GDA II Mock CAA 1 MF / 2023-2024

Choose the BEST answer and circle the corresponding letter. Wrong answers are penalised.
1. In the sentence “Liz gave a pair of designer glasses to her niece”, the PP “to her niece is:
a. Oi (indirect object)
b. AdvC
c. Adjunct
d. Predicative complement
2. Which is the clause structure of the following sentence: “The burglar broke the window
with a stone.”
a. SVOAdvC
b. SVO(A)
c. SVO
d. SVC
3. Which of the following sentences presents the clause structure: SVOprep(A)
a. They believe in democracy completely
b. Jenny looked at the old picture attentively
c. I work at Starbucks on Sundays.
d. Both a and b are correct.
4. The sentence “The prisoner went mad” may be classified as:
a. intransitive with an optional depictive PC.
b. transitive with an obligatory resultative PC.
c. intransitive with an obligatory resultative PC.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
5. Which of the following statements is true of the sentence “He had kicked the door open
the night before”
a. Both its clause pattern and clause structure are the same.
b. Its clause structure is SVOCo(A).
c. Its clause pattern is SVCoAdvC.
d. Both a and b are correct.
6. Which of the following terms refers to a syntactic function:
a. Subject complement (Cs)
b. NP
c. Agent
d. AdvP
7. Which is the clause pattern of the sentence “He left me last month”?
a. SVO(A)
b. [He]Subj [left me last month]Pred
c. SVO
d. SVOAdvC
8. The sentences “He walked to the station” and “She drives carefully”
a. present the same clause pattern
b. present different clause patterns but their clause structure is the same
c. their clause structures are SVAdvC and SV(A), respectively
d. None of the previous statements is correct.
9. PCs (predicative complements)
a. may be realised by AdjPs and NPs.
b. may be realised only by AdjPs.
c. may not be realised by AdjPs.
d. None of the above answers in correct.
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10. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Adjuncts are subcategorised by the verb.
b. Adjuncts tend to be obligatory
c. Adjuncts tend to be optional.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
11. Consider the grammaticality judgements for the following sentences: a) *Paul was
attentively looking at the picture, b) Paul attentively was looking at the picture, and c)
*Paul was looking attentively at the picture.
a. All judgements are correct.
b. Judgements for sentences a) and c) are correct.
c. Only judgement for sentence c) is correct.
d. None of the judgements are correct.
12. When stating the clause pattern of a sentence,
a. Both the arguments and non-arguments of the verb should be included.
b. Only the arguments of the verb should be included.
c. Only the non-arguments of the verb should be included.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
13. The sentence “He found her a good wife”
a. is ambiguous.
b. is not a sentence.
c. is complex.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
14. Which of the following statements is true with regard to dependents of a verb?
a. They are always subcategorised by the verb.
b. There are two types of dependents: arguments and non-arguments.
c. The verb always imposes selectional restrictions on them.
d. They are always obligatory.
15. The sentence “I kept the food warm” may be classified as
a. non-finite.
b. intransitive with an obligatory resultative PC.
c. complex transitive.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
16. What is true about the sentences “She died old” and “He shot him dead”?
a. They present the same clause pattern.
b. They are non-basic.
c. They both contain a resultative predicative complement.
d. None of the previous statements is correct.
17. Which of the following sentences is bracketed adequately?
a. [They] drink [their coffee] [black].
b. [They] gave [us] [something] [bitter]
c. [Both sentences] contain [a predicative complement][which is resultative] .
d. [They] bought [me] [a postcard] [from Paris].
18. Which of the following sentences is complex transitive?
a. She became a good teacher.
b. He lives on the third floor.
c. They found the pig in the bathroom.
d. She treated her clients very well.
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19. Which of the following sentences is/are bracketed adequately?

a. [You] should bring [her new magazines]
b. [You] should bring [her] [new magazines]
c. [You] should bring [her new] [magazines]
d. Both a and b are correct.
20. Which is the clause pattern of the following sentence: “He walked Susan to the park”
a. SVO(A)
b. SVO
c. SVOAdvC
d. SVOOprep
21. Which of the following statements applies to adjuncts:
a. They tend to be optional.
b. They are subcategorised by the verb.
c. They are never obligatory.
d. None of the previous statements is correct.
22. The constituent analysis of the sentence “The people in that queue will be given free
tickets for the next session” is:
a. [The people] [in that queue will be given free tickets for the next session]
b. [The people in that queue will be given] [free tickets for the next session]
c. [The people] [in that queue] will be given [free tickets for the next session]
d. [The people in that queue] [will be given free tickets for the next session]
23. Which of the following statements is true as regards Predicative Complements (PCs)?
a. Resultative PCs go with verbs denoting a change of state.
b. Depictive PCs go with verbs describing the state of the predicand argument.
c. Resultative PCs are always obligatory.
d. Both a and b are correct.
24. Which of the following statements is true as regards the distinctive syntactic properties
of objects?
a. Objects are licensed by the verb.
b. Pronouns functioning as objects need to be in the nominative case.
c. Prototypical objects do not passivise.
d. Both a and b are correct.
25. The sentence “He tasted something bitter”
a. contains a non-argument.
b. contains an object with a postmodifier.
c. presents the pattern SVOCo.
d. Both b and c are correct.
26. Which of the following statements is true of the sentence “He behaved like an idiot”
a. Both its clause pattern and clause structure are the same.
b. Its clause structure is SV(A).
c. Its clause pattern is SV.
d. None of the previous answers is correct.
27. Taking into account the sentence “You are coming to Razzmatazz?”, decide its syntactic
clause type and its corresponding discourse function.
a. Interrogative / Elicit
b. Imperative / Direct
c. Declarative / Direct
d. Declarative / Elicit
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28. What’s the difference between arguments and adjuncts?

a. Only adjuncts are subcategorised dependents.
b. Arguments are licensed by the head whereas adjuncts are not subcategorised
dependents.
c. Only arguments/complements are dependents of the verb.
d. There aren’t any differences between arguments/complements and adjuncts.
29. The expression [that summer] in sentences (i) “We all enjoyed that summer” and (ii)
“We all worked that summer” is:
a. object (i) and adjunct (ii)
b. object
c. adjunct (i) and object (ii)
d. adjunct
30. The clause pattern of “She was fond of the children” and “The book you’re talking
about seems interesting” is:
a. SVOprep and SVOprep
b. SVCs and SV(A)C
c. SVOprep amd SVCS
d. SVCs for both sentences
31. Which of the following sentences is complex?
a. The brakes failed and they hit a big tree.
b. When I saw him I swallowed my chewing gum.
c. I went home early but he appeared after midnight.
d. He owns a chain of very expensive shops and two restaurants.
32. Which of the following sentences is basic?
a. Don’t forget to feed the dog.
b. At that new restaurant they serve Pot Noodle on a plate.
c. It is a medical fact that it takes just sixty seconds for someone to decide whether they
are attracted to us.
d. Shall we go for a Chinese tonight?
33. Which of the following sentences is ditransitive?
a. I found him a dirty pig.
b. He only has one eyebrow.
c. She looks good in skirts.
d. We were shown the new baby.
34. The sentence “Your boss seems very worried about the project” is:
a. Complex intransitive (or copular)
b. Ditransitive
c. Intransive
d. Complex transitive
35. Complex transitive clauses are those which have:
a. two objects
b. one object and one adjunct
c. one object and one object complement
d. two adjuncts
36. Which of the following sentences is structurally ambiguous?
a. I took the books from the library.
b. She made a chocolate cake.
c. I’ve got my shoes wet.
d. He is growing a beard.
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37. Which of the following sentences is bracketed adequately?

a. Take [her] [chocolates]
b. [I] got [my shoes wet]
c. [I] find [this very odd]
d. [I] painted [the chair pink]
38. The clause pattern of the sentence “Tomorrow is fine” is:
a. AdvCVC
b. SVAdvC
c. (A)VC
d. SVC
39. Which of the following sentences is complex transitive?
a. He sent her a letter.
b. He considered his behaviour incorrect.
c. She had bought the car the day before.
d. She looks very happy in her new skirt.
40. Which of the following sentences is/are monotransitive?
a. He showed my mother his flashy car.
b. I cried.
c. He told us the joke in the pub.
d. I liked his paintings a lot
41. The sentence “Their dog died last year” is
a. transitive
b. intransitive
c. ditransitive
d. complex transitive
42. Which of the following sentences is not bracketed adequately?
a. [I] said [the people needing more information should have stayed]
b. [That she did not complain] was [extremely surprising]
c. [I] find [this very odd]
d. Neither a) nor c) are bracketed adequately.
43. The clause structure of the sentence “In the morning I feel very tired” is:
a. AdvCSVC
b. (A)SVAdvC
c. (A)SVC
d. AdvCSVO
44. Which of the following sentences is structurally ambiguous?
a. I kissed the guy in the bathroom.
b. I met a German History teacher.
c. I found her a nice assistant.
d. All of them are ambiguous.
45. Which of the following sentences is not grammatical?
a. I read very quickly all the documents.
b. He was carrying the tray with the drinks very carefully.
c. You should attentively have read the instructions.
d. Neither a) nor c) are grammatical.
46. In the sentence “She proposed a toast during the lunch”
a. There is an optional constituent.
b. The omission of one of the arguments results in an ungrammatical sentence.
c. The omission of one of the arguments changes the meaning of the verb.
d. Both a) and c) are correct.
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47. What is the discourse function of the sentence “It would be so nice if you came earlier
tomorrow?”
a. Direct
b. Inform
c. Elicit
d. Express
48. Which of the following sentences is ambiguous
a. The ice in the lake melted last year
b. They made him a model soldier
c. Today traffic is more smoothly than usual
d. None of the previous answers is ambiguous
49. Which of the following sentences is basic?
a. I don’t want your help.
b. Did you leave yesterday?
c. He is a policeman.
d. None of the sentences is basic.
50. Which of the following sentences is complex?
a. Do you prefer coffee or tea?
b. I should have bought the book but I didn’t have enough money.
c. The journey was far too long.
d. When arrived home, he was sleeping.
51. Taking into account the sentence “You should go to the doctor”, decide its syntactic type
and its corresponding discourse function.
a. Declarative, inform.
b. Imperative, direct.
c. Declarative, direct.
d. Imperative, express.
52. State the syntactic type and discourse function of the sentence “Would you read this?”
in the context of a teacher addressing a student:
a. Interrogative, express
b. Interrogative, direct
c. Exclamative, inform
d. Declarative, elicit
53. What is the sentence type and discourse function of the sentence “Isn’t she lovely?”
a. Declarative / Direct
b. Declarative / Inform
c. Interrogative / Elicit
d. Interrogative / Express
54. Which of the following sentences is contains a non-finite clause?
a. Born in India, she loved spicy food.
b. He loved her smiling face.
c. He said that he should be on time.
d. Both a) and b) do.
55. Which of the following sentences is true with regard to arguments?
a. They are not dependents of the verb.
b. The verb establishes the number and type of arguments/complements it requires.
c. The head doesn’t impose any selectional restrictions on its arguments/complements.
d. Both a and c are correct.
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56. Which of the following sentences is not bracketed correctly?

a. [He] said [that George is coming] [next year]
b. [I] know [that she will finish her project next month]
c. [Rumour] says [that the PM will resign next week]
d. Neither a) nor c) are bracketed correctly.
57. Which of the clause pattern of the sentence “Last year I lived on the 2nd floor of that tall
building”
a. SV
b. (A)SVAdvC
c. SVAdvC
d. SVAdvC(A)
58. Which of the following sentences is not grammatical?
a. He would carefully pour the wine into the glasses.
b. He was yesterday talking about the new elections.
c. They should have been attentively listening.
d. Neither b) nor c) are grammatical.
59. The sentence “They will announce they got married last year tomorrow at the party”
a. contains three arguments.
b. is simple.
c. contains a finite clause.
d. Both a) and c) are correct.
60. Which is the clause structure of the sentences (i) “That wireless speaker I bought
yesterday doesn’t work” and (ii) “She drove me home when the meeting finished”:
a. (i) SV / (ii) SVO(A)(A)
b. (i) S(A)V / (ii) SVOC(A)
c. (i) SV / (ii) SVOAdvC(A)
d. None of the options is correct.
61. The sentences “She feels under the weather” and “She cried tears of joy”
a. present the same clause pattern.
b. are both transitive.
c. are ungrammatical.
d. None of the options is correct.
62. What is the sentence type and discourse function of the sentence “You must have made a
mistake”?
a. Declarative / Elicit
b. Exclamative / Inform
c. Declarative / Inform
d. Exclamative / Express
63. The semantic value of the adjuncts in the sentence “I perfectly understand your
arguments despite his objections” are:
a. manner, concession
b. manner, result
c. degree, concession
d. degree, result
64. State the clause pattern of the sentence “Dr. Mendieta married the girl in the City Hall.”
a. SVO
b. SVOC
c. SVO(A)
d. SVOAdvC
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65. Which is true of the sentence: “Tom drove Helena to the station in his new BMW”
a. It contains a verb of movement.
b. It contains two adjuncts.
c. Its clause pattern is SVOAdvC
d. Both a and c are correct.
66. Consider the grammaticality judgements for the following sentences: a) *Jenny
sent the kids a lovely card last week, b) *Jenny sent last week a lovely card to the
kids, c) Jenny sent the kids last week a lovely card, and d) *Jenny last week sent
to the kids a lovely card.
a. All judgements are correct.
b. Judgements for sentences a) and b) are correct.
c. Only the judgement for sentence c) is correct.
d. Judgements for sentences b) and d) are correct.
67. What is true of the sentence “John baked the kids a scrumptious chocolate cake”
a. It’s complex.
b. It is non-canonical.
c. Its verb is complex transitive
d. Its verb is ditransitive
68. In the sentences (1) “The psychiatrist pushed those thoughts out of her mind”, and
(2) “Melberta was seventy three and completely out of her mind”, the PP
“out of her mind” functions as
a. Adverbial Complement.
b. Complement of the subject.
c. Adverbial Complement in (1) and in (2) Complement of the subject.
d. Complement of the subject (1) and Adjunct in (2).
69. What is true of the sentence “I consider attractive my new neighbour”?
a. It’s complex transitive.
b. It’s ungrammatical.
c. It’s simple.
d. It’s non-basic.
70. The sentence “They kicked the door open” may be classified as:
a. transitive with an obligatory resultative PC.
b. transitive with an optional depictive PC.
c. transitive with an obligatory depictive PC.
d. transitive with an optional resultative PC.