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#1
How many cases did the noun in OE have?
  1. Nominative, Genitive, Accusative
  2. Nominative, Genitive, Dative
  3. Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative
  4. Nominative, Accusative
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Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative
#2
It is known that the Norman Conquest was not only a great event in British political history but whether it was also the greatest event in the history of English
  1. Yes, its earliest effect was a drastic change in the linguistic situation
  2. There is not correct answer
  3. Its effect was a little of the language
  4. No, there was no influence of the Norman Conquest on the language
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Yes, its earliest effect was a drastic change in the linguistic situation
#3
Most adjectives in OE could be declined in two ways: according to the weak and to the strong declension. What is the difference between these two kinds of declensions?
  1. The difference is according to gender of adjectives
  2. According to their origin and the use of several stem forming suffixes
  3. It depends on number
  4. It depends on case in adjectives
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According to their origin and the use of several stem forming suffixes
#4
Was the OE vocabulary Germanic?
  1. NO, The OE vocabulary wasn’t Germanic
  2. The OE vocabulary was almost Romance
  3. The OE vocabulary built up on a great deal of borrowings
  4. Yes, The OE vocabulary was almost purely Germanic
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Yes, The OE vocabulary was almost purely Germanic
#5
Was there the letter z [zed] in Old English Alphabet?
  1. Yes
  2. Sometimes it was pronounced like s [s]
  3. No
  4. A and C
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No
#6
What dialect was “The Canterbury Tales” by Chaucer written in?
  1. The Kentish dialect
  2. The Northern dialect
  3. The Welsh dialect
  4. The London dialect
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The London dialect
#7
What does the word England mean?
  1. Land of the English
  2. All of them
  3. Land of the Frisians
  4. Land of the Angles
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Land of the English
#8
What effect on the language is particularly apparent in Middle English since the 8th centuries?
  1. The Norman Conquest
  2. The Scandinavian invasions
  3. The Roman Empire
  4. The Germanic invasions
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The Norman Conquest
#9
What is the difference between Strong and Weak verbs?
  1. Weak verbs had lacking richness variety of form
  2. There is no any difference between them
  3. Strong verbs had not preserved any richness of form
  4. Weak verbs, built their principal forms with the help of root vowel interchanges and certain grammatical endings
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Weak verbs had lacking richness variety of form
#10
What language did the words connected with trade and units of measurement and containers come from?
  1. from French
  2. from Spanish
  3. from Celtic
  4. from Latin
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from Latin
#11
What language group does English belong to?
  1. Persian group
  2. Slovenian group
  3. Germanic or Teutonic group
  4. Romance group
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Germanic or Teutonic group
#12
What language was an entirely pre-historical for Germanic tribes?
  1. Proto-Germanic
  2. German
  3. English
  4. Danish
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Proto-Germanic
#13
What language was the state and the main language of literature in Early Middle English?
  1. English
  2. German
  3. French
  4. Latin
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French
#14
What period does the formation of the national literary English language cover?
  1. The Late Middle English (1350- 1475)
  2. The Late New English (1660- up to day)
  3. The Early New English (1475-1660)
  4. The Late Middle English (1300-1400)
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The Early New English (1475-1660)
#15
What the most immediate effect on the development
  1. Economic and Political Unification
  2. the invention of printing
  3. being founded the universities
  4. establishing of printing
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the invention of printing
#16
What tribes invaded the British Isles?
  1. the Saxons and the Jutes
  2. the Saxons, the Angles and the Jutes
  3. the Angles and the Jutes
  4. the Saxons, the Jutes and the Cell
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the Saxons, the Angles and the Jutes
#17
When does the history of the English begin?
  1. The Toulouse kingdom ended until the 8th c.
  2. When runic inscriptions dated form the 3rd to the 9 th c.
  3. with the invasion of the British Isles by Germanic tribes in the 5th c.
  4. Around 200 A.D. when the Goths moved South-cast
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with the invasion of the British Isles by Germanic tribes in the 5th c.
#18
When was the London dialect developed?
  1. In the 15 and 16 th centuries
  2. In the 16 and 17 th centuries
  3. In the 13 and 14 th centuries
  4. In the 14 and 15 th centuries
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In the 14 and 15 th centuries
#19
Who brought the French language to England?
  1. by the Norman conquerors
  2. By Napoleon
  3. All answers are right
  4. By Caesar
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by the Norman conquerors
#20
Who was the changes of consonants identified by in the early 19th c.?
  1. by J. Grimm
  2. by R. Jacobson
  3. by C. Verner
  4. by D. Bolonger
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by J. Grimm
#21
Why did Caesar a attack Britain?
  1. For political reasons, For economic reasons
  2. All answers correct
  3. For showing his power to the world
  4. For obtaining fin, pearls and corn
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For political reasons, For economic reasons
#22
Borrowing “strata” came from….and means ….
  1. from Italic means money
  2. from Celtic means straight
  3. from Latin means roads and street
  4. from Gothic means street
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from Latin means roads and street
#23
When was the earliest time of English Language history?
  1. English language history begins with beginning of our Era
  2. 450 A. D
  3. 450 B.C
  4. 54 B.C
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450 A. D
#24
When did English Language history begin?
  1. after Christinizing
  2. after Roman occupation
  3. after Danish (Viking) occupation
  4. after the settlement of Germanic tribes to British Isles
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after the settlement of Germanic tribes to British Isles
#25
English language belonged to the…..
  1. Middle German
  2. North German
  3. West German
  4. East German
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West German
#26
The most famous example of Middle English is….
  1. Pliny The Elder’s work
  2. Chauser’s Canterbury Tales
  3. In the writing by F.Engels
  4. Pithears tales
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Chauser’s Canterbury Tales
#27
Find the proper abbreviations?
  1. IE-Indo-English
  2. OSc-old Saxon
  3. IE- Indo-European
  4. OSc-old Sankscrit
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IE- Indo-European
#28
When French begins to disappear from the scene?
  1. New Englishness
  2. Modern English
  3. Old English
  4. Middle English
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Middle English
#29
In which period Latin remains prominent among the educated?
  1. Modern English
  2. Old English
  3. New Englishness
  4. Middle English
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Middle English
#30
What periods are there in History of English?
  1. Old English, Middle English, Modern English
  2. Old English, Middle English
  3. Old English, Modern English
  4. Old English, Early Middle English, Late Modern English
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Old English, Middle English, Modern English
#31
Describe the name of periods and their dates
  1. Old English(800-1100), Middle English(1100-1500), Modern English(1500-1800)
  2. Old English(450-1100), Middle English(1100-1400)
  3. Old English (450-1100), Modern English(1500-1800)
  4. Old English(450-1100), Middle English(1100-1400), Modern English(1800-up to the present)
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Old English(450-1100), Middle English(1100-1400), Modern English(1800-up to the present)
#32
What is ablaut?
  1. The process of inflecting a verb by changing its vowel sing: sang-sung
  2. None of the above
  3. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  4. The process of shifting the pronunciation of a vowel toward the front of the mouth
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The process of inflecting a verb by changing its vowel sing: sang-sung
#33
What is Middle English?
  1. Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century
  2. the earliest form of the English language
  3. The language spoken in England from shortly after the Norman invasion
  4. the English language since about 1450 or 1500
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The language spoken in England from shortly after the Norman invasion
#34
What is Modern English?
  1. Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century
  2. the earliest form of the English language
  3. The variety of English spoken since the eighteenth century
  4. language spoken in England from around 450 to 1100
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The variety of English spoken since the eighteenth century
#35
What is Old English?
  1. The variety of English spoken since the eighteenth century
  2. Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century
  3. the English language since about 1450 or 1500
  4. language spoken in England from around 450 to 1100
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language spoken in England from around 450 to 1100
#36
What is umlaut?
  1. The process of inflecting a verb by changing its vowel sing: sang-sung
  2. The process of shifting the pronunciation of a vowel toward the front of the mouth
  3. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  4. Repetition of the consonant sounds
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The process of shifting the pronunciation of a vowel toward the front of the mouth
#37
What are Weak Verbs?
  1. The process of shifting the pronunciation of a vowel toward the front of the mouth
  2. a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
  3. The process of inflecting a verb by changing its vowel sing: sang-sung
  4. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
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In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
#38
What is Alliteration?
  1. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  2. All of them
  3. grammatically conditioned, or expresses grammatical categories like tense, person, number, gender and case
  4. a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
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a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
#39
There were numerous inflections in …
  1. Middle English
  2. Late Modern English
  3. Old English
  4. Early Modern English
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Old English
#40
English is a national language in ….
  1. The USA, India, Great Britain
  2. Great Britain, Australia, the USA, Vatican
  3. The USA, great Britain, Russia
  4. Great Britain, the USA, Australia, New Zealand
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Great Britain, the USA, Australia, New Zealand
#41
English is the second national language in ….
  1. Canada, the South African Republic
  2. All of the above
  3. Canada, Australia
  4. India, Australia
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Canada, the South African Republic
#42
Beowulf, epic poem was written in …
  1. Early Modern English
  2. Middle English
  3. Late Modern English
  4. Old English
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Old English
#43
Who is the author of Beowulf?
  1. We don’t know who wrote it, but dozens have translated it
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. W. Shakespeare
  4. G. Chaucer
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We don’t know who wrote it, but dozens have translated it
#44
Who is the author of “The Canterbury Tales”?
  1. G. Chaucer
  2. W. Shakespeare
  3. W. Langland
  4. Julius Caesar
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G. Chaucer
#45
Old English was spoken until around …
  1. 1600
  2. 1500
  3. 1400
  4. 1100
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1100
#46
In 1066 ………, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England.
  1. William the Conqueror
  2. William Langland
  3. William Blake
  4. William Shakespeare
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William the Conqueror
#47
William Shakespeare created more than … words.
  1. 1900
  2. 2000
  3. 1700
  4. 1800
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1700
#48
What is “The Great Vowel Shift”?
  1. a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of English during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries
  2. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  3. affecting the spoken form of the language and referring to the change in pronunciation of a consonant within a word
  4. a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
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a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of English during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries
#49
Who is August Schleicher?
