Test on phrase structures

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

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise