This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 31 (25 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 is sent by them. B) The letter are sending by them. C) The letter is sent by they. 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) Verb phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional phrase. 3. What syntax would you use to create a name variable? A) Name=input(). B) Input=name. C) Name=input\{\}. D) Name=INPUT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name=input(). 4. Which is an increment operator? A) +. B) *. C) ++. D) **. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ++. 5. Identify the type of clause in brackets:[Although it was raining], we went for a walk. A) Main clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) Coordinate clause. D) Relative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subordinate clause. 6. The term "syntax" comes from the Greek word meaning ..... A) "arrangement". B) "together forever". C) "arrange together". D) "word order". 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) Heard / was trying. B) Heared / was trying. C) Heared / was triing. D) Heard / tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heard / was trying. 9. The type of phrase in brackets:Houses are [unbelievably expensive] just now A) Adverb phrase. B) Verb phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective phrase. 10. Laura is a clever girl. she got 100 at her last exam. "clever" is- A) The subject. B) An object. C) An adjective. D) An adverb. E) A verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adjective. 11. A natural notation for describing syntax-the most popular method of concisely describing programming language syntax today A) Grammar. B) Context-Free Grammars. C) Backus-Naur Form. D) Metalanguage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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[size] numbers;. B) Int numbers[size];. C) Numbers[] = new int[size];. D) Int[] numbers = new int[size];. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Array.length. C) Str.length(). D) Size(). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Complex phrase structure grammar. B) Different syntactic forms. C) Able to include sentence within other sentence structures. D) Syntactic structures of a language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to include sentence within other sentence structures. 19. Abracadabra!! A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamatory. 20. Choose the correct sentence structure:** ..... Although it was raining, we went for a walk ..... **. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. What type of sentence is the following:Although Stan reclined in his hammock, Joe ran the race, and Sally played volleyball. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 24. Identify the type of phrase in brackets:I enjoy eating [in Manado restaurants] A) Prepositional phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 25. What is the structure of the following sentence? John went to school today, but Jane remained at home. A) Simple sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound sentence. ← 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