Morphosyntax quiz

Question 1

subject

Answer 1

Taylor Swift plays the piano.
TAYLOR SWIFT

Question 2

verb

Answer 2

Taylor Swift plays the piano.
PLAYS

Question 3

direct object

Answer 3

Taylor Swift plays the piano.
THE PIANO

Question 4

indirect object

Answer 4

Taylor Swift gave him a piano.
HIM

Question 5

independent clause

Answer 5

Taylor Swift plays the piano because she likes it.
TAYLOR SWIFT PLAYS THE PIANO

Question 6

dependent clause

Answer 6

Taylor Swift plays the piano because she likes it.
BECAUSE SHE LIKES IT

Question 7

relative clause

Answer 7

The piano that she plays is pretty.
THAT SHE PLAYS

Question 8

noun clause

Answer 8

What Taylor Swift plays on the piano is beautiful.
WHAT TAYLOR SWIFT PLAYS ON THE PIANO

Question 9

subject pronoun

Answer 9

She plays the piano beautifully.
SHE

Question 10

object pronoun

Answer 10

I watched her play the piano.
HER

Question 11

relative pronoun

Answer 11

The musician who plays the piano is talented.
WHO

Question 12

possessive pronoun

Answer 12

That piano is mine.
MINE

Question 13

possessive noun

Answer 13

Taylor Swift’s piano is pretty.
TAYLOR SWIFT’S

Question 14

proper noun

Answer 14

Taylor Swift plays the piano.

Question 15

adjective

Answer 15

Taylor swift plays a pretty piano.
PRETTY

Question 16

adverb

Answer 16

Taylor Swift plays the piano beautifully.
BEAUTIFULLY

Question 17

prepositional phrase

Answer 17

Taylor Swift brings her piano to the venue.
TO THE VENUE

Question 18

copula

Answer 18

Taylor Swift is a pianist.
IS

Question 19

auxiliary + participle

Answer 19

Taylor Swift has released a new album.
HAS RELEASED

Question 20

gerund

Answer 20

Playing the piano is one of Taylor Swift’s hobbies.
PLAYING

Question 21

present participle

Answer 21

Taylor Swift is playing a new song.
IS PLAYING

Question 22

past participle

Answer 22

Taylor Swift has written many songs.
HAS WRITTEN

Question 23

infinitive

Answer 23

Taylor Swift loves to play the piano.
TO PLAY

Question 24

third person singular morpheme

Answer 24

Taylor Swift writes songs.
WRITES

Question 25

modal verb

Answer 25

Taylor Swift can play the piano. CAN

Question 26

subordinating conjunction

Answer 26

Taylor Swift became famous because she wrote relatable songs. BECAUSE

Question 27

coordinating conjunction

Answer 27

Taylor Swift plays the piano, and she sings beautifully. AND

Question 28

transitive verb

Answer 28

Taylor Swift played a piano. PLAYED

Question 29

intransitive verb

Answer 29

Taylor Swift plays beautifully. PLAYS