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I. For the following multiple choice items, CIRCLE THE LETTER of the option that best
completes the item. Use the back of the sheet for explanations if necessary.
1i) Coherence refers to a combination of components that _____.
a) share the same function in a construction b) correspond to a recognizable pattern
c) may result in more than on interpretation
d) provide the background for an event
ii) It is important for interpreting a text because _____.
a) without this the text is meaningless
b) without this the text may be ambiguous
c) it may help date the text
d) it may indicate that the text has been corrupted
Explain your answer.
2 rk neut, pl: reason, ground, origin stlar masc, pl (gen pl/acc pl: rkstla): seat
II. For the following multiple choice items, CIRCLE THE LETTER of the option that best
completes the item.
Sl varp sunnan,
sinni mna,
hendi inni hgri
um himinjdyr;
sl noun, fem: sun
verpa verb with dat (3rd, sing, pret: varp): cast
sunnan adv: from the south
sinni noun, masc: companion, sister
mni noun, masc (gen, sing: mna): moon
hnd noun, fem (dat, sing: hendi): hand, side
inn def art (dat, sing: inni) the
hgr adj, fem (comparative, dat sing: hgri); right; comfortable; skillful
um prep with acc: over, across; through; round, about
himinjdyrr noun, masc (accus, sing: himinjdyr): heaven rim, horizon
1i) The subject of varp is _____.
a) sl
b) sunnan
c) mna
d) unstated
ii) Which of the following supports this?
a) They agree in number, gender and case.
b) They agree in number and person.
c) They argee in person and case.
d) They agree in number, person and case.
2i) Hendi is _____.
a) an adverb of place b) the direct object
c) the object of a preposition d) a modifier
ii) We know this because _____.
a) it marks the end of a path
b) it is in the accusative case
c) it specifies a value for hgri
d) it is in the dative case
iii) Which of the following gives the semantic overlap between varp and hendi?
a) Varp indicate motion on the part of its subject and hendi indicates endpoint.
b) Varp indicates contact and motion corresponding to entity and mobility in hendi.
c) Hendi indicates the manner in which varp was performed.
d) There is no semantic overlap between the two since they are not in the same clause.
iii2) How does sunnan support this?
a) It indicates a fixed site. b) It indicates endpoint c) It doesnt. d) It indicates direction.
3i) Sl and sinni agree in _____.
a) number and person b) number, gender and case c) number and case d) person and gender
ii) Sl and sinni are in agreement because _____.
a) sinni is an adjective modifying sl
b) sinni marks the whole of which sl is a part