Why is: "Don't be important" incorrect but "Don't be cruel" acceptable?
Because 'cruel' is a dynamic adjective use and 'important' is a stative use.
Because the adjectives are only used attributively.
Because 'cruel' is a stative adjective use and 'important' is a dynamic use.
Because dynamic adjectives cannot be used with an imperative.
Why is "Be clumsy" incorrect but "Be careful" acceptable?
Because negative dynamic adjectives only allow negative imperatives.
Because the use of 'careful' is inherent.
Because the use of 'clumsy' is non-inherent.
Because negative stative adjectives only allow negative imperatives.
In the clause: "He was found guilty", the word 'guilty' is ...
... the object complement.
... the subject complement.
... a non-inherent adjective.
... an inherent adjective.
"What you want is difficult" is correct but "Difficult what you want" is wrong. Why?
Because the adjective is never used predicatively.
Because the adjective is never used attributively.
Because the subject must always precede the adjective.
Because adjectives modifying nominalised clauses can only be predicative.
We say 'beautiful garden furniture' not 'garden beautiful furniture' because ...
... 'beautiful' is ungradable.
... 'garden furniture' is a compound noun.
... it sounds better.
... 'garden' is a classifier not an epithet.
We always add -er to one-syllable adjectives to make a comparative so why is "They are even loster" wrong?
Because it is not an epithet.
Because it is an exception.
Because it is a participle adjective.
Because it is an invariable adjective.
"The enemies were bitter" is incorrect but "They were bitter enemies" is correct. Why?
Because 'bitter' cannot be used predicatively.
Because 'bitter' in ungradable.
Because 'bitter' is a non-inherent use.
Because 'bitter' is an inherent use.
In the clause "My mother came to help make the dinner", the word 'make' is ...
... an infinitive of purpose.
... a finite verb.
... a non-finite verb.
... a copular verb.
In the clause "She has arrived at last", the word 'has' is ...
... a perfective aspect verb.
... a non-finite verb.
... a primary auxiliary verb.
... a modal auxiliary verb.
We can't say "She arrived the hotel" because ...
... the verb must always have a preposition-phrase complement.
... the verb is copular.
... the verb is intransitive.
... the verb is transitive.
What is the difference in meaning between: "I didn't see anybody doing anything useful" and "I didn't see anybody doing something useful"?
In the first sentence, I want to emphasise 'anything'.
There is no difference in meaning.
In the second sentence, 'something' is marked.
In the second clause 'something useful' is outside the scope of negation.
In "The car drives well", the verb use is ...
... ergative.
... wrong.
... transitive.
... reflexive.
In the clause, "He dug over the garden" the word 'over' is ...
... an adjunct
... a preposition
... an adverb
... an adverb particle
In the clause, "They ran for the bus" the verb phrase is ...
... ran
... ran for
... They ran for
... They ran
In "Only she came to the meeting" and "She only came to the meeting", the word 'only' is ...
... a disjunct and an adjunct respectively.
... an adverb and a determiner respectively.
... a determiner and an adverb respectively.
... an adverb in both cases.
In the clause, "He could play the piano well as a child", the word 'could' signifies ...
... epistemic modality.
... dynamic modality.
... alethic modality.
... deontic modality.
In the clause, "I'll drive if you like", the word 'will' refers to ...
... futurity.
... a spontaneous decision.
... a future arrangement.
... volition or willingness.
In the clause, "Obviously, he has spoken to her", the word 'obviously' is ...
... an intensifying adverbial.
... a conjunct.
... a disjunct.
... an adjunct.
In "He has not been here since he was a child" and "He has not been here since 1993", the word 'since' is ...
... a conjunction and a preposition respectively.
... a preposition and a conjunction respectively.
... an adverb in both cases.
... a coordinating and subordinating conjunction respectively.
In the expression "How short is she?", the adjective is ...
... attributive.
... unmarked.
... wrong.
... marked.
The sentence, "She hasn't read it but it's on her holiday list so she'll probably take it with her" can be described as ...
... a complex-compound sentence.
... a complex sentence.
... a compound sentence.
... a simple sentence.
The sentence, "Will you be quiet, please?" functions as ...
... an interrogative.
... an imperative.
... a declarative.
... an optative.
The sentence "If only she would shut up" is ...
... a selectative.
... a putative.
... a hortative.
... an optative.
The normal word order for declarative sentences in Japanese is ...
Subject - Verb - Object
Verb - Subject - Object
Object - Verb - Subject
Subject - Object - Verb
The placement of the word 'concerned' in "the people concerned" is unusual because ...
... the word 'concerned' can only be used postpositionally.
... attributive adjectives in English normally precede the noun.