  1. a Danish linguist and a pioneer linguist in the study of phonetics
  2. an English merchant, diplomat and writer
  3. A German linguist who coined the term “morphology” which was derived from the Greek words “form” and “explanation”
  4. a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
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A German linguist who coined the term “morphology” which was derived from the Greek words “form” and “explanation”
#50
What is Inflection?
  1. grammatically conditioned, or expresses grammatical categories like tense, person, number, gender and case.
  2. repetition of the consonants sounds
  3. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  4. affecting the spoken form of the language and referring to the change in pronunciation of a consonant within a word
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grammatically conditioned, or expresses grammatical categories like tense, person, number, gender and case.
#51
Choose the correct examples of the regular suffixes of the comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives in Old English.
  1. ra, -ost
  2. re, -ast
  3. ar, -ist
  4. er, -est
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ra, -ost
#52
What kind of syntactic relations existed in Old English?
  1. Agreement, Government, Joining
  2. Agreement, Government
  3. Government, Joining
  4. Agreement, Joining
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Agreement, Government, Joining
#53
One of the major differences between Old English and Present Day English:
  1. The same letters in the alphabet
  2. The same gender
  3. Different Word Order patterns (SVO, SOV)
  4. None of them
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Different Word Order patterns (SVO, SOV)
#54
Old English borrowings come from two sources:
  1. Latin and French
  2. Greek and Latin
  3. Celtic and Latin
  4. German and Rune
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Celtic and Latin
#55
What are Borrowings?
  1. words that someone has taken from another language and used in their own language or work
  2. In the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  3. Shortened words
  4. Series use of consonants sounds
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words that someone has taken from another language and used in their own language or work
#56
According to their morphological structure OE words fell into the following main types:
  1. simple words, derived words, compound words
  2. Simple words and borrowings
  3. simple words and derived words
  4. derived words and compound words
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simple words, derived words, compound words
#57
Choose one of the Middle English characteristics
  1. The same letters in the alphabet
  2. loss of feminine/masculine nouns
  3. No changes in the form of verbs
  4. The same genders
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loss of feminine/masculine nouns
#58
What is affixation?
  1. Repetition of the consonant sounds
  2. type of abbreviation formed when the initial letters of two or more words are combined in a way that produces consonant and vowel sequences
  3. The process of adding a morpheme in order to modify the meaning of a word
  4. the process by which new words are formed by adding an affix, another word or converting from one word class to another by removing
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The process of adding a morpheme in order to modify the meaning of a word
#59
How many Scandinavian borrowings came into English?
  1. about 750
  2. about 850
  3. about 950
  4. about 650
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about 650
#60
Which prefixes were used to form verbs in Middle English?
  1. tion, be-, mis-
  2. All of the above
  3. ment, -ty
  4. mis-, un-, be-
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mis-, un-, be-
#61
Which period is heavily influenced by French vocabulary?
  1. Early Modern English
  2. Old English
  3. Late Modern English
  4. Middle English
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Middle English
#62
Who is the inventor of the Printing Press?
  1. Johannes Gutenberg
  2. William Blake
  3. William Caxton
  4. G. Chaucer
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Johannes Gutenberg
#63
What is London Dialect?
  1. the earliest form of the English language
  2. The variety of English spoken since the eighteenth century
  3. language spoken in England from around 450 to 1100
  4. Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century
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Multicultural London English (abbreviated MLE) is a sociolect of English that emerged in the late 20th century
#64
Who is Jacob Grimm?
  1. an English merchant, diplomat and writer
  2. a Danish linguist and a pioneer linguist in the study of phonetics
  3. A German linguist who coined the term “morphology” which was derived from the Greek words “form” and “explanation”
  4. a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
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a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
#65
Who is Karl Verner?
  1. a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
  2. an English merchant, diplomat and writer
  3. A German linguist who coined the term “morphology” which was derived from the Greek words “form” and “explanation”
  4. a Danish linguist and a pioneer linguist in the study of phonetics
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a Danish linguist and a pioneer linguist in the study of phonetics
#66
Who is William Caxton?
  1. a Danish linguist and a pioneer linguist in the study of phonetics
  2. a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
  3. an English merchant, diplomat and writer
  4. A German linguist who coined the term “morphology” which was derived from the Greek words “form” and “explanation”
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an English merchant, diplomat and writer
#67
English national language was formed on the basis of the … dialect.
  1. London
  2. Roman
  3. French
  4. Scandinavian
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London
#68
London became the capital of England in the … …. .
  1. 14^(th) century
  2. 11^(th) century
  3. 12^(th) century
  4. 13^(th) century
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11^(th) century
#69
London was a thriving economic center in the … … .
  1. 17^(th) century
  2. 18^(th) century
  3. 16^(th) century
  4. 15^(th) century
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15^(th) century
#70
What is the other way of saying “The First Consonant Shift”?
  1. Verner’s Law
  2. Great Vowel Shift
  3. Grimms’ Law
  4. London Dialect
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Grimms’ Law
#71
The invention of printing gave a great impulse to ….
  1. All of them
  2. the formation of the English alphabet
  3. the formation of standard language and spread of literacy
  4. the formation of the London dialect
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the formation of standard language and spread of literacy
#72
Who coined the term “morphology”?
  1. August Schleicher
  2. Karl Verner
  3. Jacob Grimm
  4. W. Shakespeare
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August Schleicher
#73
What is the meaning of the word “Morphology”?
  1. form, explanation
  2. All of them
  3. stem
  4. morpheme
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form, explanation
#74
The most famous example of Old English is….
  1. Beowulf
  2. Utopia
  3. Robin Hood
  4. Canterbury Tales
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Beowulf
#75
In the 5^(th) century …….. came to the territory of the British Isles.
  1. the French
  2. the Romans
  3. the Celts
  4. the Angles, the Jutes, the Saxons, the Frisians
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the Angles, the Jutes, the Saxons, the Frisians
#76
After the invasion of … the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French.
  1. the Normans
  2. the Romans
  3. the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes
  4. the Scandinavians
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the Normans
#77
What are Strong Verbs?
  1. the process of shifting the pronunciation of a vowel toward the front of the mouth
  2. a verb that marks its past tense by means of changes to the stem vowel (ablaut)
  3. in the Germanic languages, the verbs that form the past
  4. verbs formed by the suffix -ed
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a verb that marks its past tense by means of changes to the stem vowel (ablaut)
#78
William Shakespeare created more than … words.
  1. 2700
  2. 4700
  3. 3700
  4. 1700
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1700
#79
What is the meaning of the idiom: “It’s all Greek to me”.
  1. It’s difficult to understand
  2. It’s easy to understand
  3. It’s a Greek word
  4. It’s a new word for me
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It’s difficult to understand
#80
How many genders were in Old English?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 3
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3
#81
Choose the correct forms of “to be” in Old English.
  1. Twa
  2. cē, ðes
  3. witan, magan
  4. wesan, beon
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wesan, beon
#82
Choose the principle features of Modern English.
  1. very reduced inflection, greater use of fixed word order, codification of language
  2. reduced inflection, increasingly fixed word order, French and Latin influence on vocabulary
  3. formation of new native and non-native varieties worldwide, English as a global lingua franca
  4. fully inflected, free word order, mainly Germanic vocabulary
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very reduced inflection, greater use of fixed word order, codification of language
#83
Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?
  1. Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men
  2. Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men
  3. Beowulf; a superiority complex
  4. Unferth; alcoholism
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Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men
#84
The study of history of words and how their form and meaning changed is called:
  1. Antomology
  2. Etymology
  3. Ihateenglishology
  4. No true answer
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Etymology
#85
Middle English can be described as which one of the following?
  1. The language that was spoken by the lower classes in England
  2. A bridge between Old English and late modern English
  3. The language that was spoken by the middle class in England
  4. A bridge between Old English and early modern English
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A bridge between Old English and early modern English
#86
Middle English borrowed words from where?
  1. None of the answers are correct; Middle English was an entirely original language.
  2. Only two languages: Latin and Old Norse
  3. Latin, Old Norse French
  4. Several other languages
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Latin, Old Norse French
#87
In 1066, the Normans brought a form of this language to England:
  1. German
  2. French
  3. Viking
  4. Spanish
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French
#88
Who were the first known people to inhabit the British Isles
  1. Angles
  2. Saxons
  3. German
  4. Celts
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Celts
#89
Which is a Spanish loanword we use in present-day English?
  1. Baguette
  2. Ballet
  3. Café
  4. alligator
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alligator
#90
What is a scop?
  1. an poet
  2. An actor
  3. A lord
  4. None of the answers are correct
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an poet
#91
When did Old English literature become popular?
  1. In the fifth century
  2. In the fourth century
  3. In the eleventh century
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In the fifth century
#92
Which Old English work of literature is about a man who rescued the people of Denmark from a monster?
  1. The Seafarer
  2. The Wanderer
  3. Beowulf
  4. The Wife’s Lament
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Beowulf
#93
What tribes did The Celtic tribes include
  1. The Scots And Danes
  2. The Britons, The Scots and The Picts
  3. Ostrogotes and The Picts
  4. The Britons and Galls
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The Britons, The Scots and The Picts
#94
Who was author of “Ecclesiastical history of English people”
  1. Venerable Bede
  2. Alfred the Great
  3. Chaucer
  4. Pliny
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Venerable Bede
#95
Who classified Germanic tribes?
  1. Chaucer
  2. Pliny
  3. Alfred the Great
  4. Bede
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Pliny
#96
What did Historian Venerable Bede wrote?
  1. History of English language
  2. History of old English language
  3. The grammar of English language
  4. “Ecclesiastical history of English people”
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“Ecclesiastical history of English people”
#97
Where did the Vidili tribes inhabited?
  1. They inhabited the west eastern part of Germanic territory
  2. They inhabited the southern part of Germanic territory
  3. They inhabited the south western part of Germanic territory
  4. They inhabited the eastern part of Germanic territory
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They inhabited the eastern part of Germanic territory
#98
Where did the Istaevaones tribes inhabited?
