DLAB DLAB Contextual Word Order Rules 2

Question 1

In language Z, time expressions always come first in a sentence. 'I will eat tomorrow' is correctly reordered as:

Accepted Answer

Tomorrow I will eat

Answer

The time expression 'tomorrow' must move to sentence-initial position, yielding 'Tomorrow I will eat.'

Question 2

A fictional grammar rule states that possessives always follow the noun they modify. 'My book' (I=mi, book=libro) is expressed as:

Accepted Answer

libro mi

Answer

The possessive (mi) must follow the possessed noun (libro), giving 'libro mi' (book my).

Question 3

In invented language Q, indirect objects come before direct objects after the verb. 'She gave me the book' has which structure?

Accepted Answer

Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object

Answer

The rule places the indirect object (me) before the direct object (the book), so the order is Subject-Verb-IO-DO.

Question 4

In a test language, prepositions follow their objects (postpositions). 'In the house' (house=kasa, in=en) becomes:

Accepted Answer

kasa en

Answer

A postposition rule places the relational word after its object, giving 'kasa en' (house in).

Question 5

Language R places the most important information last in a sentence. For 'Yesterday John ran quickly,' which element appears last?

Accepted Answer

quickly

Answer

The manner adverb 'quickly' is the focal/most important information and therefore appears at the end.

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test