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5. Phrasal Units
Self-study Worksheet
1.Indicate the category of each word in the following sentences.
a) That glass suddenly broke.b) A jogger ran towards the end of the lane.
c) These dead trees might block the road.
That glass suddenly broke.
Det N Adv V
a)
A jogger ran towards the end of the lane.
b)
Det N NNDetV DetP P
These dead trees might block the road
Det A NVN DetInfl
c)
2. Each of the following phrases consists of a specifier and a head. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each example.
a) so bad
b) this house
c) quite cheap
d) never surrendere) those books
ADeg
AP
badso
a)
NDet
NP
housethis
b)
ADeg
AP
cheapquite
c)
VQual
VP
surrendernever
d)
NDet
NP
booksthose
e)
3.The following phrases include a head, a complement, and (in some cases) a specifier. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each example.
a) up the stairsb) read a bookc) excited about the tripd) in love with Lucye) perhaps earn the moneyf) that argument with Owen
stairs
Det NP
NP
PP
a)
up the
book
Det NV
NP
VP
b)
read a
aboutexcited
A P
PPPPAP
trip
N
NP
c)c)
the
Det
Lucy with love
in
P N P N
NP
PPd)d)
PP
NP
money the earn
perhaps
Qual V Det N
NP
VPee))
with argument
that
Det N P
PP
NP
Owen
N
NP
ff))
6. For each of the following words two potential complement options are given. For each word, determine which option is correct.
Verbs
expire a. b. NP NP
observe a. NP b. PPto PPabout
discuss b. a. NP
clean a. NP PPfor b. NP NP
Nouns
hammer a.
success b. PPof
argument a.
b. PPwith PPabout
a. PPof PPto
b. PPwith PPabout
Adjectives
sick a. NP
knowledgeable
small a. PPof
b. PPof
a. PPto b. PPabout
b.
H Comp.
H Mod.Comp.
Samessageto the troops
workedfor the partyenergetically
6.6.Identify the phrasal units in the Identify the phrasal units in the following phrasesfollowing phrases..
H Mod.
H
H Mod.Comp.
Comp.
Mod.
Comp.
sleptquietlyby the window
stubbornabout going abroad
negotiatesthe proposaldirectlywith the government
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