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Assignment#3-Fall2023 Syntax I Due: Nov. 30 (11:59pm) Instructions : It is possible to hand in a collective assignment (up to two students). Make sure to submit your assignment before the due date. Late assignments are NOT accepted. This assignment consists of THREE pages. Last name____________________First name________________ Student #_______________ Last name____________________First name________________ Student #_______________ Score / 30 Question#1-Passive Construction [10 points] Part 1: Write up the theta grids for the verbs in the following sentences. Assume there are two verbs give (give1 is seen in (c), give2 in (d)). a) John bit the apple. b) Susan forgave Louis. c) Phillip gave the medal to the soldier. d) Phillip gave the soldier the medal. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Part 2: English has a suffix – en that, when attached to verbs, changes the structure of the sentence associated with them. This is called the passive morpheme. The following sentences are the passive equivalents of the sentences in part 1. The bracketed PPs starting with by are optional. e) The apple was bitten (by John). f) Louis was forgiven (by Susan). g) The medal was given to the soldier (by Phillip). h) The soldier was given the medal (by Phillip). 1
Assignment#3-Fall2023 Syntax I Due: Nov. 30 (11:59pm) Describe in your own words what the - en passive suffix does to the theta grids of verbs. Pay careful attention to the last two examples, and to the optionality of the by-phrase. You do NOT have to discuss each sentence. Provide a general statement about passive transformation. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Question#2- French Data [10 points] Consider the following sentences from French: a. Je mange souvent des pommes I eat often the apples “I often eat apples” b. J’ ai souvent mangé des pommes I have often eaten the apples “I have often eaten apples”. I. Based on the above sentences, explain the placement of the adverb ‘often’ in French in both sentences. [4 points; 2 points for each sentence]. 2
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