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Quiz by Paula Scarafia, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Paula Scarafia
about 3 years ago
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Question 1
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Which of these are central coordinators?
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and
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for
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but
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or
Question 2
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The difference between coordination and subordination is related to the syntactic level of the units being linked (Greenbaum and Quirk 1990). While in coordination the two units are [blank_start]on the same level[blank_end], in subordination they are [blank_start]on different levels[blank_end]
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on the same level
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on different levels
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on different levels
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on the same level
Question 3
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There are two types of coordination: syndetic and asyndetic.
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- True
- False
Question 4
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Some of the syntactic features of coordination are:
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Clause coordination is sequentally fixed (clauses beginning in a coordinator cannot change places with the preceding clause)
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Clause coordinators don't have a restricted position in the clause (they can occur initially or noninitially).
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Coordinators can link clauses and clause constituents.
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Coordinators cannot link more than two clauses.
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Coordinators may be preceded by a conjuction.
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Coordinators can link subordinate clauses.
Question 5
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The coordinator "and" may indicate a relation of sequence, contrast, concession, condition, similarity, addition or explanation between the two units.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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The coordinator "or" is always used exclusively (i.e., to exclude the possibility of both units linked being true).
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- True
- False
Question 7
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The coordinator "but" may be used to introduce a clause expressing the same as the first negative clause, but in positive terms.
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- True
- False
Question 8
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The following correlative pairs can't link complete clauses:
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"both...and"
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"either...or"
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"neither...nor"
Question 9
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While "either...or" emphasizes the exclusive meaning of "or", "both...and" may emphasize the additive or segregatory use of "and".
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- True
- False
Question 10
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[blank_start]"Neither"[blank_end] and [blank_start]"nor"[blank_end] can be used separately (without being a correlative pair) as negative adverbs if followed by subject-operator inversion.
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neither
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nor
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