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Worksheet 5 Phrasal Units. Indicate the category of each word in the following sentences. 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. a). Det. N. Adv. V. P. Det. N. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
NPPP
a)
into the
telephone
Det NV
NPVP
b)
repairedthe
window the towards
more
Deg P Det N
NP
PPc)
about film a
Det N P
PP
NP
pollution
N
NP
d)
material this study always
Qual V Det N
NP
VPe)
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 eventb. suddenly appearedc. slept during the afternoond. the very hazardous wastee. closed the door quickly
unusual
suddenlyduring the afternoonvery hazardousquickly
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
VPc)
waste the
Det N
NP
hazardous
A
AP
very
Deg
d)
quickly
Adv
AdvP
the
N
NP
door
Det
closed
V
VPe)
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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