ASSIGNMENT 5 COMPLETE (1)

Ling 201 Grondona Assignment 5 Syntax 1. Indicate the category of each word in sentences (a)-(e). e.g. The dog barked at that girl. det. noun verb prep det. noun a) Her( pronoun) brother (noun) called (verb) last (adjective) night. (noun) a) My (pronoun) youngest (adjective) kid (noun) plays (verb) soccer (noun) at (preposition) the (det.) park (noun) on (preposition) Saturdays. (noun) a) Those (det.) famous (adj.) basketball (adj.) players (noun) may (verb) visit (visit) our (pronoun) campus (noun) in (prep.) July. (noun) a) A (det.) friendly (adj.) store (noun) worker (noun) found (verb) it (pronoun) for (prep.) us. (pronoun) a) Stephanie (noun) has (verb) visited (verb) Australia (noun) and (conj.) Indonesia (noun) in (prep.) the (det.) last (adj.) month. (noun) 2. Consider sentences (a)-(e) below. For each sentence: ⦁ Label the category of each word. ⦁ Write a set of Phrase Structure Rules that generate each sentence. ⦁ Collapse the 5 sets of rules into just one set. 1

⦁ The package arrived. the: determiner package: noun arrived: verb NP - > Det Noun ⦁ Their younger sister wrote that article quickly. Their: determiner younger: adjective sister: noun wrote: verb that: determiner article: noun quickly: adverb NP - > Det Adj Noun ⦁ The plumber is in the kitchen. The: determiner plumber: noun is: linking verb in: preposition the: determiner kitchen: noun NP - > Det Noun ⦁ She mailed that letter on Tuesday. She: pronoun mailed: transitive verb that: determiner letter: noun on: preposition Tuesday: noun NP - > Pronoun 2

⦁ Her parents sent the package to the main office. Her: determiner parents: noun sent: transitive verb the: determiner package: noun to: preposition the: determiner main: adjective office: noun 3. Each of the following noun phrases consists of a determiner and a head noun, and in some cases, an adjective phrase. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each example. (NOTE: these are just phrases , not complete sentences.) a) that book "that book" branches into "that" (determiner) and "book" (noun).) a) his looks "his looks" branches into "his" (possessive adjective) and "looks" (noun). a) an elephant "an elephant" branches into "an" (determiner) and "elephant" (noun). d. these pretty flowers "these pretty flowers" branches into "these" (determiner) and "pretty flowers" (noun phrase), e. my youngest cousin "my youngest cousin" branches into "my" (possessive adjective), "youngest" (adjective), and f. the big apple "the big apple" branches into "the" (determiner) and "big apple" (noun phrase), which further branches into "big" (adjective) and "apple" (noun). 3