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Chapter 4? From Word to Text I. Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false: 1. Grammatical sentences are formed following a set of syntactic rules. 2. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, but there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend. 3. An endocentric construction is also known as headed construction because it has just one head 4. Constituents that can be substituted for one another without loss of grammaticality belong to the same syntactic category. 5. In English syntactic analysis, four phrasal categories are commonly recognized and discussed, namely, noun phrase, verb phrase, infinitive phrase, and auxiliary phrase. 6. Number and gender are categories of noun and pronoun. 7. Word order plays an important role in the organization of English sentences. 8. Like English, modern Chinese is a SVO language. 9.? ?In English the subject usually precedes the verb and the direct object usually follows the verb. 10. ?A noun phrase must contain a noun, but other elements are optional. ( 1-5 TTFTF 6-10 TTTTT ) ＩI. There are four given choices for each statement below. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement: 1 The head of the phrase “the city Rome”is_______D___ A the city B Rome C city D the city and Rome 2. The phrase “on the half” belongs to __B______construction A endocentric B exocentric C subordinate D coordinate 3. The sentence structure is ______D__. A. only linear B. Only hierarchical C. compel D. both linear and hierarchical ? 4. The syntactic rules of any language are _C___ in number. A. large B. small C. finite D. infinite III.? ?Explain the following terms, using examples. 1. ?Syntax2. ?IC analysis3. Cohesion IV. Answer the following questions: 1. Use examples to illustrate diffe