Test on phrase structures

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A prepositional phase usually consists of
1. the Head preposition plus its noun phrase complement
2. the pre-modifying pre-Head plus the Head preposition
3. the Head preposition plus a post-Head verb phrase complement
4. the Head preposition plus an adverb phrase complement
He worked just over two hours before giving up contains
1. a post-modified prepositional phrase
2. a pre-modified prepositional phrase
3. a pre-modified verb phrase
4. a pre-modified preposition
We can't say He is fond because
1. it's an intransitive adjective phrase
2. it's a transitive verb
3. the noun phrase needs a post-Head adjective
4. the adjective always takes a post-Head
The only part of a phrase which cannot be omitted is ...
1. ... the Head
2. ... the post-Head
3. ... the pre-Head
The sentence "She finally acceded to his demands for money is best analysed as
1. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase + 2 post-Head noun phrases
2. a noun-phrase with a post-Head adverb phrase + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase and 2 post-Head prepositional phrases with a noun-phrase complement
3. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a post-Head adverbial phrase and a post-Head prepositional phrase with a noun-phrase complement
4. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase and 2 post-Head prepositional phrases with noun-phrase complements
In this: The farsighted decision not to build near the river has been a great benefit to the community, we have
1. a pre-modified verb phrase
2. two noun phrases, both containing a pre-modifying adjective phrase
3. an adverb phrase
4. two noun phrases with post-Heads
The subject noun phrase in the sentence "The complex reasons for the disaster which have never been properly analysed have been the subject of much heated and uniformed debate in this House." is
1. The complex reasons for the disaster which have never been properly analysed "
2. The reasons
3. the subject of much heated and uniformed debate in this House.
4. The complex reasons for the disaster
"Unfortunately for me, nobody spoke any English" contains
1. a noun-phrase pre-Head string 'nobody'
2. a prepositional phrase with a pre-Head modifier
3. an adverb phrase with a post-Head prepositional phrase
4. a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverb phrase
She quickly opened the letter with trembling fingers contains
1. a post-modified noun phrase
2. a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverb phrase and a post-Head prepositional phrase
3. two post-modified noun phrases
4. a noun phrase with a post-Head prepositional phrase
Verbs which never take a noun phrase as the post-Head are
1. transitive
2. ditransitive
3. defective
4. intransitive

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise