SHS 367 Exam 3 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
Passive wording of ____________ does not lead to longer
processing times. -
correct answer ✅Irreversible
According to some linguists, "the horse that was raced past the
barn" is more difficult to process than "a horse raced past the barn"
because: -
correct answer ✅the first implies there are multipe horses that
need disambiguating.
Which of the following describes a processing model where all
methods and likelihoods are competing and the fastest to
comprehend the sentence is the winner? -
correct answer ✅Unrestricted Race
Writers attempt to eliminate "that" from their writing because it's
seen as sloppy and superfluous, but linguists note the word's ability
to disambiguate garden path sentences. Which is true? -
correct answer ✅Some sentences are not ambiguous without
"that." It can be eliminated from those.
, SHS 367 Exam 3 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
"Justice" is most likely to be a(n): -
correct answer ✅Theme
Participants read the sentence, "She sent her father, a prominent
lawyer, a text." Later, when shown the following options, which of
the following are they likely to say they saw? -
correct answer ✅"She sent a text to her father, who is a prominent
lawyer."
The circus performer lifted the barbell above his head before he
leapt to the top of the tent. The tent trembled under his weight,
but it held steady.
There are: -
correct answer ✅three anaphora for "circus performer".
When a categorical antecedent is used before a specific anaphor,
_________. -
correct answer ✅it takes longer to process than if a specific
antecedent was used.
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
Passive wording of ____________ does not lead to longer
processing times. -
correct answer ✅Irreversible
According to some linguists, "the horse that was raced past the
barn" is more difficult to process than "a horse raced past the barn"
because: -
correct answer ✅the first implies there are multipe horses that
need disambiguating.
Which of the following describes a processing model where all
methods and likelihoods are competing and the fastest to
comprehend the sentence is the winner? -
correct answer ✅Unrestricted Race
Writers attempt to eliminate "that" from their writing because it's
seen as sloppy and superfluous, but linguists note the word's ability
to disambiguate garden path sentences. Which is true? -
correct answer ✅Some sentences are not ambiguous without
"that." It can be eliminated from those.
, SHS 367 Exam 3 Review Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2026)
"Justice" is most likely to be a(n): -
correct answer ✅Theme
Participants read the sentence, "She sent her father, a prominent
lawyer, a text." Later, when shown the following options, which of
the following are they likely to say they saw? -
correct answer ✅"She sent a text to her father, who is a prominent
lawyer."
The circus performer lifted the barbell above his head before he
leapt to the top of the tent. The tent trembled under his weight,
but it held steady.
There are: -
correct answer ✅three anaphora for "circus performer".
When a categorical antecedent is used before a specific anaphor,
_________. -
correct answer ✅it takes longer to process than if a specific
antecedent was used.
