This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. $_{Pass the following sentences to passive voice.}$They sent the letter. A) The letter are sending by them. B) The letter is sent by they. C) The letter is sent by them. D) The letter was sent by them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The letter was sent by them. 2. Identify the type of phrase in brackets:'The cat sat [on the mat].' A) Adjective phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 3. What syntax would you use to create a name variable? A) Name=input(). B) Name=INPUT. C) Name=input{}. D) Input=name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name=input(). 4. Which is an increment operator? A) +. B) **. C) *. D) ++. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ++. 5. Identify the type of clause in brackets:[Although it was raining], we went for a walk. A) Main clause. B) Coordinate clause. C) Subordinate clause. D) Relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subordinate clause. 6. The term "syntax" comes from the Greek word meaning ..... A) "word order". B) "together forever". C) "arrange together". D) "arrangement". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "arrange together". 7. Normal or Inverted?Over the clouds floated a pink balloon. A) Normal Word Order. B) Inverted Word order. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted Word order. 8. I ..... a noise while I ..... to sleep A) Heared / was trying. B) Heared / was triing. C) Heard / was trying. D) Heard / tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heard / was trying. 9. The type of phrase in brackets:Houses are [unbelievably expensive] just now A) Noun phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective phrase. 10. Laura is a clever girl. she got 100 at her last exam. "clever" is- A) A verb. B) An adverb. C) An object. D) An adjective. E) The subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An adjective. 11. A natural notation for describing syntax-the most popular method of concisely describing programming language syntax today A) Backus-Naur Form. B) Grammar. C) Metalanguage. D) Context-Free Grammars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backus-Naur Form. 12. Any word that can take a tense inflection is a ..... A) Predicator. B) Verb. C) Predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 13. Does good syntax have an impact on how easy it is to read something? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. What is the correct way to declare and initialize an array in Java? A) Int numbers[size];. B) Int[] numbers = new int[size];. C) Numbers[] = new int[size];. D) Int[size] numbers;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Int[] numbers = new int[size];. 15. What is the definition of diction in literature? A) The arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence. B) The choice and use of words and phrases in writing or speech. C) The study of different languages and their origins. D) The use of punctuation marks in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The choice and use of words and phrases in writing or speech. 16. Which method is used to determine the size of an array in Java? A) Length(). B) Size(). C) Array.length. D) Str.length(). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Array.length. 17. Syntactic structure has two types, it is ..... A) Dependency-based and Alignment-based. B) Constituency-based and Dependency-based. C) Constituency-based and Openess-based. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constituency-based and Dependency-based. 18. Back to recursion means? A) Able to include sentence within other sentence structures. B) Syntactic structures of a language. C) Different syntactic forms. D) Complex phrase structure grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to include sentence within other sentence structures. 19. Choose the correct sentence structure:** ..... Although it was raining, we went for a walk ..... **. A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 20. Identify the sentence with inverted syntax:'On the table was a vase of flowers.' A) Normal Word Order. B) Inverted Word Order. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted Word Order. 21. The clerk was helping the customer. A) Active. B) Passive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active. 22. What type of sentence is the following:Although Stan reclined in his hammock, Joe ran the race, and Sally played volleyball. A) Compound-complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex. 23. Identify the type of phrase in brackets:I enjoy eating [in Manado restaurants] A) Adjective phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 24. What is the structure of the following sentence? John went to school today, but Jane remained at home. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound sentence. 25. Which adverb should go in the blank to complete the sentence?She sings ..... A) Well. B) Good. C) Fine. D) Nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 26. What is a the most important word or a head in the NP? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Novel word. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 27. (Passage #3) Which of the following words/phrases does NOT help create the tone? A) Great light. B) Local hero. C) Mentored. D) Paintings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paintings. 28. Choose the subject-verb sentence. A) While I was eating lunch with a friend, my ex was flirting with someone else. B) He told me that it was not true. C) Having seen the whole thing, my friend assured me it was completely misconstrued. D) Soon, I hope I will forget all about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that it was not true. 29. Which is correct syntax for a single CSS declaration? A) Color=black;. B) Color=black. C) Color:black;. D) Color is black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Color:black;. 30. What is the function of syntax in a sentence? A) To convey emotions. B) To enhance vocabulary. C) To provide word meanings. D) To organize words into a coherent structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To organize words into a coherent structure. 