What does "all and only" criterion mean?

Grammar should allow all correct sentences, and only correct ones.

Which sentence is semantically odd due to the subject's features?

The hamburger called the doctor.

What does syntax study?

How words are arranged in sentences.

What is the purpose of a tree diagram in syntax?

To visually show how a sentence is structured.

What is the difference between deep and surface structure?

Deep is the underlying meaning, surface is the syntactic form.

What do phrase structure rules and lexical rules do together?

Help build correct sentences using structure and words

Words that frequently appear together in language use.

What is structural ambiguity?

A sentence with two or more possible meanings.

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What does "all and only" criterion mean?
Grammar rules should include all words and no punctuation.
Grammar must cover all languages.
Grammar should allow all correct sentences, and only correct ones.
Grammar rules are always changing.
2
Which sentence is semantically odd due to the subject's features?
The cat chased the mouse.
The hamburger called the doctor.
The boy ate the sandwich.
The girl painted the picture.
3
Which word is least likely to be considered a prototype of furniture?
Hammock
Couch
Table
Chair
4
What does syntax study?
The sounds of language
The meaning of words.
How language changes over time.
How words are arranged in sentences.
5
What is the purpose of a tree diagram in syntax?
To count the number of words.
To list vocabulary.
To translate words into another language.
To visually show how a sentence is structured.
6
The synonyms reply and answer are always interchangeable in any sentence.
False
True
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What is the difference between deep and surface structure?
Deep is about pronunciation, surface is about spelling.
Surface is meaning, deep is grammar.
Deep is the underlying meaning, surface is the syntactic form.
Deep is longer, surface is shorter.
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Which of the following pairs are reversive antonyms?
Raise/Lower
Long/Short
True/False
Married/Single
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What do phrase structure rules and lexical rules do together?
Help build correct sentences using structure and words
Show where to put punctuation.
Help choose the correct verb tense.
Describe the meaning of a sentence.
10
What is collocation?
Words that frequently appear together in language use.
The formation of new words.
Tre structure of a sentence
A type of sentence ambiguity.
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What kind of antonyms are married and single?
Gradable.
Non-gradable
Polysemous.
Reversive.
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The word needle makes some people think of pain or fear. What kind of meaning is that?
Polysemy
Conceptual
Associative
Prototype
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What is structural ambiguity?
A sentence with two or more possible meanings.
A sentence with poor grammar.
A sentence that uses rare words.
A sentence that is too long.

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