Midterm Test Ling2 Miss Hoa
Midterm Test Ling2 Miss Hoa
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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14. Which word or sequence is the sister constituent of the underlined
part in the phrase marker? Write the word or sequence.
"She remembered that her late husband's last wish was to return to the
place where they first met."
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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15. Which word or sequence is the sister constituent of the underlined
part in the phrase marker? Write the word or sequence.
"The retail outlet has rejected a refund due to the fact that the customer
did not operate the product properly."
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
- KHÔNG viết thêm các từ không cần thiết.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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16. Which word or sequence is the sister constituent of the underlined
part in the phrase marker? Write the word or sequence.
"Twenty strawberry cupcakes for the wedding anniversary were
prepared by the husband."
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
- KHÔNG viết thêm các từ không cần thiết.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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17. Which word or sequence is the sister constituent of the underlined
part in the phrase marker? Write the word or sequence.
“The famous theories of cosmology by Stephen Hawking were
discussed in many of his books.”
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
- KHÔNG viết thêm các từ không cần thiết.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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18. Which word or sequence is the sister constituent of the underlined
part in the phrase marker? Write the word or sequence.
"All Jim’s father’s money will be left to him and his little sister in
England." (Suppose that Jim doesn’t live in England)
*** Lưu ý:
- Câu trả lời là từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) xuất hiện trong câu đã cho.
- Nhập đầy đủ từ (hoặc chuỗi từ) một cách chính xác, không sai chính tả.
- KHÔNG ghi phrasal/ lexical category.
- KHÔNG viết thêm các từ không cần thiết.
*** Câu hỏi ví dụ: What is the subject in the sentence "The red roses are
blooming"?
Câu trả lời đúng cần nhập: the red roses (hoặc THE RED ROSES)
(2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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19. What is denotation? (1 Point)
The meaning of a word that is comprised of indispensable semantic features
The meaning that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word
The meaning of a word that reflects people's attitudes
The meaning of a word that creates mental images in readers' mind
20. What is variable reference? (1 Point)
When the same expression is used to refer to different entities.
When the same expression is used to refer to the same entity.
When different expressions are used to refer to different entities.
When two different expressions are used to refer to the same entity.
21. Suppose that you accidentally drive your parents' car through a
store's plate glass window, and that your parents know you're using
their car. When you call to inform people of the accident, to whom
would you most likely say "I just drove a car through a plate glass
window"? (1 Point)
To the police
To your parents
To the owner of the store
Both to your parents and the police
Both to the police and the owner of the store
22. Pick out one word that does NOT belong to the group based on
their semantic features. (1 Point)
lavender
carnation
daisy
daffodil
oak
lily
23. Pick out two words that do NOT belong to the group based on their
shared semantic features.
Choose 2 answers. (2 Points)
boar
bachelor
stallion
doe
hen
bull
24. What type of reference is used in the expression "the present
Secretary-General of the United Nations"? (1 Point)
constant reference
variable reference
co-reference
generic reference
25. In the sentence "Vajiralongkorn is the new king of Thailand",
which of the following expressions does NOT have constant
reference? (1 Point)
Vajiralongkorn and Thailand
Vajiralongkorn
Thailand
Thailand and the new king of Thailand
the new king of Thailand
26. Which of the following expressions has no reference?
(2 Points)
my book
England
although
carefully
Johnny
27. In which of the following sentences is the underlined phrase NOT a
referring expression? (1 Point)
Basil saw a rat.
Mr. Jones is the Dean of the department.
A dentist is someone who looks after people's teeth.
I bought a magazine on my way back home.
28. Choose the semantic feature(s) that the following words share:
lady, mistress, groom, widow, spinster, maid
Choose all that apply. (2 Points)
[-human]
[+human]
[+male]
[-animate]
[-male]
[+animate]
[-mature]
[+mature]
29. Which of the following is a connotative meaning of the word 'dog'?
(1 Point)
A dog is a kind of mammal.
A dog is a four-legged animal.
A dog is a loyal animal.
A dog is a domestic animal.
30. Which of the following is NOT an equative sentence?
Choose all that apply. (2 Points)
The parrot is a kind of bird.
Our honoured guest today is Mr Peter Prescott.
Peter is the thief.
Peter is a lawyer.
A new bicycle is what I want to have now.
Peter is the man who took my money.
31. Which of the following is a generic sentence?
Choose all that apply. (2 Points)
Peter is a lawyer.
The cheetah is the fastest land mammal.
Chapman, a fan of The Beatles, shot John Lennon to death.
Bears hibernate to survive the winter without food.
The newcomer in the class was shy at first.
San Francisco is a city in California.
32. Which of the following is true? (1 Point)
The sense of 'cucumber' is included in the sense of 'vegetable'.
The sense of 'mammal' is more specific than the sense of 'cow'.
The sense of 'meal' is included in the sense of 'breakfast'.
The sense inclusion between 'reptile' and 'snake' is symmetric.
33. Which of the following is a pair of synonyms?
(1 Point)
story - verse
host - guest
landlady - landlord
trunk - boot
34. What is the sense relation between 'host' and 'guest'?
(1 Point)
Multiple incompatibles
Binary antonyms
Superordinate - hyponym
Converses
35. What is the sense relation between the pair: hammer - tool?
(1 Point)
Synonyms
Multiple incompatibles
Superordinate - hyponym
Hyponym - Superordinate
36. Which of the following can be said to belong to a particular
language? Choose all that apply. (2 Points)
utterances
propositions
sense
sentences
37. Which of the following
diagrams describes the
hyponymic relationship
between the words correctly?
Choose all that apply. (2
Points)
Diagram (a)
Diagram (d)
Diagram (c)
Diagram (b)
38. Complete the definition and write the word in the blank.
A sentence that asserts that two referring expressions in it have the same
referent is called a(n) _________ sentence. (2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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39. Complete the definition and write the word in the blank.
An object, a person or an entity that is being talked about with the use of an
expression is called a(n) _________. (2 Points)
Enter your answer:
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