  1. They inhabited the southern part of Germanic territory
  2. They inhabited the western part of Germanic territory, on the Rhine. Among them were the Franks, who eventually conquered Gaul
  3. They inhabited the eastern part of Germanic territory
  4. They inhabited the south western part of Germanic territory
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They inhabited the western part of Germanic territory, on the Rhine. Among them were the Franks, who eventually conquered Gaul
#99
Where did the Herminones tribes inhabited?
  1. They inhabited the south western part of Germanic territory
  2. They inhabited the eastern part of Germanic territory
  3. They inhabited the southern part of Germanic territory, i.e. what is now southern Germany
  4. They inhabited the whole part of Germanic territory
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They inhabited the southern part of Germanic territory, i.e. what is now southern Germany
#100
Where did the Helleviones tribes inhabited?
  1. They inhabited the eastern part of Germanic territory
  2. They inhabited the south western part of Germanic territory
  3. They inhabited the northern part of Germanic territory who inhabited Scandinavia
  4. They inhabited the southern part of Germanic territory
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They inhabited the northern part of Germanic territory who inhabited Scandinavia
#101
Old English period divides into …… sub periods
  1. Early old English (450-700) and old English (700-1066)
  2. Borrowing era
  3. Neo-Classical period
  4. Written OE
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Early old English (450-700) and old English (700-1066)
#102
What is the another name of Early old English (450-700)
  1. Classical ME
  2. Borrowing era
  3. Neo-Classical period
  4. Pre-written (OE)
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Pre-written (OE)
#103
What is the another name of the Old English (700-1066)
  1. Classical ME
  2. Neo-Classical period
  3. Written OE
  4. Borrowing era
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Written OE
#104
What is the another name of the Middle English (1350-1475)
  1. Written OE
  2. Classical ME
  3. Borrowing era
  4. Neo-Classical period
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Classical ME
#105
What is a small box made up whalebones? Its four sides are carved: there are pictures in the centre and runic inscriptions.
  1. Dead songs
  2. Beowulf
  3. Grave boxes
  4. “Franks Casket”
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“Franks Casket”
#106
When did The greatest poem of the time was BEOWULF compose
  1. Beowulf was originally composed in the 7th or 8th century. It was in the Mercian or Northumbrian dialect, but has come down to us in a 10th c. West Saxon copy.
  2. Beowulf was composed in the 1st and 2nd centuries by Roman invaders for occupying territory easily.
  3. Beowulf was composed in the 8th century by Vikings for frighten the people
  4. Beowulf was composed in the 4th century by Germanic tribes.
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Beowulf was originally composed in the 7th or 8th century. It was in the Mercian or Northumbrian dialect, but has come down to us in a 10th c. West Saxon copy.
#107
When was the earliest time of English Language history?
  1. English language history begins with beginning of our Era
  2. 450 B.C
  3. 450 A. D
  4. 54 B.C
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450 A. D
#108
When the Celtic becomes most widespread branch of I.E
  1. 600-1100 B.C
  2. Pre-600 A.D
  3. 55 B.C
  4. 1000 B.C
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1000 B.C
#109
When was the beginning of Roman raids?
  1. 55 B.C
  2. Pre-600 A.D
  3. 1000 B.C
  4. 600-1100 B.C
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55 B.C
#110
Romans colony “Britannia” established in..
  1. 55 A.D
  2. 43 A.D
  3. 55 B.C
  4. Pre-600 A.D
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43 A.D
#111
When Roman Empire collapsed, by whom they were sacked?
  1. Scandinavia
  2. Germanic tribes
  3. Vikings
  4. Goths
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Goths
#112
When First German tribes arrive in England?
  1. 410 A.D
  2. 200 A.D
  3. 410 B.C
  4. 200 B.C
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410 A.D
#113
West Germanic dialects descended from….
  1. Daughter(dialect)-Germanic
  2. Indo-European
  3. Proto-Germanic
  4. Latin
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Proto-Germanic
#114
When was the Anglo-Saxon period
  1. 600-1014
  2. 600-800
  3. 600-1100
  4. 600-798
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600-1100
#115
By whom Christianity introduced among Anglo-Saxons?
  1. St. Alfred
  2. St. Augustine
  3. St. William
  4. St. Frank
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St. Augustine
#116
When were the first serious Viking incursions?
  1. 600
  2. 870
  3. 793
  4. 800
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793
#117
When Alfred was crowned king?
  1. 600
  2. 871
  3. 870
  4. 800
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871
#118
What is a phoneme?
  1. Is a phonetic unit.
  2. Is a part of a word
  3. The smallest meaningless unit.
  4. The smallest meaningful unit
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The smallest meaningful unit
#119
General phonetics studies . . .
  1. The phonetic features of two or more languages
  2. Phonetic system of a certain language
  3. The human sound – producing possibilities, syllables, stress, and intonation
  4. The changes a sound undergoes
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The human sound – producing possibilities, syllables, stress, and intonation
#120
Theoretical phonetics studies . . .
  1. Transcription and its types
  2. The formation of speech sounds, their combinations, syllables, stress and intonation
  3. Pronunciation of vowel and consonant sounds.
  4. Pronunciation of vowel sounds
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The formation of speech sounds, their combinations, syllables, stress and intonation
#121
In such words or morphemes as lag-bag, meet-seat, the first sounds help
  1. To show their differences
  2. To distinguish their pronunciation
  3. To distinguish their meanings
  4. To distinguish the position of the stress
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To distinguish their meanings
#122
The phonetic system of a certain language is studied in . . .
  1. Descriptive phonetics
  2. Diachronical phonetics
  3. General phonetics;
  4. Historical phonetics;
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Descriptive phonetics
#123
Comparative – typological phonetics studies. . .
  1. Adequate teaching materials
  2. Speech – sounds
  3. Comparative-typological methods;
  4. Phonetic features of two or more languages of different systems.
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Phonetic features of two or more languages of different systems.
#124
The term “language” means . . .
  1. Theoretical phonetics;
  2. Scientific study;
  3. Human ability
  4. Link between the units;
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Human ability
#125
We can say or study articulatory aspect as . . .
  1. Auditory aspect;
  2. Physiological aspect;
  3. Linguistic aspect;
  4. Historical aspect;
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Physiological aspect;
#126
What phonology studies phonemes realized in various speech sounds?
  1. Prosodies;
  2. Elementary;
  3. Segmental;
  4. Suprasegmental;
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Segmental;
#127
Transcription is a . . .
  1. A special phonetic alphabet of the sound system;
  2. Reading new words.
  3. Pronunciation of words;
  4. Stress and intonation of words
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A special phonetic alphabet of the sound system;
#128
[ ] – is the symbol of …
  1. Transcription
  2. Linguistic transcription
  3. Phonological transcription
  4. Phonetic transcription
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Phonetic transcription
#129
Phonological theories is divided into . . .periods.
  1. Four;
  2. Three;
  3. Five;
  4. Two
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Two
#130
The “Phonemic” period began in … until …
  1. 1878 until XIX ^(th) century;
  2. 1870 until XX ^(th) century;
  3. 1878 until XX ^(th) century;
  4. 1870 until XVI century;
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1870 until XX ^(th) century;
#131
Who defined the phoneme as the “physiological ” equivalent of the speech sound
  1. A.Reformatsky;
  2. L.V.Shcherba;
  3. N.S. Trubetrkoy
  4. I.A.Baudouin de Courtenay;
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I.A.Baudouin de Courtenay;
#132
Who was L.V.Shcherbe’s research advisor?
  1. Baudouin de Courtenay;
  2. O.I.Dickushina;
  3. N.S. Trubetrkoy;
  4. L.R.Sinder;
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Baudouin de Courtenay;
#133
N.S. Trubetskoy was one of the representatives of the . . . school.
  1. Moscow;
  2. London;
  3. Leningrad.
  4. Prague
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Prague
#134
Morphonology – studies . . .
  1. Vocabulary into lexis and semantics;
  2. The alternations of phonemes which do not depend on their positions in morphemes
  3. English words.
  4. Expressive meanings of all units;
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The alternations of phonemes which do not depend on their positions in morphemes
#135
What aspects of speech sounds L.V.Shcherba indicated ?
  1. Phonetic aspect;
  2. Acoustic and articulatory;
  3. Morphological and semantic
  4. Biological, physical and linguistic;
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Biological, physical and linguistic;
#136
Who was the first linguist, who made a serious study in English phonetics?
  1. P.Roach
  2. Jones;
  3. C.Gimson;
  4. Henry Sweet
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Henry Sweet
#137
Henry Sweet in his “Handbook of phonetics” gave . . .
  1. Pronunciation of English verbs
  2. Transcription of vowel sounds
  3. Broad and narrow transcription of English vowels and consonants
  4. Pronunciation of English words
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Broad and narrow transcription of English vowels and consonants
#138
Who was L.Bloomfield?
  1. He was a well-known scientist;
  2. English phonologist
  3. Russian phonologist
  4. The first American phonologist;
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The first American phonologist;
#139
From what school we know Kenneth Pike?
  1. London phonological school;
  2. Moscow phonological school;
  3. Prague phonological school;
  4. American tagmemic school;
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American tagmemic school;
#140
The opposition of two phonemes, distinguished by two features is called…
  1. Primary opposition;
  2. Complex opposition;
  3. A double one;
  4. A simple opposition;
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A double one;
#141
What function serves to distinguish phonological unit from linguistic unit?
  1. Perceptual
  2. Delimitative;
  3. Constitutive;
  4. Distinctive;
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Distinctive;
#142
What type of pronunciation is called Received Pronunciation (R.P)?
  1. Irish pronunciation
  2. Southern pronunciation;
  3. Northern English pronunciation; Northern English pronunciation;
  4. Scottish pronunciation;
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Southern pronunciation;
#143
English was brought to the American continent by the . . .
  1. Romans;
  2. English colonists;
  3. French’s
  4. Europeans;
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English colonists;
#144
When was English brought to the American continent ?
