Exercise 2:Week 2
Exercise 2:
- Go to Syntactic Structure Testing in Program Aids and complete Exercise 16 therein.
- Complete six forms, print them, and turn them in.
- Open up C-gram.
- Produce the following sentences:
1. John battles syntax.
2. Monkeys eat bananas.in the kitchen.
3. The students opened the letter with a knife.
- Open up Grammar1a.
- In this grammar you will generate a simple NP. This simple grammar will generate only a quantifier and a noun. You must select the appropriate feature for the noun to generate the target sentences below. You will be prompted for count and number; you will also be prompted for the inherent feature of number and of count for the noun. You will also be prompted for the inherent feature of count and number in the quantifier. If these do not match, the grammar will tell you so. You will be instructed to repeat the part of the grammar where these forms are entered.
- For example, you are asked to generate "one box" You will type in "box" when prompted for a noun. then you will be prompted to for the feature count. It box is a count noun, type in "+Ct". If not, then "-Ct". (Caps are required where prompted.) Then you will be prompted whether number is inherent. If "box" has no inherent number, type "n" (for no). Otherwise yes. Follow the prompts. A different answer will bring up a different set of prompts. The phrase you have generate will appear in the penultimate line. The ultimate line tells you that you are done.
- This grammar is so simple, that when you select plural, it will generate "two" but not the suffix "-s". The singular ([-Pl]) will generate "one". Suffixes are introduced in Grammar2a. Numerals from one to ten are also introduced in 2a. The purpose of G1a is to get you started and for you to get the feel of how the grammar development is going to go. The tougher stuff follows.
- Now generate the following NPs using Grammar 1a:
- one shoe
- two box (no suffix yet)
- grass
- rain
- one finger
- snow
- two peacock
- two bear
- Now try to generate a noun that is a count and occurs with a non-count quantifier; for example *two snows. Turn in your result.
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