Worksheet 5

Phrasal Units

1.Indicate the category of each word in the following sentences.

a)The detective hurriedly looked through the records.

b) The peaches never appear quite ripe.

c) Gillian will play the trumpet and the drums in the orchestra.

The detective hurriedly looked through the records.

Det Adv NPN DetV

a)

The peaches never appear quite ripe.

Det N DegQual AV

b)

Gillian will play the trumpet and the drums in the orchestra.

N Infl ConjV NNDet Det Det NP

c)

2. Each of the following phrases consists of a specifier and a head. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each example.

a) the zoob) always tryc) very competent

d) perhaps passe) less comfortablef) my house

NDet

NP

zoothe

a)

VQual

VP

tryalways

b)

ADeg

AP

competentvery

c)

VQual

VP

passperhaps

d)

ADeg

AP

comfortableless

e)

NDet

NP

housemy

f)

3.The following phrases include a head, a complement, and (in some cases) a specifier. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each example.

a) into the houseb) repaired the telephonec) more towards the windowd) a film about pollutione) always study this materialf) full of mistakes

house

Det NP

NP

PP

a)

into the

telephone

Det NV

NP

VP

b)

repairedthe

window the towards

more

Deg P Det N

NP

PP

c)

about film

a

Det N P

PP

NP

pollution

N

NP

d)

material this study always

Qual V Det N

NP

VP

e)

offull

A P

PP

AP

mistakes

N

NP

f)

4. For each of the following words two

potential complement options are given.

For each word, determine which option

is correct.

destroy b. a. NP

throw a. b. NP PPloc

paint (V) a. NP AP b. NP NP

debate (N) a. PPof PPto b. PPwith PPabout

transfer (N) a. PPwith PPabout b. PPof PPto

strong b. PPabout

bored b. PPof

knowledgeable

a. PPwith

a. PPto b. PPabout

a.

5. The following phrases contain

modifiers of various types. For each

phrase, first identify the modifier(s),

then draw the tree structures.

a. an unusual event

b. suddenly appeared

c. slept during the afternoon

d. the very hazardous waste

e. closed the door quickly

unusual

suddenly

during the afternoon

very hazardous

quickly

event

an

Det N

NP

unusual

A

AP

a)

suddenly

Adv

appeared

V

VP

b)

AdvP

the

N

NP

afternoon

Det

during

PP

P

slept

V

VP

c)

waste

the

Det N

NP

hazardous

A

AP

very

Deg

d)

quickly

Adv

AdvP

the

N

NP

door

Det

closed

V

VP

e)

6.Identify the phrasal units in the following phrases.

H Mod.S

HMod.S Mod.

myfriendfrom Brazil

a hugeloveablecat

H Comp.

HS

Mod.studyFrenchenthusiastically

quitehot

lookat the dancers on the streetH Comp.

H Comp.

H Comp.

H

H Comp.

H Mod.Comp.

Comp.

witha stick

famous for its mountains

hita dog

downthe road

walkedthe dogthrough the park

a)The boy found the ball.

b)The boy found.

c)The boy found in the house.

d)The boy found the ball in the

house.

e)The boy put the ball.

f)Zachary looked up the

number.

g)Zachary looked the number

up.

7. Which of the following sentences are

ungrammatical?

h) Jill walked up the hill.

i) Jill walked the hill up.

j) Lisa slept the baby.

k) Lisa slept.

l) Robert is fond of his children.

m)Robert is amazed that his children

dislike TV.

n) Robert is fond that his children dislike

TV.

o) Robert is amazed of his children.

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