Is the verb 'to be' main or auxiliary in the following sentences?
1. She is a student at Fresno Pacific University.
2. She was studying last night?
1. is= main
2. was= aux
100
How many verb tenses does English have?
List them.
2
past
present
100
What do you call an adjective that breaks the rules?
Give an example of this type of adjective.
a peripheral adjective
ie: dead
100
Give an example of a reduplicative compound adjective.
For example: wishy-washy, goody-goody... etc.
200
What is the third person, singular, nominative, feminine pronoun?
She
200
Identify the semantic classes of the following verbs:
1. My whole garden died.
2. Do you work on campus?
1. died= occur
2. work= activity
200
Write a meaningful sentence using a verb in the present tense with perfect progressive aspect.
Example: He has been playing video games all afternoon.
200
What rule or rules does 'beautiful' break?
It doesn't take morphological inflection.
200
Are the following adjectives central or peripheral?
-orange
-great
-digital
orange --> peripheral
great--> central
digital --> peripheral
300
Give an example of a compound noun that is N + N that is not directly from the book.
chocolate cake
300
Is the verb 'to be' the only copular verb?
No, but it is the most common.
Remember, there are State of existence copulars, sensory copulars, and result copulars too.
300
List all of modals in English.
will, can, shall, may, must, would, could, should, might
300
What are the semantic categories for the adjectives 'small', 'brown', 'different', and 'human' in the following sentence.
The small, brown dog would only eat different types of human food.
small --> size
brown --> color
different --> relational/ classificational/ restrictive
human --> affiliative
300
Write a sentence (not copy one from the book) where an adjective functions as the head of a noun phrase.
example: Our culture doesn't seem to value the elderly.
400
The name of the case that you mark with an -'s in English to show possession.
What is genitive case.
400
What is the valency pattern of the verb 'gave' in this sentence?
My mom gave me a puppy.
ditransitive
me= IO
a puppy = DO
400
Rewrite this passive sentence using active voice.
The metropolis has been scorched by the dragon’s fiery breath.
The dragon's fiery breath scorched the metropolis.
400
What type of adverbial is in the following sentence:
I really appreciate your help.
accepted answers:
a stance adverbial
amplifier/ intensifier
400
Many people really struggled with different types of determiners and pronouns on the last exam. Do you think those will show up on the second exam? Should I study them?
There is a good chance that they will show up again.
Yes, Study them.
500
That kid is trouble.
What is 'that'?
demonstrative determiner
500
Is 'based on' a a free combination, phrasal or prepositional verb?
The movie is based on the book.
List the three tests that you use to figure it out.
It is a prepositional verb
3 tests:
idiomatic meaning- yes --> not a free combination
particle movement- nope --> not a transitive phrasal verb
WH-Question formation- What? --> It's prepositional!
500
Identify the tense, aspect, voice, modality, negation, and finite clause type for the following sentence:
My cat has not been eating as much food lately.