Exercise 5:
Exercise 5:
- Draw by hand using a straight edge (ruler) for the tree diagrams, the phrase structure for the following phrases including spell-out: (don't forget null forms, links, and every operator). Account for your derivations in the first example, That is account for each step of your derivation in writing:
- each cow
The following three phrases include mood as well as tense. You may use the short form of NP but you must include Case):
- both the men
- every box of peaches
- these six mayors if many cities.
- each eight pears.
- Why are the following ungrammatical:
- *both the several oxen
- *every rice (tastes good)
- Name three principles of syntax
- Determine the lexical entry for the noun FOCUS.
See The Lexicon (You may skip theta roles, semantics, subcategorization, selectional restrictions). Hint: assume the default stem is found in the plural and make use of a stem extender.
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