Test on phrase structures

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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 post-modified noun phrase
4. a noun phrase with a post-Head prepositional 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 complex reasons for the disaster which have never been properly analysed "
2. The complex reasons for the disaster
3. the subject of much heated and uniformed debate in this House.
4. The reasons
Verbs which never take a noun phrase as the post-Head are
1. defective
2. intransitive
3. ditransitive
4. transitive
A prepositional phase usually consists of
1. the pre-modifying pre-Head plus the Head preposition
2. the Head preposition plus an adverb phrase complement
3. the Head preposition plus a post-Head verb phrase complement
4. the Head preposition plus its noun phrase complement
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. an adverb phrase
4. two noun phrases with post-Heads
He worked just over two hours before giving up contains
1. a pre-modified verb phrase
2. a pre-modified preposition
3. a post-modified prepositional phrase
4. a pre-modified prepositional phrase
The only part of a phrase which cannot be omitted is ...
1. ... the Head
2. ... the pre-Head
3. ... the post-Head
We can't say He is fond because
1. the adjective always takes a post-Head
2. it's an intransitive adjective phrase
3. it's a transitive verb
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 + 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 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
4. a pronoun Head + a verb phrase with a pre-Head adverbial phrase and 2 post-Head prepositional phrases with noun-phrase complements
"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

Phrase structure test

Multiple-choice exercise