專八語言學(xué)選擇練習(xí) 4

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