Test on phrase structures

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A prepositional phase usually consists of
1. the Head preposition plus an adverb phrase complement
2. the Head preposition plus a post-Head verb phrase complement
3. the Head preposition plus its noun phrase complement
4. the pre-modifying pre-Head plus the Head preposition
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 with post-Heads
3. two noun phrases, both containing a pre-modifying adjective phrase
4. an adverb phrase
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 subject of much heated and uniformed debate in this House.
2. The complex reasons for the disaster which have never been properly analysed "
3. The complex reasons for the disaster
4. The reasons
The only part of a phrase which cannot be omitted is ...
1. ... the post-Head
2. ... the Head
3. ... the pre-Head
"Unfortunately for me, nobody spoke any English" contains
1. a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverb phrase
2. a noun-phrase pre-Head string 'nobody'
3. a prepositional phrase with a pre-Head modifier
4. an adverb phrase with a post-Head prepositional phrase
She quickly opened the letter with trembling fingers contains
1. two post-modified noun phrases
2. a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverb phrase and a post-Head prepositional phrase
3. a noun phrase with a post-Head prepositional phrase
4. a post-modified noun phrase
Verbs which never take a noun phrase as the post-Head are
1. defective
2. ditransitive
3. transitive
4. intransitive
The sentence "She finally acceded to his demands for money is best analysed as
1. 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
2. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase and 2 post-Head prepositional phrases with noun-phrase complements
3. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase + 2 post-Head noun phrases
4. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a post-Head adverbial phrase and a post-Head prepositional phrase with a noun-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. the adjective always takes a post-Head
2. the noun phrase needs a post-Head adjective
3. it's an intransitive adjective phrase
4. it's a transitive verb

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise