This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What a sunny day! A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamatory. 2. What is the ultimate goal of the Minimalist Program in linguistic theory? A) To increase the number of linguistic rules for better understanding. B) To uncover the most economical and universal principles that underlie human language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To uncover the most economical and universal principles that underlie human language. 3. What is generative grammar? A) Set of logical rules formulated to be capable in generating the infinite number of possible sentences. B) Two different events that can be expressed in the same structure form. C) Defines the syntactic structures of a language. D) Process of repeating any number of times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set of logical rules formulated to be capable in generating the infinite number of possible sentences. 4. What does an 'invalid syntax' error indicate when using a semicolon instead of a comma? A) The code is completely correct. B) The syntax doesn't make sense to the interpreter. C) The semicolon is correctly placed. D) The code is missing a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The syntax doesn't make sense to the interpreter. 5. Speeds up the pace of a sentence. A) Asyndeton. B) Ellipsis. C) Polysendeton. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asyndeton. 6. Which symbol for variables in PHP? A) $. B) &. C) Var(). D) Type VarName. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $. 7. What special type of sentence is the following:Down that dark path sits the haunted house. A) Inverted. B) Cumulative. C) Chiasmus. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inverted. 8. Who developed the Minimalist Program? A) Ferdinand de Saussure. B) Noam Chomsky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noam Chomsky. 9. Which of the following phrase structure rules is not right? A) VP$\rightarrow$ V (NP) (PP) (Adv). B) PP$\rightarrow$ Prep (NP). C) TP $\rightarrow$ NP (Aux) VP. D) CP $\rightarrow$ C S. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CP $\rightarrow$ C S. 10. What is recursion? A) Process of repeting any number of times. B) Putting together or arrangement. C) Word formation. D) Phrases, clause and sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process of repeting any number of times. 11. Is this statement a sentence or a fragment?Did tell you about the resource at the Seventh Generation Fund Site? A) Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 12. The direct object is the always located in the ..... A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate. 13. What effect does Hinton achieve by using short, fragmented sentences when Ponyboy describes his thoughts during the confrontation with Bob? A) It gives a sense of calmness and control to the scene. B) It slows the pace of the conversation to make it feel reflective. C) It highlights the inner turmoil and urgency in Ponyboy's mind. D) It creates an air of mystery surrounding Ponyboy's thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It highlights the inner turmoil and urgency in Ponyboy's mind. 14. Choose the sentence with inverted syntax:'Never before have I heard such a thing.' A) Normal Word Order. B) Inverted Word Order. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted Word Order. 15. Ob iram memorem A) From wrath immemorial. B) Because of the relentless (remembering) wrath. C) On account of Ira's memory. D) From memory to rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of the relentless (remembering) wrath. 16. Which of the following is not true when making a tree diagram? A) Make sure that everything is attached to the tree. B) Don't cross lines. C) Make sure all branches in the tree have a part of speech label. D) Make sure that every category has more than one line immediately on top of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make sure that every category has more than one line immediately on top of it. 17. $^{What part of the sentence is emphasized by its SYNTAX?}$" I listen as my neighbor's voice trails off." A) I listen . B) As my neighbor . C) Voice trails off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I listen . 18. The subject of a sentence is the part that contains ..... A) The verb/action being performed. B) The person or thing performing the action. C) The object directly receiving the action. D) The general concept of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person or thing performing the action. 19. Indentation refers to the spaces at the ending of a code line. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which of the following words would be helpful in starting a prepositional phrase sentence? A) Below. B) Walking. C) Wakanda. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Below. 21. What will the following code do? name = "Bob"if name == "Bob":print ("Hello '' + name) else:print ("I dont know you") A) Prints bob. B) Prints Hello Bob. C) Nothing syntax error. D) Prints I don't know you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prints Hello Bob. 22. Which method is used to convert a string to uppercase in Java? A) Uppercase(). B) ToUpperCase(). C) ConvertToUpperCase(). D) ToUpperCase(). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ToUpperCase(). 23. True or false:Syntax cannot be complex. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. How does Hinton's choice of diction during the scene where Cherry and Marcia leave with their boyfriends reflect the social divide? A) The diction suggests that both groups have similar goals. B) The diction emphasizes the differences and tension between the groups. C) The diction highlights the friendship between Cherry and Ponyboy. D) The diction shows that the characters are unaware of the divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The diction emphasizes the differences and tension between the groups. 25. What is the contemporary English version of:art A) Will. B) Were. C) Are. D) It will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSyntax Quiz 1Syntax Quiz 2Syntax Quiz 3Syntax Quiz 4Syntax Quiz 5Syntax Quiz 6Syntax Quiz 7Syntax Quiz 8Syntax Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books