English Literature Mcqs

Which among the following terms denotes the formal agreement between various constituent elements of a language ?

A. Concord
B. Gerund
C. Phrase structure
D. None of the above

In transformational Generative Grammar, the ‘Generative’ means______________?

A. ‘to produce’
B. ‘to develop’
C. ‘to predict’
D. All the above

______________________ is the device used in modern linguistics for groug together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction?

A. Transformational Generative grammar
B. The phrase structure Grammar
C. Immediate Constituent Analysis
D. All the abovE.

Words which represent the sounds of their referents are called___________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipg
D. Metanalysis

The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of __________________?

A. Portmanteau
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Clipg
D. Metanalysis

The –en in strengthen is a __________?

A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Verb forming morpheme

The final /t/ in walked is ____________?A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Past morpheme

 

The –s in ‘boys’ is ______________?

A. An adjective forming morpheme
B. Plural morpheme
C. Possessive morpheme
D. Past morpheme

The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged and patted are instances of__________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above

Morpheme alternants are called________?

A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Minimal pairs
D. None of the above