PLAB 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.