This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences uses inverted syntax? In the forest, the trees stood tall. The trees stood tall in the forest. Tall stood the trees in the forest. A) In the forest, the trees stood tall. B) The trees stood tall in the forest. C) Tall stood the trees in the forest. D) The forest stood tall the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the forest, the trees stood tall. 2. Writers make use of parallelism in the literature of syntax? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of the following is an example of syntax rewriting to change sentence focus? A) The dog chased the cat. $\rightarrow$ The cat was chased by the dog. B) The dog chased the cat. $\rightarrow$ The dog is chasing the cat. C) The dog chased the cat. $\rightarrow$ The cat chased the dog. D) The dog chased the cat. $\rightarrow$ The dog has chased the cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog chased the cat. $\rightarrow$ The cat was chased by the dog. 4. A phrase is always a constituent because it is a unit that is part of a larger structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is the synonym of 'abundant'? A) Scarce. B) Plentiful. C) Rare. D) Limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plentiful. 6. The immigration officer questioned us. / We ..... by the immigration officer. A) Were questioning. B) Were questioned. C) Were being questioned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were questioned. 7. A friend of mine is repairing the car. / The car ..... by a friend of mine. A) Is repairing. B) Is repaired. C) Is being repaired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is being repaired. 8. Read the following sentence:The hedgehog was ecstatic ..... She had found a hole to burrow into, and she was happily settled beneath the ground, excited to sleep the day away.Based on the context clues, what is the denotation of the word "ecstatic" in the passage? A) Overly intelligent. B) Greatly impressed. C) Extremely happy. D) Often late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely happy. 9. Which sentence is an example of parallelism? A) She likes reading, writing, and to jog. B) He enjoys playing football, basketball, and to swim. C) They went to the park, the museum, and the zoo. D) I like to run, to swim, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They went to the park, the museum, and the zoo. 10. How many english tense A) 9. B) 8. C) 12. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 16. 11. Comment lines are not ignored by the compiler. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What type of sentence is the following:Joe ran the race, and Sally played volleyball. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 13. $_{Change the following sentence to passive voice.}$She prints the documents. A) The documents is printed by her. B) The documents are being printed by her. C) The documents are printed by her. D) The documents was printed by her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The documents are printed by her. 14. What is the effect of formal diction in a text? A) It creates a casual tone. B) It establishes a serious tone. C) It makes the text humorous. D) It simplifies the language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes a serious tone. 15. Give the right form from this active sentence.The winner collects a high award. A) A high award has been collected. B) A high award was collected by the winner. C) A high award is collected by the winner. D) A high award had been collected by the winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A high award is collected by the winner. 16. The omission or ABSENCE OF A CONJUNCTION between parts of a sentence. A) Asyndeton. B) Ellipsis. C) Polysendeton. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asyndeton. 17. King Duncan rewarded Macbeth with a promotion; furthermore, King Duncan announced a visit to Macbeth's castle. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 18. Which of these words means ALMOST THE SAME as "happy" ? A) Shocked. B) Informative. C) Comical. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joyful. 19. Contains one independent clause A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 20. Declarative meaning? A) An elaboration of a noun or idea. B) Asking questions. C) Give direct orders to someone. D) Expressing immense emotion/ surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An elaboration of a noun or idea. 21. Identify the sentence that uses an oxymoron. A) The silence was deafening. B) The noise was loud. C) The room was quiet. D) The music was soothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The silence was deafening. 22. Which operation would be used to change "John bought the book" to "The book John bought" ? A) Merge. B) Move. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move. 23. How does the author's choice of words in the sentence "The night was dark and full of terrors" contribute to the mood of the text? A) It creates a sense of calm and tranquility. B) It evokes a feeling of fear and suspense. C) It suggests a mood of joy and celebration. D) It implies a sense of boredom and monotony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It evokes a feeling of fear and suspense. 24. Which type of strings are given to Garbage Condition in Syntax Testing? A) Good Strings. B) Bad Strings. C) Both Good & Bad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad Strings. 25. Choose the sentence with inverted syntax:The clock struck midnight. Midnight struck the clock. Struck midnight the clock. A) The clock struck midnight. B) Midnight struck the clock. C) Struck midnight the clock. D) The midnight clock struck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Struck midnight the clock. ← 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