  1. In the 2^(nd) half of the XIV^(th) century;
  2. In the 2^(nd) half of the XVI^(th) century;
  3. In the 1^(st) half of the XVI^(th) century
  4. In the 1^(st) half of the XIV^(th) century
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In the 1^(st) half of the XVI^(th) century
#145
How many types of pronunciation are there in Australia?
  1. Two;
  2. Four;
  3. Three
  4. Five
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Three
#146
How did D.Abercrombie call people who speak English without any accent?
  1. Non-R.P. speakers
  2. Dialect speakers;
  3. Language speakers
  4. RP. speakers;
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RP. speakers;
#147
What English pronunciation is called literary type of pronunciation
  1. NZE
  2. AuE
  3. GB
  4. AE;
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GB
#148
How many major speech areas in the USA?
  1. Four;
  2. Three
  3. Two;
  4. Five
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Three
#149
What type of pronunciation in the USA as accepted as the literary pronunciation?
  1. Northern type;
  2. Eastern type;
  3. Western type;
  4. Southern type;
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Western type;
#150
When English came to Canada?
  1. In the XVII^(th) century;
  2. In the XVI^(th) century;
  3. In the XV^(th) century;
  4. In the XIII^(th) century;
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In the XVII^(th) century;
#151
The short vowel /i/ is prolonged in …in NZE pronunciation
  1. In the final unstressed position;
  2. At the beginning of a word;
  3. In the middle unstressed position ;
  4. At the end of stressed position;
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In the final unstressed position;
#152
L.V.Shcherba’s classification of styles of speech into …types
  1. Four;
  2. Five
  3. Three
  4. Two
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Two
#153
According to the place of articulation the consonant /h/ is …
  1. Sonorant;
  2. Interlingual;
  3. Pharyngal;
  4. Labial;
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Pharyngal;
#154
What English consonants can not be founded in Uzbek?
  1. [n-ŋ-l-m];
  2. [ŋ-ј-];
  3. [g- θ];
  4. [θ-w];
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[θ-w];
#155
Is there any consonant phoneme such as the English sonant /w/ in Uzbek or Russian?
  1. Yes, there is;
  2. No, there isn’t;
  3. I don’t know;
  4. Maybe;
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No, there isn’t;
#156
According … consonants may be labial and pharyngal [h]
  1. The place of articulation;
  2. The classification of sounds;
  3. The position of the soft palate;
  4. The manners of products;
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The place of articulation;
#157
According to the presence or absence of voice, consonants may be …
  1. Occlusive
  2. Prolonged;
  3. Voiced and voiceless;
  4. Fricative;
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Voiced and voiceless;
#158
Which consonants are called orals ?
  1. [p-t-s-z];
  2. [f-v-p-m];
  3. [t-p-s-m];
  4. [θ-р-g-n];
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[p-t-s-z];
#159
Which consonants are called nasals?
  1. [l-h-q];
  2. [m-n-ŋ];
  3. [b-m-t];
  4. [n-t-s-z];
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[m-n-ŋ];
#160
In such words or morphemes as lag-bag, meet-seat, the first sounds help…
  1. To show their differences
  2. To distinguish their meanings
  3. To distinguish their pronunciation
  4. To distinguish the position of the stress
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To distinguish their meanings
#161
According to the presence or absence of voice, consonants may be …
  1. Occlusive;
  2. Voiced and voiceless;
  3. Fricative;
  4. Prolonged;
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Voiced and voiceless;
#162
The origin of the word ‘…’ is a Greek ‘phone’
  1. vowel.
  2. a sonorant;
  3. a sound, a voice;
  4. acoustics;
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a sound, a voice;
#163
… which is mainly concerned with the functioning of phonetic units in the language.
  1. segmental phonetics;
  2. practical phonetics;
  3. normative phonetics;
  4. theoretical phonetics.
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theoretical phonetics.
#164
The branch of phonetics that studies the linguistic function of consonant and vowel sounds, syllable structure, word accent and prosodic features, such as pitch, stress and tempo is called …
  1. phonology;
  2. instrumental phonetics;
  3. theoretical phonetics;
  4. practical phonetics;
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phonology;
#165
… studies the larger units of connected speech syllables, words, phrases, texts.
  1. suprasegmental phonetics.
  2. normative phonetics;
  3. practical phonetics;
  4. theoretical phonetics;
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suprasegmental phonetics.
#166
… studies the system of sound units and their function.
  1. practical phonetics;
  2. instrumental phonetics;
  3. experimental phonetics.
  4. phonology;
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phonology;
#167
The branch of phonetics that studies the way in which the air is set into motion, the movement of the speech organs and the coordination of these movements in the production of English sounds and trains of sounds is called …
  1. articulator phonetics;
  2. practical phonetics;
  3. normative phonetics;
  4. theoretical phonetics.
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articulator phonetics;
#168
… studies the linguistic function of individual sounds or segments of speech.
  1. segmental phonetics;
  2. theoretical phonetics.
  3. suprasegmental phonetics
  4. practical phonetics;
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segmental phonetics;
#169
Some sound alterations are traced to the phonetic changes in earlier periods of the language development and are known as …
  1. Phonological;
  2. Principal;
  3. Functional;
  4. Historical;
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Historical;
#170
The phonological analysis of English consonant sounds distinguishes …
  1. 24 phonemes;
  2. 30 phonemes;
  3. 23 phonemes;
  4. 22 phonemes;
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24 phonemes;
#171
The abstract view of the phoneme was pioneered by …
  1. N.S. Trubetskoy;
  2. C. Gimson;
  3. Jones;
  4. Hjelmselv
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Hjelmselv
#172
The bundle of distinctive features is …
  1. the predominance of a phoneme;
  2. the invariant of a phoneme;
  3. the peculiarity of a phoneme;
  4. the essence of a phoneme;
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the invariant of a phoneme;
#173
The study of the relationship between phonemes and morphemes is called …
  1. Morphophonology.
  2. Morphophonemics;
  3. Phonology;
  4. Morphology;
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Morphophonemics;
#174
….is a representation of a phoneme in a particular position context.
  1. relevance;
  2. distinction;
  3. an allophone;
  4. a phoneme;
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an allophone;
#175
There are … major classes of sounds in English.
  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 2
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2
#176
… are known to have voice and noise combined, while vowels are sounds consisting of voice only.
  1. consonants;
  2. vowels;
  3. sonorants;
  4. diphthongs;
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consonants;
#177
Russian phoneticians classify …. According to 1) degree of noise; 2) place of articulation; 3) manner of articulation; 4) position of the soft palate; 5) force of articulation.
  1. diphthongs;
  2. consonants;
  3. vowels;
  4. sonorants;
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consonants;
#178
… distinguishes two large classes of consonants: a) acclusive; b) constrictive;
  1. L.V. Shcherba.
  2. C. Gimson;
  3. N.S. Trubetskoy;
  4. N.K. Vassilyev;
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N.K. Vassilyev;
#179
The place of articulation of nasal sound in the word ‘seventh’
  1. Velar;
  2. Labio-dental;
  3. Alveolar.
  4. Dental;
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Dental;
#180
…classifies the pronunciation errors as phonological and phonetic.
  1. N.S. Trubetskoy
  2. L.V. Shcherba.
  3. C. Gimson;
  4. G.P. Torsuyev;
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L.V. Shcherba.
#181
… states that a diphthong should be unisyllabic, that is the parts of a diphthong cannot belong to 2 syllables.
  1. L.V. Shcherba.
  2. Avanesov;
  3. G.P. Torsuyev;
  4. N.S. Trubetskoy;
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N.S. Trubetskoy;
#182
… defines diphthongs as unisyllabic gliding sounds in the articulation of which the organs of speech start from one position and then glide to another position
  1. N.K. Vassilyev;
  2. C. Gimson;
  3. G.P. Torsuyev;
  4. N.S. Trubetskoy;
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G.P. Torsuyev;
#183
The aim of the phonological analysis is …
  1. To establish distinctive differences between sounds;
  2. To consider the methods applied in investigating the sound matter of the language;
  3. To show considerable phonetic differences;
  4. To teach a foreign languages to any type of learner.
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To establish distinctive differences between sounds;
#184
… declares the distributional method to be the only scientific one.
  1. Zellig Harris;
  2. L.V. Shcherba.
  3. G.P. Torsuyev;
  4. C. Gimson;
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Zellig Harris;
#185
In Germanic languages the word stress originally fell on the initial syllable, this tendency was called …
  1. physical tendency.
  2. rhythmical tendency;
  3. retentive tendency;
  4. recessive tendency;
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recessive tendency;
#186
… considers the variability in the placement of the Russian word stress an individual sign of every particular word which presents a difficulty for foreign learners.
  1. C. Gimson;
  2. G.P. Torsuyev;
  3. Avanesov;
  4. N.S. Trubetskoy
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Avanesov;
#187
. … we mean that intonation can divide the text into smaller units: phonopassages, phrases, intonation groups
  1. delimitation;
  2. unmarked;
  3. semantics.
  4. organization;
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delimitation;
#188
…consists in organizing smaller units into bigger ones: intonation groups -> phrases ->phonopassages -> text
  1. delimitation;
  2. reorganization;
  3. organization;
  4. integration.
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integration.
#189
The rhythm of altering stressed syllables gave birth to the …
  1. physical tendency.
  2. rhythmical tendency;
  3. retentive tendency;
  4. recessive tendency;
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rhythmical tendency;
#190
… is a powerful means of communication. It has a great potential for expressing ideas and emotions
  1. sounds;
  2. rhythm;
  3. notation
  4. intonation;
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intonation;
#191
… are used to express emotions.
  1. tempo.
  2. rhythm;
  3. loudness;
  4. emphatic pauses;
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emphatic pauses;
#192
… states that a diphthong should be unisyllabic, that is the parts of a diphthong cannot belong to 2 syllables.
  1. Avanesov;
  2. N.S. Trubetskoy;
  3. G.P. Torsuyev;
  4. C. Gimson;
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N.S. Trubetskoy;
#193
The aim of the phonological analysis is
  1. To distinguish the meanings;
  2. To show considerable phonetic differences;
  3. To teach a foreign languages to any type of learner.
  4. To establish distinctive differences between sounds;
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To establish distinctive differences between sounds;
#194
… declares the distributional method to be the only scientific one.