... adjectives in English are normally used attributively.
... the word 'concerned' is non-inherent.
In the sentence, "Having opened the door, he went in", the word 'having' is ...
... a present participle.
... a past participle.
... a progressive form of the verb.
... a gerund.
"The food was what she disliked most." is an example of ...
... a wh-cleft.
... an it cleft.
... postpositioning.
... a reversed wh-cleft.
In the sentence, "To her surprise, her mother agreed", the expression 'to her surprise' is ...
... a comment clause.
... a prepositional phrase adjunct.
... a prepositional phrase conjunct.
... a prepositional phrase disjunct.
In the sentence, "The car drove clean through the road block", the word 'clean' is ...
... an intensifying preposition.
... an adjective.
... an intensifying adjective.
... an adverb.
In "Admittedly, the work took longer than we said", the word 'admittedly' is ...
... a style disjunct.
... an attitude disjunct.
... a style adverb.
... an adjunct.
In the question, "Do you know where that bus goes?", the last four words form ...
... a clausal complement.
... a relative adverb clause.
... a nominalised clause.
... a relative pronoun clause.
In the clause, "He is being stupid" the verb is used ...
... non-inherently.
... dynamically.
... statively.
... with a noun complement.
"I am seeing the doctor tomorrow" refers to ...
... a future prediction.
... a future based on present evidence.
... a present arrangement.
... a pure future.
In the sentence, "A rectangle must have four sides", the type of modality is ...
... deontic.
... dynamic.
... epistemic.
... alethic.
In the sentence, "You will not speak to me like that again", the word 'will' is an example of ...
... deontic modality.
... alethic modality.
... epistemic modality.
... dynamic modality.
In "Buy the petrol and I'll drive you to Margate", the word 'and' is acting as ...
... an additive coordinator.
... a conditional subordinator.
... a concessive subordinator.
... an additive subordinator.
There is no article in "Alligators are aggressive" because ...
... this is specific reference.
... this is indefinite reference.
... this is generic reference.
... this is definite specific reference.
In the clause, "She waited outside", the word 'outside' is ...
... an adverb.
... a post-position.
... a preposition.
... a predicative adjective.
The words 'before Wednesday' in, "I'll do it before Wednesday" form ...
... a prejunct.
... a conjunct.
... an adjunct.
... a disjunct.
"Greatly he enjoyed the meal" is wrong because ...
... adverbs of degree may not be fronted.
... the comma is missing.
... adverbs of degree always follow main verbs.
... adverbs of degree must precede the main verb.
The difference between "Happily, he stayed for dinner" and "He happily stayed for dinner" is ...
... that in the first sentence, 'happily' is an adjunct and in the second, it's a disjunct.
... that in the first sentence, 'happily' is an adverb of manner and in the second, it's an adverb of degree.
... that in the first sentence, 'happily' is a disjunct and in the second, it's an adjunct.
... a misuse of 'happily' as a conjunct.
In "Pull the rope tight", the word 'tight' is ...
... a proleptic adjective form.
... used wrongly (it should be 'tightly').
... an attributive adjective.
... an adverb.
In the sentence, "I don't like this car as much as that", the word 'that' is ...
... a demonstrative determiner.
... a demonstrative pronoun.
... a defective phrase.
... a demonstrative adjective.
In the clause, "Anybody sensible can come", the word 'anybody' is ...
... a determiner.
... a pronoun.
... an adverb.
... a noun.
The term "keyboard" is an example of ... and the stress is on ...
... noun + noun compounding ... 'key'.
... classifier + noun compounding ... 'key'.
... adjective + noun compounding ... 'key'.
... noun + noun compounding ... 'board'.
In "They played against each other", the words 'each other' form ...
... a possessive pronoun phrase.
... a reflexive pronoun phrase.
... a reciprocal pronoun phrase.
... a reflexive determiner phrase.
In "He sold me them", the word 'me' is ... and the verb is ...
... the indirect object ... mono-transitive.
... the direct object ... mono-transitive.
... the direct object ... ditransitive.
... the indirect object ... ditransitive.
In "I will come if you will promise not to argue", the word 'will' is used in both clauses because ...
... both clauses refer to the future.
... the second clause is not subordinated.
... the conditional form always allows this use.
... the meaning of 'will' alters.
In the clause "They spoke to the man in the supermarket", the two possible meanings (where the man works vs. where they spoke to him) are dependent on ...
... the interpretation of the constituents of clauses.
... noticing the ambiguity of the verb 'speak'.
... how we understand noun phrases.
... identifying the verb phrase.
This is the last item. Write a note of your score! In "Why not tell him?", the word 'tell' is ...
... a finite verb.
... the direct object rather than the indirect object.