ASSIGNMENT – GROUP ……..

due by week 7

Student’s name Question Content + Task Presentation score/3.0

sheet

1 Đinh Hoàng Minh 1

2 Đặng Như Tiên 2

3 Phạm Duy Khanh 3

4 Phạm Trần Thảo 4

Nguyên

5 Trần Huỳnh Mai Trang 5

6 Dương Tuyết Lâm 6

Note: Each task/ question is assigned to one student.

(a) The answers to the questions included in this task sheet should be brief and precise.
Print out the task sheet with answers and submit it to the teacher.

(b) A video including the presentations of all the students in the group is required.

- Each student is given max 3 minutes to give fuller explanations of his/her answer.

- Each presentation is prepared via the PPT, with 2 to 3 slides included.

- The Group’s file should be in the MP4 format, without exceeding 100 MB.

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Question 1:

(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC).
Identify the verbs and sub-categorise them.

<1> The obliging manager poured everyone a glass of wine.

<2> Karen peered into the gaping hole.

Example: Otto devoured the couscous

S V [trans] dO
 (b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be
taken from the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are
taken from other books or the Internet.

(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).

Student in charge: Đinh Hoàng Minh 22DH712862

Answer:

a) <1> The obliging manager poured everyone a glass of

wine.

S V iO dO oP

"The obliging manager poured everyone a glass of wine."

- S (Subject): The obliging manager

- V (Verb): poured

- dO (Direct Object): everyone

- iO (Indirect Object): a glass of wine

- sP (Subject Predicate): The obliging manager poured

- oP (Object Predicate): everyone a glass of wine

- PC (Predicate Complement): None in this sentence

<2> Karen peered into the gaping hole.

S V sP oP

"Karen peered into the gaping hole."

- S (Subject): Karen

- V (Verb): peered

- dO (Direct Object): None in this sentence

- iO (Indirect Object): None in this sentence

- sP (Subject Predicate): Karen peered

- oP (Object Predicate): into the gaping hole

- PC (Predicate Complement): None in this sentence

b) 1. James baked a delicious cake.

- S: James

- V: baked

- dO: a delicious cake

2. The kids built a sandcastle on the beach.

- S: The kids

- V: built

- dO: a sandcastle
Question 2:

(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC).
Identify the verbs and sub-categorise them.

<1> Joan placed her latest trophy in a prominent position.

<2> The new chef liquidised last week’s uneaten fritters.

Example: Otto devoured the couscous

S V [trans] dO

Joan placed her latest trophy in a prominent position.

S V dO sP

(b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be
taken from the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are
taken from other books or the Internet.

(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).

Student in charge: Đặng Như Tiên 22DH715823

Answer:

a. Joan placed her latest trophy in a prominent position

S V dO sP

The new chef liquidised last week’s uneaten fritters

S V dO

(b) Example

The caring nurse handed each patient a warm blanket.

The generous donor gave each student a scholarship.

 (c)

Question 3:

(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC).
Identify the verbs and sub-categorise them.

<1>( S ) This so-called music (V-instransitive) makes (dO)me (PC)mad.

 <2> (S)He (V-transitive)made (oP)the men (dO)a decent meal.

Example: Otto devoured the couscous

S V [trans] dO

(b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be
taken from the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are
taken from other books or the Internet.

Ex :

1. The artist painted a beautiful landscape.

S: The artist

V: painted ( transitive )

dO: a beautiful landscape

2. The carpenter built a sturdy table.

S: The carpenter V: built ( transitive ) dO: a sturdy table

(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).

Student in charge:

Answer:
Question 4: Explain why these sentences are ambiguous:

<1> Henry ignored all those people in the studio.

<2> Martha left the bathroom in a mess.

by (a) analyzing their verb patterns (or sub-categories of verbs);

(b) translating them into Vietnamese for illustration.

(c) Choose one ambiguous sentence (<1> or <2>) and draw two phrase markers to
illustrate the two different meanings.

