ANSWER GUIDE FOR A STUDENT'S INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH
GRAMMAR 2ND EDITION- 200 Questions and Verified Answers |
Complete Instructor's Resource | A+ Graded
1. According to Huddleston, Pullum, and Reynolds, grammar is best understood as:
A) A set of prescriptive rules for correct writing
B) The study of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling only
C) An empirical subject that rests on evidence about how sentences are put together ✓
D) A collection of style recommendations for formal writing
Explanation: The authors emphasize that grammar is an empirical subject based on evidence, not merely
a set of prescriptive rules.
2. The authors of A Student's Introduction to English Grammar argue that traditional treatments of
grammar often:
A) Provide the most accurate analysis of English structure
B) Focus too much on spoken language
C) Contain errors and excesses of prescriptive usage manuals ✓
D) Are based on modern linguistic research
Explanation: The textbook corrects errors of the older tradition and rebuts the excesses of prescriptive
usage manuals.
3. Which of the following best defines a sentence?
A) A group of words with a subject only
,B) Any group of words that begins with a capital letter
C) A group of words that express a complete thought ✓
D) A group of words with a verb only
Explanation: A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
4. A clause is defined as:
A) A group of words without a verb
B) A group of words with a subject and a verb ✓
C) A group of words that cannot stand alone
D) A group of words that functions as a noun
Explanation: A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
5. A phrase is best described as:
A) A complete sentence
B) A group of words that functions as a unit but lacks a subjectverb relationship ✓
C) A group of words with a subject and a verb
D) Any group of words
Explanation: A phrase is a group of words that functions as a unit within a clause.
6. The study of grammar focuses on:
,A) Punctuation and capitalization only
B) Words, phrases, and clauses and their function in a sentence ✓
C) Spelling and vocabulary
D) Style and修辞 only
Explanation: Grammar is the study of words, phrases, and clauses and their function in sentences.
7. Which of the following is NOT a part of speech as traditionally categorized?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Phrase ✓
D) Adjective
Explanation: Phrase is a syntactic unit, not a part of speech. The traditional parts of speech include
nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc..
8. A proper noun must be capitalized because it:
A) Is always the first word in a sentence
B) Refers to a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea ✓
C) Is always a person's name
D) Is always a place name
Explanation: A proper noun refers to a specific entity and must be capitalized.
, 9. A pronoun is a word that:
A) Names a person, place, or thing
B) Takes the place of a noun and makes it less specific ✓
C) Modifies a noun
D) Shows action
Explanation: A pronoun replaces a noun and makes the reference less specific.
10. An adjective is a word that:
A) Modifies a noun or pronoun ✓
B) Shows action or state of being
C) Takes the place of a noun
D) Shows the relationship of a noun to another word
Explanation: An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.
11. A verb is traditionally defined as a word that:
A) Modifies a noun
B) Shows action or state of being ✓
C) Takes the place of a noun
D) Joins words and phrases
Explanation: A verb shows action or state of being.
GRAMMAR 2ND EDITION- 200 Questions and Verified Answers |
Complete Instructor's Resource | A+ Graded
1. According to Huddleston, Pullum, and Reynolds, grammar is best understood as:
A) A set of prescriptive rules for correct writing
B) The study of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling only
C) An empirical subject that rests on evidence about how sentences are put together ✓
D) A collection of style recommendations for formal writing
Explanation: The authors emphasize that grammar is an empirical subject based on evidence, not merely
a set of prescriptive rules.
2. The authors of A Student's Introduction to English Grammar argue that traditional treatments of
grammar often:
A) Provide the most accurate analysis of English structure
B) Focus too much on spoken language
C) Contain errors and excesses of prescriptive usage manuals ✓
D) Are based on modern linguistic research
Explanation: The textbook corrects errors of the older tradition and rebuts the excesses of prescriptive
usage manuals.
3. Which of the following best defines a sentence?
A) A group of words with a subject only
,B) Any group of words that begins with a capital letter
C) A group of words that express a complete thought ✓
D) A group of words with a verb only
Explanation: A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
4. A clause is defined as:
A) A group of words without a verb
B) A group of words with a subject and a verb ✓
C) A group of words that cannot stand alone
D) A group of words that functions as a noun
Explanation: A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
5. A phrase is best described as:
A) A complete sentence
B) A group of words that functions as a unit but lacks a subjectverb relationship ✓
C) A group of words with a subject and a verb
D) Any group of words
Explanation: A phrase is a group of words that functions as a unit within a clause.
6. The study of grammar focuses on:
,A) Punctuation and capitalization only
B) Words, phrases, and clauses and their function in a sentence ✓
C) Spelling and vocabulary
D) Style and修辞 only
Explanation: Grammar is the study of words, phrases, and clauses and their function in sentences.
7. Which of the following is NOT a part of speech as traditionally categorized?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Phrase ✓
D) Adjective
Explanation: Phrase is a syntactic unit, not a part of speech. The traditional parts of speech include
nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc..
8. A proper noun must be capitalized because it:
A) Is always the first word in a sentence
B) Refers to a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea ✓
C) Is always a person's name
D) Is always a place name
Explanation: A proper noun refers to a specific entity and must be capitalized.
, 9. A pronoun is a word that:
A) Names a person, place, or thing
B) Takes the place of a noun and makes it less specific ✓
C) Modifies a noun
D) Shows action
Explanation: A pronoun replaces a noun and makes the reference less specific.
10. An adjective is a word that:
A) Modifies a noun or pronoun ✓
B) Shows action or state of being
C) Takes the place of a noun
D) Shows the relationship of a noun to another word
Explanation: An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.
11. A verb is traditionally defined as a word that:
A) Modifies a noun
B) Shows action or state of being ✓
C) Takes the place of a noun
D) Joins words and phrases
Explanation: A verb shows action or state of being.
