Test on Syntactic Movement and Markedness in English

Question 1: In a pseudo-clefting construction with the structure "what B is A," the element A represents the rest of the sentence, while B is the element being marked.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: According to the study materials, in a pseudo-clefting construction with the structure "what B is A," A is the element being marked, and B is the rest of the sentence. The question incorrectly reverses these definitions.

Question 2: All emphatic operations classified as initial position phenomena necessarily disrupt the basic English word order.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that while fronting (an initial position phenomenon) disrupts English basic word order, clefting (also an initial position phenomenon) does not disrupt it. Therefore, not all such operations necessarily disrupt the basic word order.

Question 3: According to the study materials, which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates 'fronting + do insertion (inflection + subject)'?

A. Only then did I realize my mistake.

B. Never would I talk to his sister about this.

C. What he enjoyed was the movie.

D. She must come and so must you.

Explanation: The study materials provide 'only then did I realize my mistake' as an example of 'fronting + do insertion (inflection + subject)'. Option 1 uses 'would', demonstrating 'fronting of negative Advs + Vaux movement'. Option 2 is an example of pseudo-clefting. Option 3 uses 'must', demonstrating 'fronting + Vaux movement and be'.

Question 4: According to the study materials, which of the following verbs obligatorily trigger extraposition?

A. seem

B. appear

C. surprise

D. happen

Explanation: The study materials explicitly state under the section on Extraposition that 'obligatory extraposition: seem, appear, happen' are the verbs that fall into this category.

Question 5: Is 'The syntax of noun phrases' mentioned as a specific area of study within the provided linguistic references?

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials list 'Giorgi, A. and G. Longobardi 1991 The syntax of noun phrases . CUP.' as a reference, directly indicating its mention as a specific area of study.