Name : Putri Dewi Melia Aulia

NIM : 0142S1C018019
Semester : 6A / English Education Departement
Course : English Morphology and Syntax

1. What do you know about constituent structure?

a constituent is a word or a group of words that function as a single unit within a hierarchical
structure. A constituent is a string of words that function as a unit . Constituents are embedded
one inside another to form larger constituents in a hierarchical structure. This hierarchical structure
is presented in tree
structures .
2. Can you elaborate the steps/rules to make tree diagram?
• Identify parts of speech
• Identify what modifies what
• start linking together items that modify one another
• make sure you apply the rule exactly as it is written
• Keep applying the rules until you have attached all the modifiers to
the modified constituents
• when you have built up the NP and VP, apply the S rule
Some important considerations:
1. Make sure that everything is attached to the tree.
2. Make sure that every category has only one line immediately on top of it (it can have more than
one under it, but only one immediately on top of it).
3. Don‘t cross lines.
4. Make sure all branches in the tree have a part of speech label.
5. Avoid triangles.
3. Draw the tree diagram of the following sentences:
a. The students are having an online class due to pandemic.
 S

NP VP

D N Aux V NP PP

D adj N adj P N

The Students are Having an online Class due to pandemic

b. I like that English song.
 S

NP VP

V CP

C NP

Adj N

I Like That English Song

c. I was watching BTS performance on YouTube when my Dad came home.

 S

NP VP

Aux V NP PP

N N Prep NP

N Adjp

Adv adj NP

N VP

V N
I Was Watching BTS Performance on Youtube When My Dad Come Home