Semantics Quiz 16 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are the components of denotation?

Correct Answer: D) Intension and extension.

2. Has she been studying all morning? (funtional word).

Correct Answer: C) Has, been, she, ing.

3. When one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings (bat-flying creature/bat-used in baseball).

Correct Answer: A) Homonyms.

4. Music-opera, color-red and material-paper

Correct Answer: C) Hyponyms.

5. Utterances have the same referential meaning but may have different pragmatic meaning depending on

Correct Answer: D) Both 1 & 2.

6. The music is amazing.

Correct Answer: C) Simple.

7. Linguistic pragmatics is the study of the ability of language users to pair sentences with the context in which they would be appropriate

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

8. An anaphoric reference .....

Correct Answer: C) Refers back to another part of the text.

9. Stative verbs refer to a state or condition that is quite static and unchanging. What do dynamic verbs do?

Correct Answer: C) Express actions.

10. Semantic features are

Correct Answer: B) Elements of a word's referential meaning.

11. Identify the relationship of the following pair of antonym.rude-polite

Correct Answer: B) Complementaries.

12. When I tell my friend, "No, your boyfriend left alone that night, " and I know this sentence to be untrue, I am violating the maxim of .....

Correct Answer: B) Quality.

13. Which is these is NOT one of Martin Joos's levels of formality?

Correct Answer: C) Banter.

14. The terms "tall/short" can be classified as ..... antonyms.

Correct Answer: B) Gradable.

15. Jeans, blouse, t-shirt, sweather, coat This group of words is an example of .....

Correct Answer: D) Semantic field.

16. Src attribute in an image tag means what?

Correct Answer: A) Source of the image.

17. Which of the following are NOT semantic roles?

Correct Answer: B) Action and actor.

18. When two or more different forms have the same pronunciation is the definition of:

Correct Answer: D) Homophones.

19. The terms "lawyer/client" can be classified as ..... antonyms.

Correct Answer: D) Converse.

20. An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. Under a cheery surface, a threatening "vibe" may appear.

Correct Answer: C) Undertone.