  1. Zellig Harris;
  2. L.V. Shcherba.
  3. G.P. Torsuyev;
  4. C. Gimson;
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Zellig Harris;
#195
In Germanic languages the word stress originally fell on the initial syllable, this tendency was called …
  1. diachronical tendency
  2. recessive tendency;
  3. retentive tendency
  4. physical tendency.
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recessive tendency;
#196
…. is the physical media of a language (sounds, syllables, stress and intonation).
  1. Falling tone.
  2. Stress;
  3. Phonetics;
  4. Intonation;
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Phonetics;
#197
Phonetics has the following four main aspects …. .
  1. Physiological, integration, physical, auditory;
  2. Social, functional, linguistic, auditory
  3. Semantics, acoustic, perceptual, phonological.
  4. Articulatory, acoustic, perceptual and phonological;
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Articulatory, acoustic, perceptual and phonological;
#198
.… studies the voice-producing mechanism and the way in which we produce speech sounds.
  1. The perceptual aspect;
  2. The articulatory aspect
  3. The acoustic aspect, and;
  4. The phonological aspect;
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The articulatory aspect
#199
The rhythm of altering stressed syllables gave birth to the …
  1. recessive tendency;
  2. diachronical tendency;
  3. rhythmical tendency;
  4. physical tendency.
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rhythmical tendency;
#200
… is a powerful means of communication. It has a great potential for expressing ideas and emotions
  1. notation
  2. rhythm;
  3. vowel;
  4. intonation;
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intonation;
#201
The way of hearing speech utterances is the object of the …. phonetics
  1. variation in pitch;
  2. perceptual;
  3. rhythm;
  4. loudness
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perceptual;
#202
Special phonetics deals with the study of …
  1. One language
  2. Two languages
  3. Three languages
  4. Many languages
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One language
#203
General phonetics deals with the study of …
  1. A number of languages
  2. All languages
  3. Dead language
  4. One language
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A number of languages
#204
What vowels do we distinguish according to the position of the tongue in the horizontal plane?
  1. Half-close
  2. Open
  3. Close
  4. Front, back and mixed vowels
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Front, back and mixed vowels
#205
How many vowels are there in the English language?
  1. 19
  2. 18
  3. 17
  4. 20
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20
#206
How many consonants are there in the English languages?
  1. 25
  2. 26
  3. 24
  4. 23
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24
#207
According to the passive organs of speech consonants are divided into:
  1. Labial
  2. Nasal
  3. Dental and alveolar
  4. Sonorant
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Dental and alveolar
#208
What are the functions of speech sounds?
  1. All of them are correct
  2. Material, abstraction
  3. Functional
  4. Constitutive, distinctive, recognitive
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Constitutive, distinctive, recognitive
#209
What are the main types of literary pronunciation in Britain?
  1. Southern, northern, eastern
  2. General, eastern, southern
  3. Southern, northern, Irish, Scottish pronunciation
  4. General, eastern, southern, British
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Southern, northern, Irish, Scottish pronunciation
#210
What are the main types of literary pronunciation in America?
  1. General, eastern, southern
  2. Southern, northern, eastern
  3. Eastern, southern, western general
  4. Northern, general Scottish
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Eastern, southern, western general
#211
What organs of speech belong to the power mechanism?
  1. Constitutive, distinctive, recognitive
  2. The lung, the wind pipe, the glottis, pharynx, the oral cavity and the nasal cavity
  3. The pharynx, the oral and nasal cavities the vocal cords
  4. Material, abstraction
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The lung, the wind pipe, the glottis, pharynx, the oral cavity and the nasal cavity
#212
What is the obstructor mechanism responsible for?
  1. For articulation of vowels and consonants
  2. For articulation of consonants
  3. vowels and consonants
  4. For articulation of vowels
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For articulation of consonants
#213
Who was the founder of phonology?
  1. L.V. Shcherba?
  2. Baudouin de Courtenay
  3. Jones
  4. V.A. Vassilyev
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Baudouin de Courtenay
#214
What styles of pronunciation are given by L.V. Shcherba?
  1. Rapid familiar style, slower, colloquial style
  2. Natural style, acquired style
  3. colloquial style
  4. Full style, careful colloquial style, rapid familiar style
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Full style, careful colloquial style, rapid familiar style
#215
The vocal cords and the glottis constitute
  1. Resonator mechanism
  2. Obstructor mechanism
  3. Power mechanism
  4. Vibrator mechanism
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Vibrator mechanism
#216
Which tendency that determines the place and the different degree of word- stress, results in placing the word-stress on the initial syllable?
  1. Recessive tendency
  2. Retentive tendency
  3. Semantic factor
  4. Rhythmic tendency
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Semantic factor
#217
Phonetic is an independent branch of:
  1. Grammar
  2. Stylistics
  3. Linguistics
  4. Lexicology
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Linguistics
#218
A syllable which begins in vowel sound is called
  1. Covered
  2. Fixed
  3. Uncovered
  4. Closed
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Uncovered
#219
Allophones are:
  1. Non-distinctive sounds
  2. Phonemes themselves
  3. Morphemes
  4. Variants of phonemes
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Variants of phonemes
#220
The nucleus is:
  1. The unstressed syllable preceding the first stressed word;
  2. All unstressed syllables in an intonation-group
  3. The last stressed syllable;
  4. The unstressed syllable with the last stressed word
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The last stressed syllable;
#221
What obstructor mechanism responsible for?
  1. For the production of sonorants only
  2. For the production of vowels
  3. For the production of all the sounds
  4. For the production of consonants
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For the production of consonants
#222
What functions does Intonation perform?
  1. Constitutive, recessive, retentive
  2. Segmental and supra-segmental
  3. Rhythmical and accentual
  4. Constitute, distinctive and recognitive
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Rhythmical and accentual
#223
The first fully stressed syllable in an intonation group is … .
  1. The nucleus
  2. The scale
  3. The tail
  4. The head
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The head
#224
What type of word-stress does the English accentual structure belong to?
  1. Musical
  2. Dynamic
  3. Quantitative, qualitative and dynamic
  4. Quantitative
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Dynamic
#225
What organs of speech belong to the vibrator mechanism?
  1. The lungs, the windpipe, the glottis, the pharynx
  2. The nasal cavity
  3. The vocal cords and the glottis
  4. The alveoli
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The vocal cords and the glottis
#226
Assimilated sound is:
  1. The consonant sound at the end of the word
  2. The sound written in transcription
  3. When the articulation of a sound is modified under the influence of the neighboring sound
  4. Any sound in the open syllable
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When the articulation of a sound is modified under the influence of the neighboring sound
#227
In the case when the assimilated consonant is influenced by the preceding consonant we have:
  1. Progressive assimilation
  2. Regressive assimilation
  3. Double assimilation
  4. Complete assimilation
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Progressive assimilation
#228
What directions of assimilation do you know?
  1. Regressive and reciprocal
  2. Double and regressive
  3. Progressive, reciprocal and regressive
  4. Progressive and reciprocal
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Progressive, reciprocal and regressive
#229
What is the definition of assimilation?
  1. The result of length
  2. The result of softness of consonants
  3. The result of adaptation of one vowel to another
  4. The influence of neighboring consonants to each other
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The influence of neighboring consonants to each other
#230
What are the English nasal consonants?
  1. [p], [b], [d], [t], [k]
  2. [m], [n], [η]
  3. [m], [p], [d]
  4. [m], [n], [l], [r]
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[m], [n], [η]
#231
What consonants are syllabic consonants?
  1. B,n
  2. L,n
  3. R,m,l
  4. W,l
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L,n
#232
What factors make a syllable prominent?
  1. Loudness, length, pitch and quality
  2. Stress, loudness, pitch, quality
  3. Quality, reduction, pitch, articulation
  4. Logical stress, loudness, length and pitch
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Loudness, length, pitch and quality
#233
The classical scientific theory appeared during…
  1. variant
  2. the 18 ^(th)
  3. the first half of the 19^(th)
  4. the 19^(th)
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the first half of the 19^(th)
#234
What does the transformational grammar pay attention to?
  1. form
  2. structure
  3. meaning
  4. meaning and form
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meaning and form
#235
The main grammatical signals(markers) are:
  1. word order
  2. all of them
  3. inflexions
  4. Functional words
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all of them
#236
Grammar is subdivided into:
  1. lexicology
  2. morphology
  3. syntax
  4. morphology and syntax
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morphology and syntax
#237
Morphology deals with :
  1. structure of words
  2. combination of sentences
  3. combination of words
  4. structure of sentences
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structure of words
#238
Syntax deals with:
  1. combination of words
  2. word- modification
  3. structure of sentences
  4. structure of words
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structure of sentences
#239
The grammatical meaning of the words: window, girl, tree.
  1. case
  2. singularity
  3. gender
  4. plurality
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singularity
#240
What does theoretical grammar study?
  1. the art of correct writing, speaking
  2. the development of grammatical structure of the language in the course of time.
  3. compares the structure of several languages
  4. the general theory and gives the analysis of the grammatical structure
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the general theory and gives the analysis of the grammatical structure
#241
What is the smallest meaningful unit of the language?
  1. word
  2. sentence
  3. Phoneme
  4. morpheme
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morpheme
#242
From the point of view of structure morphemes can be divided into:
  1. root, affixal
  2. affixal, prefixes
  3. derivational, inflexional
  4. segmental, super-segmental
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root, affixal
#243
Affixal morphemes are divided into:
  1. segmental, super-segmental
  2. affixal, prefixes
  3. derivational, inflexional
  4. root, affixal
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derivational, inflexional
#244
Show the examples of inflexional morphemes.
  1. reads, reader
  2. reader, worker, kindness
  3. reads, cats, risen
  4. reading, reader
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reader, worker, kindness
#245
What are the criterias of Sherba and Ilyish which are suggested to the classification of parts of speech?
