Exercise
3 Exercise
3
- Draw by hand using a straight edge (ruler) for the tree diagrams, the phrase structure for the following phrases including spell-out. Be sure to include feature links and mark any feature values that have been derived (determined by applying a rule) in Red:
- the cup
- an ox
- these six books
- that book
- a flower.
- Find all the logical arguments in the above phrases.
- Why are the following phrases ungrammatical:
- *the an eagle
- *this some house
- *that several chimps
- Name the four conditions of government.
- When Grammar 3 for the Mac or DOS is working, generate the following phrases:
- the four foxes
- two cups
- some books
- those eleven chairs
- Why can you not generate "*the a book" given the principles that have been introduced so far:
