This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Syntax > Syntax – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syntax Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does Hinton's diction reveal the class divide between the Socs and Greasers in Chapter 3? A) The Greasers speak formally, while the Socs use casual slang. B) The Socs speak politely, while the Greasers use more colloquial and rough language. C) The Socs and Greasers both use sophisticated vocabulary. D) The language of both groups is informal, highlighting their shared lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Socs speak politely, while the Greasers use more colloquial and rough language. 2. What is the contemporary English version of:Dost or doth A) Can. B) Will. C) It will. D) Do or does. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do or does. 3. Which word means "the style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a writer" ? A) Characterize. B) Synecdoche. C) Tone. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 4. How does the author's diction in the phrase "a cacophony of sounds" affect the mood of the passage? A) It creates a serene and peaceful mood. B) It evokes a chaotic and overwhelming mood. C) It suggests a joyful and harmonious mood. D) It implies a dull and monotonous mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It evokes a chaotic and overwhelming mood. 5. Which of the following sentences is an example of a compound sentence? A) She likes tea, and he likes coffee. B) Although she likes tea, he likes coffee. C) She likes tea because it is refreshing. D) She likes tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes tea, and he likes coffee. 6. Identify the type of verb in brackets:[A car that won't go] is not particularly useful A) Verb phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun phrase. 7. What will be the output?name = 'Dave'greeting = "Good morning" + nameprint (greeting) A) Good moning 'Dave'. B) Good morning Dave. C) Good morning name. D) Good morning + Dave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good moning 'Dave'. 8. I like rice. A) Basic. B) Cumulative. C) Loose. D) Periodic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic. 9. Transform the following compound sentence into a simple sentence: "She was hungry, so she ate a sandwich." A) Being hungry, she ate a sandwich. B) She was hungry; she ate a sandwich. C) She was hungry and ate a sandwich. D) She ate a sandwich because she was hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being hungry, she ate a sandwich. 10. While I was doing my homework, my father cooked the dinner and my mother was asleep in front of the television. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-complex. 11. Who said this phrase "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth" ? A) Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. B) Henry David Thoreau, Walden. C) William Shakespeare, As You Like It. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Henry David Thoreau, Walden. 12. What is formal diction? A) Long sentences, with very descriptive and precise writing. B) Short sentences, with general ideas. C) Casual writing that has a happy tone. D) Writing that has a serious tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long sentences, with very descriptive and precise writing. 13. MOOD in writing is a ..... A) An emotion of a character. B) Writer's attitude toward his or her subject. C) Feeling a writer creates for readers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling a writer creates for readers. 14. What is the correct form of the sentence in present continuous tense? A) He are reading a book. B) He reads a book. C) He is read a book. D) He is reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is reading a book. 15. Identify the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement: A) The committee are meeting tomorrow. B) Each of the students were given a book. C) The team of players are practicing hard. D) Neither the cat nor the dogs was hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither the cat nor the dogs was hungry. 16. What is the antonym of 'benevolent'? A) Kind. B) Cruel. C) Generous. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cruel. 17. Why are the indents necessary after the if and else statements? A) Do not follow these instructions above. B) Logic of the code will make sense. C) Follow these instructions if the statement above is true. D) Code will have no syntax error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow these instructions if the statement above is true. 18. "She has been studying all day."Which is a verb phrase? A) Has been studying. B) Studying all day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been studying. 19. What does "syntax" means? A) Divide/Arrangement. B) Seperate/Arrangement. C) Speaking/Arrangement. D) Putting together/Arrangement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Putting together/Arrangement. 20. Which of the following is NOT a method of syntax rewriting? A) Passive to active voice. B) Complex to simple sentence. C) Adding adjectives. D) Changing word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adding adjectives. 21. My sister ..... (to clean) the bathroom. A) Were clean. B) Were cleaning. C) Was cleaning. D) Is cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is cleaning. 22. Elements of a sentence expressed in similar form, often a list. A) Parallel. B) Periodic. C) Repetitive. D) Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 23. Because the exam was so difficult, it was very frustrating for the students. A) Coordination. B) Subordination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordination. 24. What is the purpose of a dash in a sentence? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To indicate a sudden break in thought. C) To introduce a list. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate a sudden break in thought. 25. Normal or Inverted?You do understand, don't you? 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSyntax Quiz 1Syntax Quiz 2Syntax Quiz 3Syntax Quiz 4Syntax Quiz 6Syntax Quiz 7Syntax Quiz 8Syntax Quiz 9Syntax Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books