List of top Levels of Grammar and Grammatical Analysis Questions asked in GATE XH- C3

Choose the option that correctly matches the terms in column X with their corresponding terms in column Y.

Given the sentences S1 and S2, choose the option that explains why S2 cannot be derived from S1. 
S1: Deadpool was interested in Wolverine's description of morphosyntax. 
S2: *What was Deadpool interested in Wolverine's description of?

Consider the following two statements, S1 and S2 and choose the correct option. 
S1: If X is an adjunct of Y, then Y is an argument of X because the presence of Y in a sentence is necessary for X to occur. 
S2: It is not necessarily true that if Y is an argument of X, then X is Y's adjunct.

Given the following phonological rule, which one of the options CANNOT be an output? 

For the sentence [Li knows [CP₁ that you believe [CP₂ that Mo thinks CP₃ that Jo likes Kai]]]. which of the following statements can be held to apply?

The structures below represent two interpretations of the compound noun 'Greek history teacher'. Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT? 

Consider the following sentence: \(\textit{Guna found Jiya in the park with the children from her neighbourhood.}\) Identify the descriptions that apply to this sentence.

Consider the following four ungrammatical sentences. Pay attention to the co-indexation. 

(i) *Gopal$_i$ gifted him$_i$ a piano. 
(ii) *Himself$_i$ likes Gopal$_i$. 
(iii) *Gopal$_i$ thinks that Radha will marry himself$_i$. 
(iv) *Radha$_i$'s mother$_i$ loves herself$_i$. 
Which of the following statements are CORRECT with reference to Principles A, B, and C of the Binding Theory?

Examine the following data from Swahili, a Bantu language, and choose the correct statements. 
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Swahili} & \textbf{Meaning} \\ \hline \textit{ni-na-soma} & \text{I am reading} \\ \textit{a-na-soma}  & \text{She/he is reading} \\ \textit{tu-na-soma} & \text{We are reading} \\ \hline \textit{ni-li-soma} & \text{I read [past]} \\ \textit{a-li-soma}  & \text{She/he read [past]} \\ \hline \textit{ni-ta-soma} & \text{I will read} \\ \textit{tu-ta-soma} & \text{We will read} \\ \hline \end{array} \]
 

A linguist was asked to develop a syllabic writing system for a toy language Hadada with ONLY the following words (phonetic transcription):