31. Which of the following words would be helpful in starting a participial phrase sentence? A) Singing. B) When. C) Often. D) Nemo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing. 32. What type of sentence is the following:She is going to fall! A) Interrogative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamatory. 33. In the sentence "The aroma of freshly baked bread wafted through the air, inviting and warm, " which word choice most contributes to the inviting mood? A) Wafted. B) Freshly. C) Inviting. D) Aroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inviting. 34. His attitude shocked me. / I ..... by his attitude. A) Had shocked. B) Had been shocked. C) Was shocked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shocked. 35. Read the following passage: "He's very influential in the clowning community, " she whispered to her friend, pointing to the tall man in loose pants and rainbow suspenders striding across the room. "He's a great artist. Balloon animals have never been the same." How does the author intend the word "influential" to be taken in this passage? A) Positive. B) Extremely negative. C) Negative. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 36. Choose the participial phrase sentence. A) While I was eating lunch with a friend, my ex was flirting with someone else. B) He told me that it was not true. C) Having seen the whole thing, my friend assured me it was completely misconstrued. D) Soon, I hope I will forget all about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having seen the whole thing, my friend assured me it was completely misconstrued. 37. In the sentence "The fat man ate food, " which part is the noun phrase? A) The fat man. B) Man. C) Ate food. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fat man. 38. What is the term for a word that modifies a noun? A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 39. Amused, Brave, Cheerful, Pleasant: A) Positive Tone Words. B) Negative Tone Words. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Tone Words. 40. Which of the following is a central adjective? A) Complete. B) Infinite. C) Calm. D) Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calm. 41. What is the contemporary English version of:thither A) There. B) Where. C) Why. D) Here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 42. A syntax error means your code has a 'grammar' mistake or you used symbols/operations incorrectly A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Rewrite the sentence using inverted syntax:'The sun sets in the west.' A) The sun sets in the east. B) Sun the in sets west the. C) In the sets west the sun. D) In the west sets the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the west sets the sun. 44. When rearranging the sentence "She has eaten the cake" to "The cake has been eaten by her, " which operation is involved? A) Merge. B) Move. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move. 45. What will be the output?name = 'Dave'print (name) A) Name. B) Dave. C) 'Dave'. D) (name). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dave. 46. What must every modifier be immediately dominated by? A) NOM. B) ART. C) NP. D) DET. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NOM. 47. What is the primary challenge of shift-reduce parsing with respect to grammar? A) It requires grammars to be unambiguous and in a suitable form for parsing. B) It uses multiple lookahead tokens to resolve parsing conflicts. C) It may require backtracking to handle certain grammars. D) It can handle left-recursive grammars without modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It requires grammars to be unambiguous and in a suitable form for parsing. 48. It is an optional statement used to describe what a program or a line of program is doing. A) Tag. B) Command. C) Code. D) Comment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comment. 49. What will be the output of this code?name = "Daffy"print("Hello", name, "! You sound quackers!") A) Hello Daffy! You sound quackers!. B) Syntax error. C) HelloDaffy! You sound quackers. D) Helloname! You sound quackers!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HelloDaffy! You sound quackers. 50. A form of repetition in which the LAST word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence. A) Epanalepsis. B) Antimetabole. C) Anadiplosis. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anadiplosis. 51. The curly braces [ ] marks the beginning and the end of a block of code. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Tyrii coloni tenuerunt A) Tyrian colonists held (it). B) Tired colonel. C) The held the colony of Tyre. D) Tyre and Sidon's colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tyrian colonists held (it). 53. Python syntax can be executed by writing directly in the Command Line A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. A writer's careful selection of words A) Diction. B) Syntax. C) Voice. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 55. Pattern matcher for character strings, "front-end" . identifies substrings of the source program (lexemes) that belong together A) Syntax Analyzer. B) Bottom-up Parsing. C) Lexical Analyzer. D) Top-down Parser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lexical Analyzer. 56. Choose the direct object. John walked his dog in the yard. A) John. B) Walked. C) Yard. D) His dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yard. 57. The number or word we give to a variable A) Bug. B) Information. C) Value. D) Text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Value. 58. ..... function as the central elements of phrases . A) Heads. B) Words. C) Subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heads. 59. Transform the following compound sentence into a complex sentence: "She was tired, so she went to bed early." A) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. B) She was tired; she went to bed early. C) She went to bed early because she was tired. D) She was tired and went to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because she was tired, she went to bed early. 60. Choose the free morpheme: A) Re-. B) With. C) Un-. D) -ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. ← 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