Find the head and determine the category of the phrase: a extremely heavy b an extremely heavy rucksack c a foreign turist with an extremely heavy rucksack d several very old books e exc[r]
(1)SYNTAX - EXERCISES Ex Find the head and determine the category of the phrase: a) extremely heavy b) an extremely heavy rucksack c) a foreign turist with an extremely heavy rucksack d) several very old books e) excellently presented material on sociolinguistics f) in the room Ex 2: Apply the substitution test to determine which of the bracketed sequences in the following sequences for phrases (constituents): a) [The tragedy] upset the entire family b) They hid [in the cave] c) The [computer was very] expensive d) [The town square and the civic building] will be rebuilt e) Jane [left town] f) The ducks [swam across] the lake Ex 3: Use brackets to show which consistuents in these sentences are phrases: He understands mathematics My uncle is a very good speaker I bought a very nice pair of gloves on Sunday Ex Some of the following phrases consists of a specifier and a head and some consist of a head an a complement Draw the appropriate phrase structure for each example: a) the zoo b) into the house c) so witty d) repaired the telephone e) always study mathematics Ex 5: Draw phrase structure trees for the following sentences: a Mary never ate the brownie b The glass broke c The student lost the debate SYNTAX - EXERCISES Ex Find the head and determine the category of the phrase: g) extremely heavy h) an extremely heavy rucksack i) a foreign turist with an extremely heavy rucksack j) several very old books k) excellently presented material on sociolinguistics l) in the room Ex 2: Apply the substitution test to determine which of the bracketed sequences in the following sequences for phrases (constituents): g) [The tragedy] upset the entire family h) They hid [in the cave] i) The [computer was very] expensive j) [The town square and the civic building] will be rebuilt k) Jane [left town] l) The ducks [swam across] the lake Ex 3: Use brackets to show which consistuents in these sentences are phrases: He understands mathematics My uncle is a very good speaker I bought a very nice pair of gloves on Sunday Ex Some of the following phrases consists of a specifier and a head and some consist of a head an a complement Draw the appropriate phrase structure for each example: f) the zoo g) into the house h) so witty i) repaired the telephone j) always study mathematics Ex 5: Draw phrase structure trees for the following sentences: a Mary never ate the brownie b The glass broke c The student lost the debate (2)