This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Subject + Verb + Object A) Basic. B) Cumulative. C) Loose. D) Periodic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic. 2. What is the contemporary English version of:whence A) From where. B) Why. C) What. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From where. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Repetition of words in successive clauses, but in TRANSPOSED ORDER. A) Anadiplosis. B) Epanalepsis. C) Epistrophe. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antimetabole. 6. Which sentence uses informal diction? A) The gentleman departed. B) The man left. C) The dude took off. D) The individual exited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dude took off. 7. $^{What part of the sentence is emphasized by its syntax?}$"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 . 8. Which sentence uses the present perfect verb tense? A) He's been there a few times already. B) Ben thinks the present is perfect for his mother. C) Juliet is going to drive home tomorrow. D) Sean leaves at 7:00 a.m. every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's been there a few times already. 9. 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. 10. EX:The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! A) Anadiplosis. B) Epanalepsis. C) Epistrophe. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anadiplosis. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Bei welchem Beispiel handelt es sich um eine Derivation? A) Bilderrahmen. B) Kirschkuchen. C) Gefunden. D) Landschaft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landschaft. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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(). 19. What punctuation can join 2 sentences that are related to each other? A) Hyphen. B) Comma. C) Colon. D) Semi-colan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-colan. 20. Sam and Ron are walking around the park. "Sam and Ron" are- A) The subject. B) An object. C) An adjective. D) An adverb. E) A verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject. 21. How does syntax influence the meaning of a sentence? A) By changing the word order. B) By altering the word meanings. C) By adding new vocabulary. D) By modifying the spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By changing the word order. 22. Able to repeat the rules that creates a prepositional phrase over and over again is known as? A) Transformational rules. B) Generative grammar. C) Deep structure. D) Recursion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recursion. 23. 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. 24. A grammar is a A) Set of rules for elementary or grammar school children. B) Formal language generation mechanism used to describe syntax. C) Often used in place of semantics. D) Only relevant to certain computer languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal language generation mechanism used to describe syntax. 25. Identify the type of phrase in brackets:I enjoy eating [in Indian restaurants] A) Prepositional phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Adjective phrase. 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