Question 1

A comparative PP happens when...

Accepted Answer

All of the above cases

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The expression following than is a personal pronoun in the objective form

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When the contrast involves two points on the same scale

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None of the above cases

Question 2

The verb "to feel" in the phrase "I feel rather sad today" is a...

Accepted Answer

Copular verb

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Monotransitive verb

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None of the answers are correct

Answer

Ditransitive verb

Question 3

Which of the following statements on hypotaxis is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

In hypotactic constructions where we find a linking word, it (i.e. the linking word) must always have an antecedent

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All of the other answers are true

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Not every clause where we find hypotaxis must feature a subordinator

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Hypotactic constructions feature functionally similar constructs playing unequal roles within a sentence

Question 4

The underlined sentence in “While cooking, he started eating the ingredients” is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Reduced adverbial clause

Question 5

Identify the correct tree diagram for “Anna and Laura forced them to leave"

Accepted Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/3433ce35-decf-4628-9e8c-91e078a44e03/question/b44f9db624effa17931529eb3a03c0de742ee44c.png

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/3433ce35-decf-4628-9e8c-91e078a44e03/question/76323ebaca75709b290fa9c16b1a649861810d64.png

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/3433ce35-decf-4628-9e8c-91e078a44e03/question/f365a2f5c251128c32e64ebb46635e8ad914affc.png

Answer

https://uploads.quizalize.com/3433ce35-decf-4628-9e8c-91e078a44e03/question/8c47a3efb0d9cb0752bf46ebc0ce35d161dd6a32.png

Question 6

In the sentence "She woke up earlier than usual today, hence why she looks tired" the underlined constituent is:

Accepted Answer

Supplementive Acirc (contingency: cause/reason)

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