Теоретическая грамматика

1. In accordance with these criteria (semantic, morphological and syntactic) English words form the following classes:

A) the noun, the adjective, the adverb, the pronoun, the numeral, the preposition, the conjunction, the verb.

B) the noun, the case, the adverb, the pronoun, the numeral, the preposition, the conjunction, the verb.

C) the noun, the pronoun, the numeral, the preposition, the conjunction, the verb.

D) the noun, the article, the adjective, the adverb, the pronoun, the numeral, the preposition, the conjunction, the verb.

E) the noun, the adjective, the adverb, the pronoun, the numeral, the preposition, the plural form, the verb.

2. Criteria of the English words formation:

A) semantic, morphological and syntactic.

B) semantic, analytical and syntactic.

C) structural, morphological and syntactic.

D) thematic, morphological and syntactic.

E) lexical, morphological and syntactic.

3. The English language is considered to be

1. Analytical

2. Synthetically

3. Anabolic

4. Symbol

5. Anatomic

4. One of the chief features characterizing an analytical language is… .

A) a wide use of prepositions which denote relations between objects and to connect words in the sentence.

B) a wide use of conjunctions which denote relations between objects and to connect words in the sentence.

C) a wide use of prepositions which denote relations between objects and to connect sounds in the sentence.

D) a wide use of morphemes which denote relations between objects and to connect words in the sentence.

E) a wide use of syllables which denote relations between objects and to connect words in the sentence.

5. … is the part of grammar, which treats of the forms of words.

1. Morphology

2. Metonymy

3. Syntax

4. Lexicology

5. Metaphor

6. … is the smallest meaningful unit into which a word form may be divided.

1. Morpheme

B) Theorem

C) Theory

D) Axiom

E) Sentence

7. The form “writers” can be divided into … morphemes.

A) 3

B) 2

C) 1

D) 4

E) 5

8. the morpheme – writ- in “writers” expresses …

A) the basis lexical meaning on the word

B) the idea of agent performing the action

C) number

D) modality

E) voice

9. the morpheme – er- in “writers” expresses …

A) the idea of agent performing the action

B) the basis lexical meaning on the word

C) number

D) modality

E) voice

10. the morpheme – s in “writers” expresses

A) number

B) the basis lexical meaning on the word

C) the idea of agent performing the action

D) modality

E) voice

11. Two or more morphemes may sound the same but be basically different, that is they may be …

A) homonyms

B) antonyms

C) synonyms

D) allophones

E) telephones

12. What morpheme denotes the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs?

A) -er

B) -est

C) -ed

D) -s

E) –ing

13. The absence of a morpheme indicating a certain meaning is … morpheme.

A) Zero

B) Zed

C) Zodiac

D) Negative

E) Negotiate

14. … morphemes serve to build words.

A) Derivation

B) Inflection

C) Infected

D) Driving

E) Informational

15. … morphemes have no lexical meaning or function.

A) Inflection

B) Derivation

C) Infected

D) Driving

E) Informational

16. The term … is taken in a wide sense and applied to any morpheme coming after the root morpheme, whether it is derivative or inflectional.

A) Suffix

B) Prefix

C) Inflection

D) Ending

E) Suffice

17. The term … is applied to any morpheme serving to derive a grammatical form and having no lexical meaning of its own.

A) Inflection

B) Suffix

C) Suffice

D) Surface

E) Infection

18. … types of word-form derivation are those limited to changes in the body of the word, without having recourse to auxiliary words.

A) Synthetic

B) Analytical

C) Syntagmatic

D) Analysis

E) Synchronic

19. … types of word-form derivation are those implying the use of auxiliary words.

A) Analytic

B) Synthetic

C) Syntagmatic

D) Synchronic

E) Analysis

20. … is a type of word differing from other types in some grammatical point or points.

A) Part of speech

B) Part of a body

C) Party

D) Paradigm

E) Parallel

21. … is a type of word different from all other types in that it alone has the grammatical category of tense.

A) The Verb

B) The Noun

C) The Adjective

D) The Pronoun

E) The Adverb

22. Find the principles of the parts of speech classifications

A) Meaning, form, function

B) Measure, furniture, fiction

C) Moisturizer, flexion, functional

D) Meaningless, formless, functionless

E) Miniature, furniture, fiction

23. … have the category of number.

A) Nouns

B) Verbs

C) Adjectives

D) Conjunctions

E) Prepositions

24. … have the category of case.

A) Nouns

B) Verbs

C) Adjectives

D) Conjunctions

E) Prepositions

25. The noun may be found in the sentence

A) in any function the exception of that of a simple verbal predicate.

B) in the function of subject and object

C)in the function of subject, predicative and object

D) in the function of subject, attribute and object

E) in the function of attribute and object

26. The … is characterized by the morphological category of tense.

A) verb

B) noun

C) pronoun

D) adjective

E) adverb

27. The … is characterized by the morphological category of aspect.

A) verb

B) noun

C) pronoun

D) adjective

E) adverb

28. The … is characterized by the morphological category of mood.

A) verb

B) noun

C) pronoun

D) adjective

E) adverb

29. The … is characterized by the morphological category of voice.

A) verb

B) noun

C) pronoun

D) adjective

E) adverb

30. The … is characterized by the morphological category of person.

A) verb

B) noun

C) pronoun

D) adjective

E) adverb

31. The nouns which have only a plural and no singular are usually termed … .

A) pluralia tantum

B) singularia tantum

C) plur tant

D) sing tant

E) pluralia singularia

32. The nouns which have only a singular and no plural are termed … .

A) singularia tantum

B) pluralis tantum

C) plur tant

D) sing tant

E) pluralia singularia

33. … nouns are nouns taken to denote the group as a whole.

A) Collective

B) Colette

C) Collocate

D) Collate

E) Collects

34. … are taken to denote the group as consisting of a certain number of individual human beings (or animal).

A) Nouns of multitude

B) Collective nouns

C) Nouns of multiplication

D) Nouns of money

E) Collects nouns

35. … is a part of the sentence. It denotes the things whose action or characteristic is expressed by the predicate.

A) Subject

B) Predicate

C) Object

D) Attribute

E) Adverbial modifier

36. … is a part of speech. It denotes the action or property of the thing expressed by the subject.

A) Predicate

B) Subject

C) Object

D) Attribute

E) Adverbial modifier

37. Find the sentence in which the verb “have” has its lexical meaning.

A) He has three children.

B) He has invited me to the party.

C) Have you been waiting for me for three hours?

D) He had come to the time I left.

E) He had to work there.

38. Find the sentence in which the verb “do” has its lexical meaning.

A) I did it yesterday.

B) I do not make my home work.

C) Do make my hairdo twice a month!

D) Do I dominate you?

E) Do you make my hairdo?

39. Find the suffix of abstract noun

1. ship

2. ant

3. en

4. ful

5. able

40. Find the suffix of concrete noun

1. ant

2. ness

3. ed

4. en

5. ful

41. Find the suffix of abstract noun

1. ness

2. ed

3. en

4. able

5. ing

42. … is the part of grammar, which treats of forms of phrases and sentences.