Test on phrase structures

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

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise