Test on phrase structures

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

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise