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1. A preposition phrase has a noun as a head.

2. A full VP must contain a lexical verb and it may contain auxiliary
verbs.
3. The tense distinction between present and past is always displayed by
the first verb, whether lexical or auxiliary.
4. Lexical Verbs always precede Auxiliary Verbs.
5. In general, there are three tenses in English structures: past, present,
and future.
6. The NP functioning as subject in “John is my best friend” consists of only
one immediate constituent.
7. Every noun phrase in English consists of two constituents: DET and
NOM
8. Lexical verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
9. A Noun Phrase can be modified by a relative clause.
10. Pre-modifiers are normally obligatory in a noun phrase.
11. Every prepositional phrase in English consists of two constituents:
P and NP.
12. A sentence with a di-transitive verb may produce two passive
structures.
14. An intensive verb requires an object predicative as its complement.
15. Demonstratives, quantifying adjectives, and possessives belong to
DET.
16. A pronoun or a name is a non-branching NP.
17. All modifiers of the head noun fall under NOM.
18. In a sequence of modifiers that includes a noun modifier- always appear
last.
19. ‘Be’ can either be an auxiliary verb or a lexical verb.
20. Passive yes/no questions require a complementizer and a gap in its
phrase marker.

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Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. Examine the two sentences below:
The railway will compensate us for the loss.
Our school is built of bricks.
The category of ‘loss’ and ‘bricks’ are:
A. similar
B. the same
C. different
2. How many kinds of dependency can be identified in the sentence
‘I have never seen a more exciting cricket match.’?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
3. Which one is the degree adverb in the sentence
‘Honestly, we were often somewhat tired after our long walk.’ ?
A. honestly
B. often
C. somewhat
4. Which adjective is non-gradable (tính từ -ing,-ed) in the following
phrases:
‘freezing water’, ‘a very important matter’, and ‘a rather big cake’?
A. freezing
B. important
C. big
5. What is the category of the phrase ‘slightly foreign’ in the sentence
‘She sounded slightly foreign.’?
A. noun phrase
B. verb phrase
C. adjective phrase
6. In the sentence ‘The students had not met people with disabilities or
people in wheelchairs.’ the phrases ‘people with disabilities or people in
wheelchairs’ are called:
A. categories
B. co-ordinate phrases
C. functions
7. The verb ‘was’ in the sentence ‘This was totally different and much

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A. adjunct (sis of VP)

B. disjunct (sis of S, comment/ opinion on the S)
C. conjunct (sis of S, connect 2 sens)
15. What is the function of the word ‘However’ in the sentence ‘It was
pouring with rain; however, he insisted on going out.’ ?
A. adjunct
B. disjunct
C. conjunct
16. What is the function of the phrase ‘out of the room’ in the sentence
‘He walked slowly out of the room.’ ?
A. adjunct
B. disjunct
C. conjunct
17. In passive sentences, a(n) …………… is created in the object position
left by the movement of to the object to subject position.
A. ellipsis
B. gap
C. particle
18. The verb ‘were’ in the question ‘Were they allergic to beef? is a
complementizer (C) when illustrated by a phrase marker, which is
…………… of S and …………… of S-bar (S’).
A. sister-sister
B. sister-mother
C. sister-daughter
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19. Every full (non-elliptical) VP includes a(n) …………… and it may
contain one or more …………… verbs.
A. auxiliary-lexical
B. lexical-auxiliary
C. auxiliary-auxiliary
20. ‘signed up for’ in the sentence ‘She’s signed up for evening classes at
the community college.’ is a:
A. phrasal verb [prep]
B. prepositional verb
C. intransitive verb

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