  1. stem- building elements, . meaning, form
  2. meaning, form, function
  3. combinability, stem- building elements
  4. combinability, function
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meaning, form, function
#246
What is the lexico- grammatical meaning of the noun?
  1. quality of substance
  2. meaning of substance or thingness
  3. number
  4. action
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meaning of substance or thingness
#247
What grammatical categories does the noun have in English?
  1. number, case, gender
  2. number, tense
  3. tense, case
  4. person, number
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number, case, gender
#248
What are the main functions of noun in the sentences?
  1. subject, attribute
  2. subject, predicate
  3. subject, object, predicative
  4. subject, adverbial modifier
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subject, object, predicative
#249
Stem-building elements of nouns are:
  1. –ment, -er, -ist, -ship
  2. –s, -ren, -en
  3. –ly, -ful,-ous
  4. ing, -ed
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–ment, -er, -ist, -ship
#250
What is the lexico-grammatical meaning of the verb?
  1. substance
  2. quality of action
  3. action and state
  4. quality of substance
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action and state
#251
What grammatical categories of the verb do you know?
  1. a,b,c
  2. person, number
  3. tense, voice
  4. aspect, mood
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a,b,c
#252
What is the function of the verb?
  1. predicate
  2. attribute
  3. adv. modifier
  4. subject, object
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predicate
#253
Stem-building elements of the verbs are:
  1. –er, -ment,-est
  2. –ize,-fy,-en
  3. re-, dis-, mis-
  4. a,b
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a,b
#254
According to the structure the types of verbs…
  1. modal, link
  2. simple,derived
  3. a,b
  4. compound, composite
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a,b
#255
According to the function verbs are divided…
  1. modal, notional
  2. auxiliary, functional
  3. notional, functional
  4. link, auxiliary
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notional, functional
#256
Functional verbs are divided into…
  1. notional, functional
  2. link, notional
  3. auxiliary, functional
  4. modal, link, auxiliary
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modal, link, auxiliary
#257
What does the non-continuous aspect denote?
  1. everlasting
  2. prior action
  3. repeated, everlasting action
  4. progressive action
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repeated, everlasting action
#258
What does the continuous aspect denote?
  1. everlasting
  2. progressive action
  3. repeated, everlasting action
  4. prior action
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progressive action
#259
What moods are there in English language?
  1. imperative, subjunctive, middle
  2. subjunctive, reflexive, reciprocal
  3. indicative, subjunctive, reflexive
  4. indicative, imperative, subjunctive
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indicative, imperative, subjunctive
#260
What grammatical categories do verbals have?
  1. mood, voice, gender
  2. order, aspect, voice
  3. voice, tense, degree
  4. aspect, voice, tense
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aspect, voice, tense
#261
What features does Participle I have?
  1. nominal, verbal
  2. verbal, adjectival, adverbial
  3. verbal, adverbial
  4. adjectival, adverbial
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adjectival, adverbial
#262
What is the lexico-grammatical meaning of the adjectives?
  1. the state of an action
  2. the quality of substance
  3. the action
  4. the substance
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the quality of substance
#263
What grammatical category does the adjective have in English?
  1. gender, degrees of comparison
  2. degrees of comparison
  3. number, case
  4. tense
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degrees of comparison
#264
What is the function of the adjective in the sentence?
  1. attribute, adv. modifier
  2. subject, object
  3. predicative, attribute
  4. adv. modifier, predicative
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predicative, attribute
#265
What are the stem-building elements of the adjectives?
  1. –ous,-ful,-less,un-,in-,ir-
  2. –ly,-ing,-er
  3. –en,-ize,-ous,dis-
  4. –er,-ment,-ness,re-
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–ous,-ful,-less,un-,in-,ir-
#266
What is the function of the numeral?
  1. Subject and object
  2. predicate
  3. attribute
  4. all of them
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all of them
#267
What does syntax deal with?
  1. morpheme
  2. word
  3. phrase
  4. sentence
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sentence
#268
State the compound prepositions in the following.
  1. below, beside
  2. Before, after
  3. instead of , owing to
  4. by, with
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instead of , owing to
#269
Find the word in the following examples referring to the class of verbs.
  1. asleep
  2. aloud
  3. abroad
  4. appreciate
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appreciate
#270
Which of the following words have a simple stem?
  1. give up
  2. write
  3. transport
  4. brother-in-law
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write
#271
Which of the following words have a derivative stem?
  1. motor-car
  2. in spite of
  3. boyhood
  4. day
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boyhood
#272
Which of the following words have a compound stem?
  1. books
  2. at last
  3. translated
  4. pickpocket
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pickpocket
#273
What is the main purpose of the theoretical course on English grammar?
  1. learning basic patterns
  2. learning morphemes
  3. learning patterns
  4. learning grammatical structures
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learning grammatical structures
#274
What category do the personal pronouns have?
  1. aspect
  2. tense
  3. mood
  4. case
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case
#275
Language is…………….
  1. is the act of expressing or the faculty of describing feelings
  2. is the act of expressing or the faculty of describing feelings and thoughts or perceptions by words, something spoken or vocal communication
  3. All of them them
  4. the communication of feelings and thoughts through a system of particular signals like sounds, voice, written symbols, and gestures
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the communication of feelings and thoughts through a system of particular signals like sounds, voice, written symbols, and gestures
#276
The first stage of development of the English grammar started during the early ……century
  1. 19
  2. 18
  3. 17
  4. 16
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16
#277
The analysis and comparison of the grammatical structures of related languages is known as ………………
  1. comparative grammar
  2. transformational
  3. traditional grammar
  4. reference
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comparative grammar
#278
……………….. includes the rules determining the structure and interpretation of sentences that speakers accept as belonging to the language.
  1. Comparative grammar
  2. Generative grammar
  3. Universal grammar
  4. Mental grammar
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Generative grammar
#279
The generative grammar stored in the brain that allows a speaker to produce language that other speakers can understand is ……………….grammar
  1. generative
  2. universal
  3. mental
  4. pedagogical
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mental
#280
A description of the grammar of a language, with explanations of the principles governing the construction of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences
  1. Pedagogical grammar
  2. Comparative grammar
  3. Transformational grammar
  4. Reference grammar
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Reference grammar
#281
……………………. or syntax is concerned with making completely explicit the formalisms of grammar, and in providing scientific arguments or explanations in favour of one account of grammar rather than another, in terms of a general theory of human language
  1. Traditional grammar
  2. Theoretical grammar
  3. Practical grammar
  4. Generative grammar
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Theoretical grammar
#282
The collection of prescriptive rules and concepts about the structure of the language is called ……
  1. Universal grammar
  2. Reference grammar
  3. Pedagogical grammar
  4. Traditional grammar
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Traditional grammar
#283
What types of stress are there in English?
  1. Syllable stress, word stress
  2. Vowel stress, consonant stress
  3. Word stress, sentence stress
  4. Strong stress, weak stress
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Syllable stress, word stress
#284
Who distinguishes 4 degrees of stress?
  1. G. Trager, C. Torsuyev
  2. Hill, A. Gimson
  3. G. Trager, A. Hill
  4. Torsuyev, P. Sokolov
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Torsuyev, P. Sokolov
#285
Word stress in English has several functions:
  1. Primary, secondary, weak
  2. Accentual, distinctive, constitutive
  3. Rhythmic, constitutive, quantitate
  4. Constitutive, distinctive, identificatory
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Rhythmic, constitutive, quantitate
#286
Phoneme blending is:
  1. easier than identifying rhyming words
  2. easier than phoneme addition, deletion, and substitution
  3. easier than syllable blending
  4. harder than onset and rime
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easier than syllable blending
#287
The definition of phoneme is, "The smallest part of _________ language
  1. Formal
  2. Spoken
  3. Written
  4. informal
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Formal
#288
What is the study of production of speech by the organs of speech by the speaker?
  1. Acoustic phonetics
  2. Auditory phonetics
  3. Articulatory phonetics
  4. No answer
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Articulatory phonetics
#289
What is the definition of phonetics?
  1. a science or a branch of linguistics studying articulator – acoustic features of a language
  2. a science or a branch of linguistics studying letters– acoustic features of a language
  3. the study of the letters of a language
  4. the study of the sounds of a language
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a science or a branch of linguistics studying articulator – acoustic features of a language
#290
Find the most active organ of speech
  1. The palate
  2. The tongue
  3. The nasal cavity
  4. The mouth
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The tongue
#291
Find 4 principal resonators of the speech
  1. The nasal cavity, mouth, tongue, palate
  2. Pharynx, mouth, nasal cavity, labial cavity
  3. The tooth, tongue, lips, nose
  4. The mouth, tongue, nasal cavity, pharynx
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Pharynx, mouth, nasal cavity, labial cavity
#292
What does the word “Phonetics” mean?
  1. Sound, voice, science
  2. Sound, voice, language
  3. Sound, voice, body
  4. Sound, voice, tongue
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Sound, voice, language
#293
What is the living language….
  1. currently used the primary form of communication
  2. Formation of relative words
  3. Group of words which is use to speak
  4. Used to classify other language family
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currently used the primary form of communication
#294
Grammatical meaning is the … meaning of the word .
  1. Word combinations
  2. Word groups
  3. Word phrases
  4. Formal meaning
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Formal meaning
#295
Pre- structural tendency is characterized by classifying words into word groups according to…
  1. Meaning, form, structural meaning.
  2. Meaning, function, form
  3. Form, structure
  4. Meaning, form
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Form, structure
#296
The structural tendency is characterized by classification of word according to
  1. Meaning, function
  2. Meaning, form
  3. Structure, distribution
  4. Meaning structure
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Structure, distribution
#297
The distinction between the two classes which for convenience we distinguish…
  1. Non declinable. Declinable
  2. Declinable undeclinable
  3. Indeclinable, nondeclinable
  4. Declinable, indeclinable
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Declinable, indeclinable
#298
Which of these nouns are singular in form plural in meaning
  1. Man
  2. Shop
  3. Perk
  4. Cattle
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Cattle
#299
The classification of verbs can be undertaken from the following points of view:
  1. Form
  2. Function
  3. All of them
  4. Meaning
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Function
#300
Notional words have … meaning of their own .
