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ESY611S - ENGLISH SYNTAX - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2023 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: ESY611S
COURSE NAME: ENGLISHSYNTAX
SESSION: January 2023
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: (PAPER1)
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER($) Ms. N.N Ndatyapo
Ms. B. Mutonga
MODERATOR: Dr. A. Hautemo
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly.
4. Write the name of your lecturer clearly on the cover of your
examination book.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _3_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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Question 1
1.1 Define the following concepts:
[10]
a) Sentence
[2]
b) Morphosyntax
[2]
c) Grammar
[2]
d) Semantics
[2]
e) Word classes
[2]
Question 2
2.1 Syntax and Semantics are both branches of linguistics. Critically, compare and contrast Syntax and
Semantics.
[10]
2.2 Write an essay in which you discuss the similarities and differences between the following: [30]
a) Transformational Grammar
[10]
b) Traditional Grammar
[10]
c) Descriptive Grammar
[10]
Question 3
3.1 Name the types of sentences in the following:
[10]
a) Maria waited for the bus, but the bus was late. [2]
b) Tomas and Titus took the train.
[2]
c) I did not see them at school because they arrived at school before afternoon. [2]
d) It was not me who took your pen.
[2]
e) I will get to watch television, but first, I have to clean up the dishes after we finish eating. [2]
Question 4
4.1
Identify the clause structures in terms of S, P, 0, C, A.
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a) That story about a live crocodile in the river has been confirmed.
[2]
b) The fisherman caught the intruder red-handed.
[2]
c) Evelyn always has a good laugh over a joke.
[2]
d) On land policy, the leader of the youth is being extremely reckless.
[2]
e) All of them were worried about their own projects.
[2]
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Question 5
5.1 Draw tree diagrams of the following sentences, using the phrase structure rules.
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a) The belief that the earth is flat is a widespread belief.
Question 6
6.1 Explain the syntactic ambiguity in the following sentences. Write the appropriate answer next to
the letter.
[10]
a)
The professor said on Monday he will give an examination.
[2]
b)
I saw the man with the binoculars.
[2]
c)
Amenenge bathed her daughter in a pink dress.
[2]
d)
The chicken is ready to eat.
[2]
e)
They were milking cows.
[2]
End of Question Paper
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