Student in charge: Phạm Trần Thảo Nguyên 22DH713580

Answer:

a. <1> Henry ignored all those people in the studio.

The ambiguity here lies in the interpretation of the verb "ignored." Depending
on the sub-category of the verb, it could mean:

 Henry deliberately avoided or paid no attention to the people in the

studio.
 Henry intentionally disregarded or neglected the people in the studio.
 Henry failed to notice or recognize the people in the studio.

<2> Martha left the bathroom in a mess.

- The ambiguity in this sentence arises from the interpretation of the verb
phrase "left in a mess." It could mean:

- Martha departed from the bathroom, leaving it in a disordered or untidy

state.

- Martha allowed the bathroom to remain messy when she left.

b. <1> Henry ignored all those people in the studio.

Henry cố tình tránh né mọi người trong trường quay

Henry lờ đi/ xem thường những người trong trường quay

Henry không để ý đến những người trong trường quay

<2> Martha left the bathroom in a mess.

Martha rời khỏi phòng tắm trong khi nó bừa bộn

Martha để phòng tắm bừa bộn khi cô rời đi

(c) <2> Martha left the bathroom in a mess.

Question 5: Explain why these sentences are ambiguous:

<1> They kept all those people in the studio.

<2> Mike and Peter decided on the train. (Note: There is an elliptical constituent
on one interpretation > Put this elliptical constituent within brackets […])
by (a) analyzing their verb patterns (or sub-categories of verbs);

(b) translating them into Vietnamese for illustration.

(c) Draw two phrase markers for sentence <1> to illustrate the two different meanings.

Student in charge: TRẦN HUỲNH MAI TRANG_21DH716703

Answer: <1> They kept all those people in the studio.

+ The ambiguity in this sentence arises from the multiple interpretations of

the prepositional phrase "in the studio."

+ It could mean that the people were physically kept inside the studio.

+ Alternatively, it could mean that the action of keeping the people took
place within the studio but not necessarily inside it.

<2> Mike and Peter decided on the train.

<a>. The ambiguity in this sentence arises from the prepositional phrase "on
the train," which could modify either "decided" or "Mike and Peter."

One interpretation: Mike and Peter made a decision while they were on the
train.

Another interpretation (with elliptical constituent in brackets): Mike and

Peter decided [something] on the train.

<b> "Mike và Peter quyết định trên chuyến tàu."

This translation reflects one interpretation where Mike and Peter made a
decision while on the train. However, the ambiguity remains, and it could also
be interpreted as "Mike and Peter decided [something] on the train" with the
elliptical constituent represented by "[something]." The specific nature of the
decision is not explicitly conveyed in the translation.
 <c> draw sentence <1>

<2>

(c) Draw two phrase markers for sentence <1> to illustrate the two different meanings.

Question 6: Identify the adverbials in these sentences:

<1> Interestingly, Matilda barely gets on with her new colleagues.

<2> It rained for three hours on the Continent last night.

 <3> He never looked back on his years at sea with much nostalgia,
however.

(a) Are they adjuncts, disjuncts or conjuncts?

(b) Explain your answers. What are the functions of those adverbials in sentences 1, 2
and 3?

(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences <1>, <2> or <3>.

Student in charge: Dương Tuyết Lâm

Answer:

The adverbials in the given sentences are as follows:

<1>

- Adverbial: Interestingly

- Function: Disjunct

- Explanation: Interestingly is a disjunct because it expresses the writer’s feelings,

attitude.

<2>

- Adverbial: for three hours on the Continent last night

- Function: Adjunct

- Explanation: This adverbial is an adjunct because it provides additional information

about the duration (When?) and location (Where?) of the action "It rained."

<3>

- Adverbial: however

- Function: Conjunct

- Explanation: The adverbial "however" is a conjunct because it connects the sentence

to the previous or next sentence, showing a contrast between the narrator's point of
view and the character's.

Draw phrase maker