Chapter 4 Syntax
    1. Syntax is the study of the interrelationships between elements of sentence structure and of the rules governing the way words are ________ to form sentences in a language.
    A. analyzed
    B. examined
    C. linked
    D. arranged
    2. ________ lexical categories are open categories in the sense that new words are constantly added.
    A. Minor
    B. Major
    C. All
    D. None of the above
    3. NP and ________ are essential components of a sentence.
    A. VP
    B. PP
    C. AP
    D. CP
    4. The two clauses in a ________ sentence are structurally equal parts of the sentence.
    A. simple
    B. complete
    C. complex
    D. coordinate
    5. The embedded clause in a complex sentence is normally called ________ clause.
    A. a subordinate
    B. a main
    C. a matrix
    D. a major
    6. Transformational grammar is a type of grammar first proposed by ________ in the mid-1950s.
    A. Saussure
    B. Bloomfield
    C. Chomsky
    D. Halliday
    7. The rules that group words and phrases to form grammatical sentences are called ________ rules.
    A. lexical
    B. structural
    C. coordinate
    D. combinational
    8. ________ can generate an infinite number of sentences.
    A. Phrase structure rules
    B. Movement rules
    C. Syntactic rules
    D. None of the above
    答案(反白可見)：C B A D A C D A