go to the store. 32. How does Hinton use punctuation to convey urgency in Ponyboy's inner monologue during Chapter 3? A) Short, quick phrases reflect his emotional urgency and confusion. B) Long sentences with commas and pauses create a slow, thoughtful pace. C) Frequent use of exclamation points suggests excitement and happiness. D) No punctuation changes are used to emphasize his calm demeanor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short, quick phrases reflect his emotional urgency and confusion. 33. Which of the following words would be helpful in starting an adverbial clause sentence? A) Parking. B) Under. C) Mandalorians. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 34. What is likely the cause if you receive a 'syntax error' message? A) The computer is malfunctioning. B) The programming language has changed. C) There's an issue with how the information was entered. D) The code is perfectly fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's an issue with how the information was entered. 35. Which of the following sentences is an example of a hyperbole? A) I ate a big meal. B) I am very hungry. C) I could eat a lot. D) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 36. A student writes the following sentence on the board:I am going to beach tomorrow. What is the sentence mistakenly missing? A) Adverb. B) A subject. C) Determiner. D) Future verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determiner. 37. $\rightarrow$ begin end A) A Java programming statement. B) A C++ programming statement. C) A javascript programming statement. D) Is an example of a grammar rule, also called a production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is an example of a grammar rule, also called a production. 38. How does the choice of diction in a narrative affect the reader's perception of a character's personality? A) It creates a visual image of the character's appearance. B) It has no impact on the reader's perception. C) It determines the plot structure of the narrative. D) It influences the reader's emotional response to the character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It influences the reader's emotional response to the character. 39. Is the verb be an auxiliary in the sentence below?He is kind-hearted. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 40. What grammatical element is repeated in the following sentence? When I am too tired to get up in the morning, when I have forgotten to do my homework, and when I have nothing to wear, I usually ask my mom if I can stay home from school. A) Independent clause. B) Noun phrase. C) Dependent clause. D) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 41. Sentence structure controls ..... and ..... A) Spelling and grammar. B) Verbal pacing and focus. C) Meaning and understanding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbal pacing and focus. 42. Identify the incorrect sentence in terms of syntax. A) He don't like ice cream. B) He not like ice cream. C) He don't likes ice cream. D) He doesn't like ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He don't like ice cream. 43. What is the difference between diction and syntax? A) Diction has to do with sentences, and syntax has to do with word choice. B) Syntax has to do with sentences, and diction has to do with word choice. C) Diction has to do with style, but syntax does not. D) Syntax has to do with style, but diction does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Syntax has to do with sentences, and diction has to do with word choice. 44. What type of sentence is the following:Joe ran the race. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 45. Which method is used to find the minimum value between two numbers in Java? A) Min(). B) Math.min(). C) Minimum(). D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Math.min(). 46. What is the coordinate clause?When Ambika moved to the United States, she was five years old. A) When Ambika moved to the United States,. B) She was five years old. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was five years old. 47. Using System means that we can use classes from the System namespace. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. How many individual variables are in this code?name = "Goofy"age = "21"holiday = "Disney"print("Hi", name, "I see you are", age, "would you like to go to" holiday, ''?") A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 49. What does the casual, slang-filled diction of Dally reveal about his personality in Chapter 3? A) He is refined and thoughtful in his speech. B) He is a rebellious and brash character who rejects societal norms. C) He tries to communicate with the Socs in their own language. D) He is careful and precise in the way he speaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is a rebellious and brash character who rejects societal norms. 50. Rewrite the sentence using inverted syntax:'The flowers bloomed in spring.' A) Spring the flowers bloomed in. B) Bloomed in spring the flowers. C) The flowers in spring bloomed. D) In spring bloomed the flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In spring bloomed the flowers. 51. The abstraction being defined A) In BNF:left-hand side. B) In BNF:right-hand side. C) In BNF:LHS and RHS. D) Nonterminal. E) Terminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In BNF:left-hand side. 52. Identify the sentence with inverted syntax:Running through the field, the horse galloped. The horse galloped through the field. The horse through the field galloped. A) Galloped the horse through the field. B) The horse ran through the field galloped. C) Galloped through the field, the horse ran. D) The horse through the field galloped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The horse through the field galloped. 53. How does syntax rewriting affect the tone of a sentence? A) It can make the tone more formal or informal. B) It always makes the tone more formal. C) It always makes the tone more informal. D) It does not affect the tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can make the tone more formal or informal. 54. Python uses indentation to indicate a block of code. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. What symbol is used at the beginning of an in-line comment? A) /. B) !. C) ''. D) #. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) #. 56. Used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material A) Parenthesis. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dash. 57. How could you describe the author's diction in this excerpt?The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashionOur poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration to ration A) Passionate-carrying strong feelings or beliefs. B) Simple-clear, short, and easy. C) Euphemistic-polite substitute for a less polite word; sometimes insincere. D) Ambiguous-open to interpretation; lacking obvious meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passionate-carrying strong feelings or beliefs. 58. True or false:An image can have syntax. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Which sentence is an example of a metaphor? A) The stars were as bright as diamonds. B) The stars are diamonds in the sky. C) The stars were like diamonds in the sky. D) The stars twinkled in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stars are diamonds in the sky. 60. Which word is ADJUNCT in the following sentence: "A old beggar put his food on the sidewalk." ? A) BEGGAR. B) HIS. C) OLD. D) THE SIDEWALK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OLD. ← 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