This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the subject. Mary takes her dog on a walk in the neighborhood. A) Walk. B) Mary. C) Takes. D) Neighborhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary. 2. What is a output? A) A piece of data that is shown on the screen. B) A orange. C) An output. D) Data that the user enters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of data that is shown on the screen. 3. How does the use of formal language by Cherry in Chapter 3 contrast with the language of the Greasers? A) It shows that Cherry tries to fit in with the Greasers. B) It highlights the deep emotional connection between her and Ponyboy. C) It underscores the cultural and social gap between the Socs and Greasers. D) It suggests that Cherry is uncomfortable with her own social group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It underscores the cultural and social gap between the Socs and Greasers. 4. She has won the first prize. / First prize ..... by her. A) Has won. B) Has been won. C) Had been won. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been won. 5. What is the correct definition of syntax? A) The branch of linguistic that examines words in the sentences. B) The branch of linguistics that examines the sentence structure of English Language. C) The branch of linguistics that studies sentence structure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The branch of linguistics that studies sentence structure. 6. Name the variable in this code:name = "Daffy"print("Hi", name) A) Daffy. B) Hi. C) Name. D) Print. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Name. 7. Select the sentence that contains an infinitive phrase. A) She likes to swim in the ocean. B) Swimming in the ocean is fun. C) She swam in the ocean yesterday. D) The ocean is vast and deep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes to swim in the ocean. 8. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. A) Syntax. B) Imagery. C) Diction. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diction. 9. Choose the sentence that contains a gerund. A) He will run tomorrow. B) She ran yesterday. C) I like to run. D) Running is my favorite hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running is my favorite hobby. 10. (Passage #2) Which phrase best helps to establish the tone identified in the previous question? A) If you'd like to spend $ 40 to be bored by a video game. B) Created and produced by the otherwise popular and successful Digital Fun Studios. C) The action is dull, the problems to overcome are predictable, and the characters are almost laughable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you'd like to spend $ 40 to be bored by a video game. 11. Which word should go in the blank to complete the sentence correctly? I ..... soccer every weekend. A) Playing. B) Play. C) Played. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 12. In the sentence "The storm raged on, relentless and unforgiving, " which word choice most contributes to the intense mood? A) Unforgiving. B) Storm. C) Raged. D) Relentless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relentless. 13. Poe uses diction to create what kind of tone in Annabel Lee? A) Confused. B) Joyful. C) Mythical. D) Eager. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mythical. 14. Which of these is the correct meaning of the word "fatigue" ? A) Extreme hunger. B) A state of extreme tiredness resulting from physical or mental exertion. C) Having trouble sleeping. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state of extreme tiredness resulting from physical or mental exertion. 15. Which is correct CSS syntax? A) { body; color=black;}. B) Body:color= black. C) Body {color:black;}. D) (body color is black). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Body {color:black;}. 16. Invented by John Buckus to describe syntax of Algol 58, is equivalent to cfg A) Attribute Grammars. B) Backus-Naur Form. C) Parse Tree. D) Context-free grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Backus-Naur Form. 17. What is the subject in this sentence?The home page had links to Native American businesses and services A) Had. B) Native American. C) Home page. D) Links. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home page. 18. What is the purpose of diction A) To avoid provoking emotion in the reader. B) To get the message across to the reader. C) To divert the reader. D) To provide opportunities for misinterpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the message across to the reader. 19. Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The race was won. A) Someone won the race. B) The race was won by someone. C) The race was won by the person who finished first. D) The winner of the race was determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone won the race. 20. Choose the sentence that begins with an adverbial clause. A) Slyly, I read my book with a flashlight. B) My mother told me it was time for bed. C) Under the covers, there was just enough light to read. D) Because I was in the middle of a good book, I did not want to stop reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because I was in the middle of a good book, I did not want to stop reading. 21. What is the role of syntax in writing? A) Syntax has no role in writing. B) Syntax only affects the appearance of the written language. C) Syntax is only important in spoken language, not in writing. D) Syntax plays a crucial role in writing by providing structure and organization to the written language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syntax plays a crucial role in writing by providing structure and organization to the written language. 22. Why didn't you leave the party [early]? A) Adverb phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb phrase. 23. How many part of speech? A) 8. B) 9. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 24. Identify the sentence structure of the following sentence: "She sings beautifully and plays the piano." A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 25. Rewrite the following sentence using inverted syntax:'The stars twinkled in the sky.' A) In the sky twinkled the stars. B) Twinkled in the sky the stars. C) The stars in the sky twinkled. D) Sky the stars twinkled in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the sky twinkled the stars. 26. Transform the following simple sentence into a complex sentence: "She was tired." A) She was tired because she had worked all day. B) She was tired, she had worked all day. C) She was tired; she had worked all day. D) She was tired and worked all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was tired because she had worked all day. 27. John read a book on chemistry. He found it very interesting. Is an example of ..... A) Clefting. B) Sentence Fragment. C) Coordination. D) Pronominalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pronominalization. 28. Each ..... in a tree to a set of branches [ ] A) Sentence. B) Branch. C) Node. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Node. 29. When a sentence is grammatical, we say that it is ..... A) Syntactically ill-formed. B) Syntactically good formed. C) Syntactically well-formed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syntactically well-formed. 30. Decide what the tone of the following sentence is:Eat your breakfast before I throw it away! A) Positive. B) Negative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. ← 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