9. On the base of position phrases are subdivided into:

A. noun and verbal phrases

B. progressive and regressive phrases

C. bilateral and monolateral phrases

D. dominational and coordinational phrases

E. hypotactic and paratactic phrases

9. In regressive phrases…

1. the adjunct precedes the kernel

2. the kernel precedes the adjunct

3. the head precedes the expansion

4. the major word precedes the minor

5. the enclosure precedes the kernel

19. Identify the type of domination in “off the point, definitely”

A. cumulative domination

B. consecutive domination

C. copulative domination

D. contrasting domination

E. causing domination

20.Identify the type of connection “to thoroughly think over”:

A. agreement

B. government

C. adjoinment

D. enclosure

E. heading

Тема 2 - 35 тестовых заданий Синтаксис предложения

1. The following grammatical means of connecting words in the sentence 'I am reading this book' is called ... .

A. inflection

B. form-words

C. word-order

D. subordination

E. coordinatiton

2. In the sentence 'The cottage gardens, crowded with flowers of every rich and beautiful tint, sparkled in the heavy dew' the words are connected with the following grammatical device:

A. inflection

B. form-words

C. word-order

D. subordination

E. coordinatiton

3. In the sentence 'The hunter killed a bear' the words are connected with the help of ... .

A. inflection

B. form-words

C. word-order

D. subordination

E. coordinatiton

4. In the sentence 'The sun was shining bright and warm' the words 'bright' and 'warm' are connected with the help of ... .

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

5. In the sentence 'I am ready' we find .... between the subject and the predicate.

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

6. In the sentence 'He opened the door' we find ... between the object and the verb.

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

7. In the sentence 'I helped my mother' we find ... between the object and the verb.

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

8. In the sentences: 'Neither the young woman nor the old one knew what to do' and 'The tree was covered with young blossoms' we find ... between the adjective and its head-noun.

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

9. In the sentence 'He sings well' we find ... between the adverb and the verb.

A. coordination

B. subordination

C. agreement

D. government

E. adjoinment

10. The center of predication in a sentence is .... .

A. a finite verb

B. non-finite form of the verb

C. an adverb

D. a word-group 'verb + noun'

E. a noun

11. As a lingual unit, the sentence performs the following functions:

1. nominative function, referential

2. predicative function, referential

3. nominative function, predicative function

4. referential function, distinguishing

5. distinguishing function, predicative

12. The predicative connection of words unites ... .

A. the subject and the object of the sentence

B. the subject and the predicate of the sentence

C. the subject and the attribute of the sentence

D. the predicate and the adverbial modifier of time

E. the predicate and the adverbial modifier of place

13. The predicate verb agrees with the subject in ... .

A. number and person

B. number and tense

C. number and case

D. number and mood

E. there is no agreement at all

14. In subordination the relation between the words is ... .

A. equal

B. not equal

C. expressed by morphological means

D. expressed by the word-order

E. expressed by intonation

15. There are ... types of interrogative sentences.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

16. According to different aims in view the sentences are divided into:

A. declarative, interrogative and imperative

B. negative and affirmative

C. one-member and two-member sentences

D. unextended and extended

E. simple, compound and complex

17. A sentence which besides the subject and the predicate comprises some secondary parts is called ... .

A. a simple sentence

B. an extended sentence

C. an unextended sentence

D. a compound sentence

E. a two-member sentence

18. A separate two-member or one-member sentence or a part of a compound sentence is called ... .

A. a simple sentence/clause

B. a composite sentence

C. a complex sentence

D. a compound sentence

E. an extended sentence

19. According to the structure the sentences may be ... .

A. simple and composite

B. simple and elliptical

C. simple and extended

D. simple and complex

E. simple and compound

20. A sentence in which one or several parts are felt as missing compared with analogous complete sentences is called ... .

A. an extended sentence

B. an unextended sentence

C. an elliptical sentence

D. a one-member sentence

E. a two-member sentence

21. One-member sentences consisting of a noun with its attributes are called ... .

A. nominative sentences

B. imperative sentences

C. declarative senteces

D. interrogative sentences

E. exclamatory sentences

22. The actual division of the sentence in fact exposes its ... perspective.

A. nominative

B. informative

C. declarative

D. emotional

E. extra-linguistic

23. The main components of the actual division of the sentence are ... .

A. the subject and the predicate

B. the subject and the object

C. the theme and the rheme

D. the predicate and the words adjoined to it

E. the predicate and object

24. The two principal parts of a two-member sentence are ... .

A. the subject and the object

B. the subject and the attribute adjoined to it

C. the subject and the predicate

D. the predicate and the direct object

E. the predicate and the indirect object

25. In the sentence 'How to do this is a difficult question' the subject is expressed by .... .

A. a noun in a common case

B. a syntactical word-combination

C. an infinitive

D. a numeral

E. a gerundial complex

26. Define the kind of the co-ordinative conjunction in the following sentence: 'Neither she nor Waldo had anything to say to each other':

A. copulative

B. disjunctive

C. adversative

D. causal

E. resultative

27. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence: 'What I am about to do is very agreeable to me'.

A. subject clause

B. object clause

C. attributive clause

D. adverbial clause

E. predicative clause

28. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence: 'This was why he had thought of Bosinney'.

A. subject clause

B. object clause

C. attributive clause

D. adverbial clause

E. predicative clause

29. Define the type of the subordinate clause in the following sentence: 'The town was asleep when I entered it'.

A. subject clause

B. object clause

C. attributive clause

D. adverbial clause

E. predicative clause

30. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'I wrote her a letter almost as soon as I was housed at Dover'.

A. adverbial clause of time

B. adverbial clause of place

C. adverbial clause of cause

D. adverbial clause of result

E. adverbial clause of purpose

31. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'We were up early the next morning, as we wanted to be in Oxford by the afternoon'.

A. adverbial clauseof time

B. adverbial clause of place

C. adverbial clause of cause

D. adverbial clause of result

E. adverbial clause of purpose

32. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'She was going on tiptoes, lest she should disturb him'.

A. adverbial clause of time

B. adverbial clause of place

C. adverbial clause of cause

D. adverbial clause of result

E. adverbial clause of purpose

33. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'The wind had dropped, and it was as lovely a morning as one could desire'.

A. adverbial clause of comparison

B. concessive adverbial clause

C. adverbial clause of real condition

D. adverbial clause of unreal condition

E. adverbial clause of manner

34. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'If I walk for an hour or two, I shall come out upon the cliffs of Suffolk, and look over the Northern Sea'.

A. adverbial clause of comparison

B. concessive adverbial clause

C. adverbial clause of real condition

d. adverbial clause of unreal condition

E. adverbial clause of manner

35. Define the kind of the adverbial clause in the following sentence: 'If only it could be avoided!'

A. adverbial clause of comparison

B. concessive adverbial clause

C. adverbial clause of real condition

D. adverbial clause of unreal condition

E. adverbial clause of manner