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a)
correct speech
b)
the art of
writing
c)
native tongue
d)
the art of rhetoric
e)
creation of
sentences and utterances
2.
Grammar deals with 2 areas of study. They are:
a)
syntax and morphology
b)
morphology and etymology
c)
morphology and spelling
d)
declinable and indeclinable parts of speech
e)
functional and notional parts of speech
3.
The general categorical meaning of the verb is:
a)
quality
b)
manner
c)
thingness
d)
substance
e)
process developing in time
4.
Words, such as
afraid, agog, adrift
and
ablaze
can be distinguished as:
a)
statives
b)
nouns
c)
adverbs
d)
prepositions
e)
modal verbs
5.
The categorical meaning of "substance" (thingness) is typical for … .
a)
verbs
b)
nouns
c)
pronouns
d)
interjections
e)
adjectives
6.
The categorical meaning of property (qualitative and relative)
is the main
feature of:
a)
nouns
b)
verbs
c)
interjections
d)
numerals
e)
adjectives
7.
Nouns are divided into:
a)
proper and common
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b)
transitive and intransitive
c)
qualitative
and relative
d)
factive and evaluative
e)
notional and formal
8.
Find the example of „pluralia tantum‟
a)
criteria
b)
tins
c)
deer
d)
money
e)
trousers
9.
Find the example of „singularia tantum‟
a)
scissors
b)
people
c)
a copper
d)
tin (жесть)
e)
customs (таможня)
10.
Which of the following nouns is non-human?
a)
electrician
b)
woman
c)
caterpillar
d)
carpenter
e)
burglar
11.
What syntactical function(s) can the noun perform in the sentence?
a)
object
b)
subject
c)
any function
d)
subject, object, predicate
e)
subject, attribute
12.
George has an awful voice. The noun „George‟ is a(an) …
a)
common noun
b)
proper noun
c)
uncountable noun
d)
non-human noun
e)
inanimate noun
13.
Which of the following words forms its Plural
by means of adding the
inflection -s?
a)
deer
b)
sheep
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c)
phenomenon
d)
stork
e)
ox
14.
Which of the following words does not form its Plural by means of adding
the inflection -s?
a)
plant
b)
crane
c)
ship
d)
trout
e)
hen
15.
Find the example of Pluralia Tantum:
a)
scissors
b)
peoples
c)
boys
d)
information
e)
money
VII. Write a brief report (2-4 pages) on one of the following issues:
-
Descriptive grammar;
-
Prescriptive grammar;
-
Universal grammar;
-
The number category of
modern nouns
-
The category of case
-
The
category of gender
-
The category of voice
-
The
category of mood
-
The category of aspect
-
The
category of transitivity
-
Modal verbs
-
Link verbs
-
The pronoun
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