ASSIGNMENT 5

EXERCISE 1: Identify the forms, positions, and functions for the following underlined
words, phrases, or clauses.
SENTENCES FORMS POSITIONS FUNCTIONS
1. You should enter that talent NP N-al DO
contest!
2. These days, my parents find AjP Aj-al Post-nominal
it difficult to support a large mod
family.
3. Join us at half past nine for a PP Av-al A (of
live channel. purpose)
4. My favorite subject at PP Aj-al Post-nominal
school was chemistry. mod
5. The woman demanded to Inf.P N-al DO
know who was in charge.
6. It'll cost $500. NP N-al DO
7. She must be 40. NP N-al SC
8. They gave most children NP N-al IO
vaccines these days to stop
them getting serious diseases.
9. Could you tell me where N.Cl N-al DO
your passport was issued?
10. The internet is really a vast NP N-al SC
network of computer, all
connected together.
11. Personally, I prefer the Adv Av-al Disjunct
second option.
12. We believed him a problem NP N-al OC
maker.
13. They considered her to be Inf.P N-al OC

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brilliant.
14. Have you ever made taffy? VP V-al Main V
15. My aunt's favorite month is NP Aj-al Pre-
May. nominalmod
16. Camping is not always fun. Verb N-al S
17. The doctor remains in his PP Av-al A of time
office till five o'clock.
18. Her children will break N.Cl Aj-al Post-nominal
everything they touch. mod
19. Both of my brothers are AjP Aj-al SC
younger than me.
20. They asked me to revise Inf.P N-al DO
the first paragraph.

EXERCISE 2: Identify the following phrases with their functions and analyze them in
terms of tree diagrams.
1. He sounds very interested in our proposal.

det N-H
prep NP
deg.Av Aj-H PP

S:NP V:VP C:AjP

Cl

S
2. Unfortunately, he is very busy now.

AdvH proN-H lex.V deg.Av AjH AdvH

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Disjunct:AvH S:NP V:VP C:AjP A:AvP

Clause

S
3. Is he certain of our support?

He is certain of our support

Det NH

ProNH lex.V AjH prep NP

S:NP V:VP C:AjP

Cl

4. I am quite sure that he is certain to win.

AjH Inf.P
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 conj S:NP V:VP C:AjP

ProNH lexV deg.Adv AjH that.Cl

S:NP V:VP C:AjP

Cl

5. That makes it awkward to find.

ProNH lex.V proNH Adj Inf.P

S:NP V:VP O:NP C:AdjP

Cl

6.
Astonishingly, he can walk very fast

AvH proNH aux.V lex.V degree.Av AjH

Disjunct:AvH S:NP V:VP C:AjP

Cl

7.
He was rather concerned that no one should know immediately.

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 proNH mod.V lex.V AdvH

Conj S:NP V:VP A:AvP

ProNH lex.V Degree.Adv AjH That Cl

S:NP V:VP C:AjP

Cl

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