ENGL 333 Quiz 1

ENGL 333 Quiz 1

1. Which of the following is “form,” not “function?
2. The word “leaves” can be a noun or a verb.
3. Every native speaker of English uses complex English grammar in his/her hearing and speaking.
4. Correct punctuation:
5. Correct punctuation:
6. Which of the following is “bad” grammar:
7. “Grammaticality” concerns what a native speaker would generate.
8. “Do not end a sentence with a preposition” is a prescriptive rule.
9. In the Module One video presentation, the word “shoots” illustrates:
10. Who were the first to write grammars?
11. A metalanguage:
12. Why study grammar?
13. The subject states the topic of a sentence.
14. According to a discussion in your textbook, the word “gentleman” is better and more elegant than “geezer” for grammatical usage.
15. In the sentence, “Candy is bad,” the subject is “candy.”