Language Learning and Testing FoundationPLAB Part 4
Part 4 – Language Analysis
PLAB Part 4 is an exercise to determine how well examinees can figure out an artificial language grammar.
DIRECTIONS:
The list below contains words from a foreign language and the English equivalents of these words.
jiban………………boy, a boy
jojo………………..dog, a dog
jiban njojo za…….A boy likes a dog.
By referring to the above list, figure out how the following statement should be expressed in this language. Do this without writing on paper.
A dog likes a boy.
Correct answer to the Sample Items for PLAB Part 4:
The answer to the problem is:
jojo njiban za
Notice particularly the initial “n” of “njiban”; it is added to the word in the sentence which receives the action.