Chapter 4 Syntax
1. Syntax is the study of the interrelationships between elements of sentence structure and of the rules governing the way words are ________ to form sentences in a language.
A. analyzed
B. examined
C. linked
D. arranged
2. ________ lexical categories are open categories in the sense that new words are constantly added.
A. Minor
B. Major
C. All
D. None of the above
3. NP and ________ are essential components of a sentence.
A. VP
B. PP
C. AP
D. CP
4. The two clauses in a ________ sentence are structurally equal parts of the sentence.
A. simple
B. complete
C. complex
D. coordinate
5. The embedded clause in a complex sentence is normally called ________ clause.
A. a subordinate
B. a main
C. a matrix
D. a major
6. Transformational grammar is a type of grammar first proposed by ________ in the mid-1950s.
A. Saussure
B. Bloomfield
C. Chomsky
D. Halliday
7. The rules that group words and phrases to form grammatical sentences are called ________ rules.
A. lexical
B. structural
C. coordinate
D. combinational
8. ________ can generate an infinite number of sentences.
A. Phrase structure rules
B. Movement rules
C. Syntactic rules
D. None of the above
答案(反白可見)：C B A D A C D A