  1. Full lexical
  2. Partial lexical
  3. Fool grammatical
  4. Partial grammatical
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Full lexical
#301
While classifying words into parts of speech A.I. Smirnitsky identifies…
  1. 2 criteria
  2. 7 criteria
  3. 3 criteria
  4. criteria
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3 criteria
#302
When classifying words into parts of speech Khaimovich and Rogovskaya indentify…
  1. Two criteria
  2. Five criteria
  3. Three criteria
  4. Four criteria
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Three criteria
#303
Functions words are those which do not have …
  1. Partial meaning
  2. Full lexical meaning
  3. Full grammatical meaning
  4. Full meaning
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Partial meaning
#304
According to their function words are subdivided into …
  1. Connectives and determinatives
  2. Conjunctions and connectives
  3. Determinatives and conjunctions
  4. Conjunctions and particles
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Connectives and determinatives
#305
In modern English there are … classes of words .
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 4
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2
#306
According to their form they have…categories.
  1. Number and mood
  2. Number and gender
  3. Gender and case
  4. Number and case
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Number and gender
#307
Gender in Modern English is the… distinction between masculine, feminine and neuter
  1. Grammatical
  2. Stylistic
  3. Morphological
  4. Semantic
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Semantic
#308
English has certain …means to express a real biological sex
  1. Semantic and syntactic
  2. Lexical and syntactic
  3. Grammatical and lexical
  4. Syntactic and semantic
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Lexical and syntactic
#309
The non-comparable adjectives are …
  1. Non- reliable
  2. Relative
  3. Reflexive
  4. Non-relative
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Non-relative
#310
The comparable adjectives are …
  1. Non-qualifying
  2. Relative
  3. Qualifying
  4. Qualitative
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Qualifying
#311
The passive voice shows … That the action express by the predicate passes on to the subject
  1. That the person or thing denoted by the subject is acted upon
  2. The smallest meaningful unit of word
  3. That the person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the action expressed by the predicate
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That the person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the action expressed by the predicate
#312
According to the … adverbs fall under 3 subclass; qualitative quantative, arcumshantial
  1. Function
  2. Meaning
  3. Form
  4. Action
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Form
#313
According to their morphological structure verbs are divided into:
  1. Compound, complex, simple
  2. Simple, derided compound
  3. Simple, derived, compound, composite
  4. The smallest meaningful unit of word
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Simple, derided compound
#314
The noun is a parts of speech which denotes …?
  1. Action
  2. person
  3. Number
  4. Colour
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Number
#315
According to verbs what structure verbs are divided into: Simple, derived compound composed
  1. Grammatical
  2. Morphological
  3. Syntactical
  4. Lexical
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Syntactical
#316
According to verbs morphological structure verbs are divided into:
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 3
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4
#317
… verbs are those which a full meaning of their own and can be used without any addition words as a simple predicate
  1. Auxiliary
  2. Link
  3. All are true
  4. Notional
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Notional
#318
… are nouns which have derivative elements
  1. Proper nouns
  2. Simple nouns
  3. Derivative nouns
  4. Compound nouns
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Simple nouns
#319
… is a word that describes a noun
  1. Pronoun
  2. Adverb
  3. Adjective
  4. Conjunction
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Adjective
#320
… is naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, quality or action Pronoun
  1. Adjective
  2. Verb
  3. Noun
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Noun
#321
… … are nouns which have neigther prefixes no suffixes
  1. A B
  2. Auxiliary
  3. Link
  4. derivate noun
  5. All of the up
  6. Productive noun
  7. simple noun
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simple noun
#322
The lowest meaningful unit …
  1. Phoneme
  2. System
  3. Word
  4. Morpheme
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Word
#323
… the main naming unit of language
  1. Phoneme
  2. Word function
  3. Morpheme
  4. Word
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Phoneme
#324
… A word when describes an action (doing smth) or a state (being smth).
  1. Noun
  2. Pronoun
  3. verb
  4. Article
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Noun
#325
Find affixes which we can make noun
  1. ness, -ism, -er
  2. ize, -ment, -ty
  3. fy, -ly, -hood
  4. ly, -ness, -ship.
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ness, -ism, -er
#326
Which parts of speech do these words belong to? Big, yellow, thin, amazing.
  1. Adjective
  2. Adverb
  3. Noun
  4. Verb
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Adjective
#327
According to the morphological composition, nouns are divided into 3 groups
  1. Compound, composition, plural.
  2. Genitive, plural, singular
  3. Simple, compound, derivative
  4. Simple, genitive, singular
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Simple, compound, derivative
#328
George usually goes to the library after the lesson. Find the type of noun in this sentence.
  1. Collective noun
  2. Proper noun
  3. Common noun
  4. Class noun
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Proper noun
#329
Conjunction is …
  1. Describe an action
  2. Comes before a noun, pronoun
  3. Joining two wards, phrases or sentences together
  4. Instead of a noun
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Joining two wards, phrases or sentences together
#330
Find compound verbs
  1. Read recall
  2. Unknown blackboard
  3. Day dream browbeat
  4. Magnify live
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Day dream browbeat
#331
What is derived verbs ?
  1. Have two or more stems
  2. Have no affixes
  3. Having affixes
  4. There is no correct answer
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Having affixes
#332
… are names that can be applied to any individual or a class of person or thing
  1. Compound noun
  2. Common noun
  3. Proper noun
  4. Simple noun
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Common noun
#333
She was furious with herself for letting things get out of hand. This adjective is..
  1. Gradable adj
  2. Non-gradable adj
  3. Regular adj
  4. Irregular adj
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Non-gradable adj
#334
Descriptive adjectives are...
  1. eagerly, handy, boring
  2. ordinary, powerless, eagerly
  3. foolhardy, grim, handy
  4. sophisticated, stunning, boring
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foolhardy, grim, handy
#335
.......... of trees bordering a side road.
  1. Chain
  2. Crew
  3. Clump
  4. Covey
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Clump
#336
Ambitransitive verbs are...
  1. tolerate, read, respect
  2. there is no correct answer
  3. walk, laugh, understand
  4. eat, read, break
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eat, read, break
#337
This approach was developed by Russian linguistics. There are 3 principles on which this classification is based:1)meaning 2) form 3) function
  1. The formal semantic approach
  2. The semantic approach
  3. The syntactic( functional )approach
  4. The Functional approach
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The formal semantic approach
#338
Yesterday Jane gave .......... to her brother.
  1. oval blue old toy
  2. old blue toy oval
  3. blue old oval toy
  4. old oval blue toy
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old oval blue toy
#339
What kind of approach is Morpheme-based morphology?
  1. Morpheme-based morphology, which makes use of an item-and-arrangement approach.
  2. Morpheme-based morphology, which normally makes use of an item-and-process approach.
  3. Morpheme-based morphology, which normally makes use of a word-and-paradigm approach.
  4. Morpheme-based morphology, which normally makes use of a sintax process approach.
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Morpheme-based morphology, which makes use of an item-and-arrangement approach.
#340
In which classification all verbs fall into finite and non-finite
  1. there is no correct answer
  2. Syntactic classifications
  3. Functional classification
  4. Lexical-morphological classification
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Syntactic classifications
#341
Indecomposable nouns are...
  1. chair, table, reader
  2. blackness, teacher, worker
  3. fish, teacher, chair
  4. map, fish, work
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map, fish, work
#342
Verbs which define the subject and time.........
  1. there is no correct answer
  2. finite verbs
  3. regular verbs
  4. infinite verbs
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finite verbs
#343
Which is communication verb?
  1. there is no correct answer
  2. announce
  3. Believe
  4. Think
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announce
#344
...... is a process where one combines two complete words, whereas with inflection you can combine a suffix with some verb to change its form to subject of the sentence.
  1. Word formation
  2. linguistic paradigm
  3. there is no correct answer
  4. Lexical morphology
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Word formation
#345
What is adverb?
  1. They modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
  2. They modify adverbs, nouns, and pronouns.
  3. They modify adjectives, nouns, and other adverbs.
  4. They modify all parts of speech
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They modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
#346
Which one is correct?
  1. An adjective modifies a verb that it provides more detail about a verb.
  2. An adjective modifies a noun that it provides more detail about a noun.
  3. An adjective modifies a verb that it provides more detail about a noun
  4. An adjective modifies a pronoun that it provides more detail about a pronoun.
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An adjective modifies a noun that it provides more detail about a noun.
#347
Auxiliary verbs are….
  1. the forms of the verb intermediary in many of their lexico-grammatical features between the verb and the non-processual parts of speech
  2. expressed in certain syntactic functions in association with types of combinality
  3. those which have no lexical meaning of their own and are used as function words with a function to make up analytical grammatical forms
  4. verbs characterized by the fact that they relate a preceding subject to the following object:
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those which have no lexical meaning of their own and are used as function words with a function to make up analytical grammatical forms
#348
Imperative mood makes a verb into a command or request. It always uses.....
  1. fourth person
  2. second person
  3. third person
  4. first person
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second person
#349
................indicates the possibility, wishes, or hypothetical statement
  1. awesome mood
  2. indicative mood
  3. subjunctive mood
  4. imperative mood
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subjunctive mood
#350
............describes specific members out of a group.
  1. Vinantive
  2. Demonstrative
  3. Distributive
  4. Descriptive
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Distributive
#351
How many values does CASE have?
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 2
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3
#352
...........expresses the relationship of the subject to the action.
  1. voice
  2. Mood
  3. Case
  4. Person
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voice
#353
Bound morpheme is ...
  1. morpheme that cannot stand alone
  2. morpheme consisting no phonetic form
  3. morpheme that can stand alone
  4. morpheme that may stand alone
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morpheme that cannot stand alone
#354
"Latin Grammar" was written by
  1. Billagen
  2. Bullokar
  3. William Lily
  4. John Brightland
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William Lily
#355
Generative grammar ......
