第四章自测试题
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choo the one that would best complete the statement.
1. The differences between a compound and a free phra lie in
A. grammatical features B. phonetic features C. mantic features D. all the above
2. Means of English word formation exclude
A. repetition and alliteration B. clipping, acronymy and blending
C. conversion and back formation D. affixation and compounding
3. The word "water" in "The peasant watered the trees." belongs to the conversion between
A. adjective and noun B .verb and noun C. adjective and verb D. noun and verb
4. In English words produced through affixation constitute of all the new words.
A.10% to 20% B.20% to 30% C.30% to 40% D.40% to 50%
5. The chief function of suffixation is to
A. change the word-class B. change the meaning of the stem
C. change the mantic function of the stem D. all the above
6. The most productive conversion takes place between
A. nouns and adjectives B. nouns and verbs C. verbs and adjectives D. none of the above
7. The chief function of predication is to change
A. the part of speech of the stem B. the meaning of the stem
C. the grammatical function of the stem D. the collocation of the stem
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8. The overwhelming majority of blends are
A. adjectives B. adverbials C. verbs D. nouns
9. The "de-" in "defrost" is a/an. prefix.
A. reversative B. orientation C. negative D. pejorative
10. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into acronyms and initialisms depending on
A. the pronunciation of the words 基金的分类B .the spelling way
C. the grammatical function 蒜茄子怎么做D. none of the above
11. Verb compounds are not as common as noun compounds and adjective compounds .The limited number of verbs are created either through or
A. blending, clipping B. conversion, blending C. backformation, clipping D. conversion, backformation
12. Conversion is generally considered to be a process whereby an item is adapted or converted to a new class without the addition of an affix.
A. inflectional B. derivational 30英语怎么写C. negative D. reversative
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13. The conversion of two syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of
A. stress B. function C. pronunciation D. spelling
14. The prefix in pudo-friend is a
A. prefix of degree or size B. negative prefix C. pejorative prefix D. reversative prefix
15. Affixation is the formation of words by adding word-forming or affixes to stems.
A. derivational B. inflectional C. bound D. locative
16. Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not posss all the qualities a noun does. They must be ud together with
A. definite articles B. adjectives C. single forms D. plural forms
17. In compounds, the adjective element cannot take inflectional suffixes.
A. noun-adjective B. adjective-noun电饼铛食谱 C. verb-adjective D. adjective-verb
18. In compounds, the word stress usually occurs on
whereas in noun phras ______--- is generally stresd if there is only one stress.
A. the first element, the cond element B. the cond element, the first element
C. the first element, the first element D. the cond element, the cond element
19. The most productive word formation is
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20. The three most productive means of word formation are
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A. affixation, compounding and shortening B. conversion, compounding and shortening
C. affixation, compounding and conversion D. affixation, compounding and back formation
21. "telex" is a portmanteau word created through
A. head + tail B. head + head C .head + word D. word + tail
22. "lip-read" belongs to
