Exam questions 3

1. Can a phrase consist of only one word? If so, give examples.

2. How can phrases be identified? Explain how phrases can be identified sing different procedres of
identification.
!. "ive an example of embedded phrase in a sentence of yor own. #nderline the embedded phrase.
$. %hat types of phrases are there? "ive one example for each type of phrase.
&. %hat is a non phrase? "ive three examples of non phrases in sentences of yor own. #nderline the
non phrases in yor examples.
'. %hat is the that(clase in the following sentence) The popular assumption that language simply serves to
communicate 'thoughts' or 'ideas' is too simplistic?
*. %hat syntactic fnctions can non phrases ta+e in a clase? "ive two example sentences of yor own in
which yo nderline the non phrases and explain what their roles are.
,. %hat types of verbs can be the head of a non phrase? "ive two examples in sentences of yor own.
-. %hat are the characteristics of finite verb phrases? Explain these characteristics sing three examples of
yor own.
1..Can non(finite verb phrases show tense? If so, give examples.
11.Can non(finite verb phrases show modality? If so, give examples.
12.Can non(finite verb(phrases show aspect? If so, give examples.
1!.%hat is a split verb phrase? "ive two examples of yor own. #nderline the verb phrases and explain by
what they are split.
1$.How long can a verb phrase be?
1&.In two sentences of yor own, give examples of ad/ective modifiers that follow the head.
1'.In two sentences of yor own, exemplify the syntactic roles of ad/ective phrases. #nderline the ad/ective
phrases and say what their role is in each sentence.
1*.In a sentence of yor own, give an example of split ad/ective phrase.
1,.In two sentences of yor own, give examples of adverb phrase modifiers that precede and, respectively,
follow the verb. #nderline yor examples.
1-.Exemplify the syntactic roles of adverb phrases in two examples of yor own. Explain yor examples.
2..%hat +ind of complements can prepositions ta+e? "ive three examples of yor own which illstrate three
different types of preposition complements.
21.Illstrate the syntactic roles of prepositional phrases in two sentences of yor own. #nderline each
prepositional phrases and explain what its syntactic role is.
22."ive an example of stranded preposition in a sentence of yor own.
2!.0efine the clase.
2$.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 with an example sentence of yor own.
2&.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 04 with an example sentence of yor own.
2'.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 15 with an example sentence of yor own.
2*.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 6dvl with an example sentence of yor own.
2,.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 I4 2 04 with an example sentence of yor own.
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2-.Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 04 2 45 with an example sentence of yor own.
!..Illstrate the clase pattern 1 2 3 2 04 2 6dvl with an example sentence of yor own.
!1.1ay what the verb valencies are and illstrate each of them with examples sentences of yor own.
!2.Illstrate the intransitive verb pattern with an example of yor own.
!!.Illstrate the monotransitive verb pattern with an example of yor own.
!$.Illstrate the ditransitive verb pattern with an example of yor own.
!&.Illstrate the complex transitive verb pattern with an example of yor own.
!'.%hat are the six strctre criteria that define the sb/ect? Illstrate them in examples of yor own.
!*.%hat are the two semantic criteria that define the sb/ect? Illstrate them in examples of yor own.
!,.%hat are the for strctre criteria that define the ob/ect? Illstrate them in examples of yor own.
!-.In a sentence of yor own, illstrate the 7affected8 fnction of the 04.
$..In a sentence of yor own, illstrate the se of the dmmy pronon it as 04.
$1.%hat are the typical semantic roles of the I4? Illstrate them in sentences of yor own.
$2.%hat are the characteristics of the 5redicative? Illstrate them in sentences of yor own.
$!.%hat types of phrases can be 15? "ive an example of yor own for each type of phrase.
$$.%hat type of verb mst a verb phrase contain in order to introdce a 15?
$&.%hat are the distingishing featres of the 45? Explain them and illstrate them in a sentence of yor
own.
$'.In what sentence patterns do obligatory adverbials occr? "ive an example for each pattern.
$*.%hat is the role of the optional adverbials? Illstrate their role in sentences of yor own.
$,.%hat happens when an optional adverbial is omitted?
$-.Illstrate the three types of tags with examples of yor own.