  1. description of the syntax of English as it is actually used by speakers in dialogues
  2. includes the rules determining the structure and interpretation of sentences that speakers accept as belonging to the language.
  3. theory of grammar that accounts for the constructions of a language by linguistic transformations and phrase structures.
  4. there is no correct answer
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includes the rules determining the structure and interpretation of sentences that speakers accept as belonging to the language.
#356
How many types of transitive verbs are there?
  1. 6 types
  2. 5 types
  3. 3 types
  4. 4 types
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3 types
#357
Which of them are the grammatical categories of the verb? 1.person 2.number 3.gender 4.aspect 5.voice 6.case 7.mood 8. Time
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  2. 1 2 5 7 8
  3. 1 2 4 5 7 8
  4. 1 3 4 6 7 8
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
#358
........... can be: a thing, a place, a person, a name, or an idea: e.g. monarch, palace, Westminster, and democracy are all examples of nouns.
  1. Adjective
  2. Verb
  3. Noun
  4. Pronoun
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Noun
#359
How many types of sentences in English?
  1. Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
  2. Declarative, imperative, interrogative
  3. Exclamatory, negative,positive
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Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
#360
...........describe specific members out of a group.
  1. Demonstrative
  2. Distributive
  3. Imperative
  4. Descriptive
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Distributive
#361
................indicates the possibility, wishes, or hypothetical statement.
  1. awesome mood
  2. imperative mood
  3. indicative mood
  4. subjunctive mood
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subjunctive mood
#362
Imperative mood makes a verb into a command or request. It always uses.....
  1. first person
  2. there is no true answer
  3. third person
  4. second person
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second person
#363
Lexicology is ....
  1. the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
  2. the classification of languages based on their use of words.
  3. the study of words and how they make up a language's vocabulary.
  4. there is no true answer
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the study of words and how they make up a language's vocabulary.
#364
Function words include....
  1. place, adjectives, conjunctions, adverbs.
  2. auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, pronouns.
  3. there is no true answer
  4. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
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auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, pronouns.
#365
What are prepositions?
  1. Show relationship in time and space
  2. Used to indicate specific or non-specific nouns
  3. Refer to other pronouns
  4. Refer to other nouns
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Show relationship in time and space
#366
Which is communication verb?
  1. smell
  2. think
  3. belive
  4. announce
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announce
#367
Verbs which define the subject and time.........
  1. regular verbs
  2. infinite verbs
  3. there is no true answer
  4. finite verbs
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finite verbs
#368
A subject and a verb must come to on an agreement that?
  1. If the subject is plural the verb is plural
  2. If the subject is plural the verb is singular
  3. If the subject is singular the verb is plural
  4. If the subject is plural the verb is possesive
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If the subject is plural the verb is plural
#369
Define the number category characteristics of the following nouns - news, car, shorts, salt, man, cattle.
  1. there is no true answer
  2. Pluralia Tantum nouns - ……
  3. Singularia Tantum nouns - ………..
  4. regular countable nouns
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Pluralia Tantum nouns - ……
#370
..............are called proper nouns.
  1. that denote entities or substances (even invisible or intangible substances such as air
  2. Nouns representing a named person entity, or place
  3. Common nouns designating items or abstractions that can be counted are known as
  4. nouns denoting abstractions or processes
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Nouns representing a named person entity, or place
#371
Noun is the only notional part of speech which can be combined with:
  1. postpositional particles.
  2. there is no true answer
  3. prepositions
  4. adverb
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prepositions
#372
Which of the syntactic functions is not fulfilled by the noun in English?
  1. object
  2. subject
  3. predicate;
  4. attribute;
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attribute;
#373
Describe the noun cat according to the following characteristics:
  1. human; non-human;
  2. there is no answer
  3. proper; common;
  4. animate; inanimate;
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proper; common;
#374
Descriptive adjectives are...
  1. foolhardy, grim, handy
  2. sophisticated, stunning, boring
  3. ordinary, powerless, eagerly
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foolhardy, grim, handy
#375
........is the study of how words and morphemes combine to larger units such as phrases and sentences.
  1. Morphology
  2. Syntax
  3. Phonetics
  4. Semiasiology
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Syntax
#376
The term _______ describes the realization of phonological variations for a specific morpheme.
  1. allomorph
  2. phonemorph
  3. Bound
  4. free
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allomorph
#377
Noun is the only notional part of speech which can be combined with:
  1. verbs
  2. adverbs;
  3. pronouns
  4. prepositions
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prepositions
#378
Which of the syntactic functions is not fulfilled by the noun in English?
  1. subject
  2. attribute
  3. predicate
  4. object
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attribute
#379
..............are called proper nouns
  1. Common nouns designating items or abstractions that can be counted are known as
  2. Nouns representing a named person entity, or place
  3. that denote entities or substances (even invisible or intangible substances such as air
  4. nouns denoting abstractions or processes
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Nouns representing a named person entity, or place
#380
The category of gender in English is:
  1. formal
  2. informal
  3. meaningful
  4. functional
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meaningful
#381
For the bulk of English nouns the category of gender is:
  1. variable feature category.
  2. Both answers are correct
  3. Both answers are incorrect
  4. constant feature category
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constant feature category
#382
Define the gender characteristics of the following nouns - teacher, child, friend
  1. common
  2. neuter
  3. musculine
  4. feminine
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common
#383
Define the number category characteristics of the following nouns - car, shorts, salt, man, cattle
  1. Singularia Tantum nouns
  2. All answers are correct
  3. Pluralia Tantum nouns
  4. regular countable nouns
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regular countable nouns
#384
The most widely accepted theory of the category of case in English is:
  1. the theory of positional cases
  2. the theory of prepositional cases
  3. the theory of possessive postpositive
  4. the theory of limited case
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the theory of positional cases
#385
What does the continuous aspect denote?
  1. Repeated action
  2. Habitual action
  3. preogressive action
  4. Finished action
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preogressive action
#386
Define the semantic types of the genitive in the following word -combinations: three hours’ walk, my father's coat, a new women’s shop, Ms. Flom’s contribution.
  1. Both answers are correct
  2. denoting possession
  3. Both answers are incorrect
  4. denoting qualification
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denoting possession
#387
Syntax deals with:
  1. Word modification
  2. structure of sentence
  3. Word-building
  4. Structure of words
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structure of sentence
#388
The grammatical meaning of the words: window, girl, tree
  1. plurality
  2. case
  3. singularity
  4. gender
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singularity
#389
How do we call the combination of the stem of the word with some inflexional signs(or signals)?
  1. word-building
  2. Word form
  3. form- class
  4. meaning
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word-building
#390
How do we call set of word forms having different roots but one and the same grammatical word-building signals?
  1. Form-class
  2. Word-modification
  3. grammatical meaning
  4. Word-building
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grammatical meaning
#391
According to the function verbs are divided…
  1. Transitive, intransitive
  2. All answers are correct
  3. notional, functional
  4. Link, modal
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notional, functional
#392
Syntax deals with:
  1. Word modification
  2. Word-building
  3. structure of sentence
  4. Structure of words
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structure of sentence
#393
What does theoretical grammar study?
  1. the development of grammatical structure of the language in the course of time.
  2. the general theory and gives the analysis of the grammatical structure.
  3. the art of correct writing, speaking
  4. compares the structure of several languages
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the general theory and gives the analysis of the grammatical structure.
#394
What is the smallest meaningful unit of the language?
  1. morpheme
  2. word
  3. Phoneme
  4. sentence
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morpheme
#395
From the point of view of structure morphemes can be divided into:
  1. affixal, prefixes
  2. segmental, super-segmental
  3. derivational, inflexional
  4. root, affixal
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root, affixal
#396
Affixal morphemes are divided into:
  1. derivational, inflexional
  2. affixal, prefixes
  3. segmental, super-segmental
  4. root, affixal
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derivational, inflexional
#397
Show the examples of inflexional morphemes.
  1. reading, reader
  2. reads, reader
  3. reader, worker, kindness
  4. reads, cats, risen
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reads, cats, risen
#398
What are the criterias of Sherba and Ilyish which are suggested to the classification of parts of speech?
  1. combinability, stem- building elements
  2. meaning, form, function
  3. combinability, function
  4. stem- building elements, . meaning, form
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meaning, form, function
#399
What is the lexico- grammatical meaning of the noun?
  1. number
  2. quality of substance
  3. action
  4. meaning of substance or thingness
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meaning of substance or thingness
#400
-feminine
  1. referring to women, or more generally to female creatures
  2. referring to objects, substances, processes or abstractions
  3. None of them
  4. referring to men or more generally to male creatures
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referring to women, or more generally to female creatures
#401
What moods are there in English language?
  1. indicative, imperative, subjunctive
  2. indicative, subjunctive, reflexive
  3. subjunctive, reflexive, reciprocal
  4. imperative, subjunctive, middle
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indicative, imperative, subjunctive
#402
What grammatical categories do verbals have?
  1. aspect, voice, tense
  2. order, aspect, voice
  3. voice, tense, degree
  4. mood, voice, gender, degree
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aspect, voice, tense
#403
What features does Participle I have?
  1. nominal, verbal
  2. verbal, adverbial
  3. adjectival, adverbial
  4. verbal, adjectival, adverbial
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adjectival, adverbial
#404
What is the lexico-grammatical meaning of the adjectives?
  1. the state of an action
  2. the substance
  3. the quality of substance
  4. the action
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the quality of substance
#405
What grammatical category does the adjective have in English?
  1. tense
  2. number, case
  3. gender, degrees of comparison
  4. degrees of comparison
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degrees of comparison
#406
What is the function of the adjective in the sentence?
  1. predicative, attribute
  2. subject, object
  3. adv. modifier, predicative
  4. attribute, adv. modifier
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predicative, attribute
#407
What are the stem-building elements of the adjectives?
  1. –ous,-ful,-less,un-,in-,ir-
  2. –en,-ize,-ous,dis-
  3. –er,-ment,-ness,re-
  4. –ly,-ing,-er
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–ous,-ful,-less,un-,in-,ir-
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