The questions in this quiz are from The Study of Language (THIRD EDITION) book written by GEORGE YULE.
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#1. an approach to grammar that has rules for the proper use of the language, traditionally based on Latin grammar
#2. rules stating that the structure of a phrase of a specific type consists of one or more constituents in a particular order
#3. rules stating which words can be used for constituents generated by phrase structure rules
#4. a grammatical category designating the class of a noun as masculine or feminine (or neuter)
#5. a situation in which a single phrase or sentence has two (or more) different underlying structures and interpretations
#6. a set of rules defining the possible sentences in a language
#7. a distinction based on the biological categories of male, female or neither
#8. an approach to grammar that is based on a description of the structures actually used in a language, not what should be used
#9. the analysis of constituents in a sentence showing which constituents are higher than and contain other constituents
#10. a word such as (that) introducing a complement phrase
#11. the investigation of the distribution of grammatical forms in a language
#12. a grammatical analysis of how small constituents go together to form larger constituents in sentences
#13. the repeated application of a rule in generating structures
#14. a structure such as (that Mary helped George) used to complete a construction beginning with a structure such as (Cathy knew)
#15. the underlying structure of sentences as represented by phrase structure rules
#16. the analysis of the structure of phrases and sentences
#17. rules that are used to change or move constituents in structures derived from phrase structure rules
#18. the grammar must generate all the grammatical sentences and only the grammatical sentences.
#19. the structure of individual sentences after the application of transformational rules to deep structure
#20. a distinction between the social roles of men and women
