SYNTAX

I. Syntactic analysis according to function and category.

1. The child put his hand into the plastic bag.
2. My watch loses two minutes each day.
3. It amazed Jenny that Jim should take a bath.
4. The rumor that he was debauched is false.
5. We were out of breath.
6. Although Jim finds the difficult work, he continues to do his best.
7. You must return that overdue book to the library tomorrow morning.
8. I will make everyone some fresh coffee.
9. How these mistakes could have happened was a mystery.
10. The fridge keep the beer cool.
11. The engagement ring he offered her costs a fortune.
12. That Penny should take a bath amazed Julie.
13. The man expected to arrive now is a famous writer.
14. The pen that I accidentally lest on the bus belongs to my uncles.
15. I will see you right here next week.
16. It is colder and wetter in the north of Germany.
17. Ginger’s hair dye turned the water pink.
18. Where he has been is a mystery.
19. John speak English more fluently than his brother does.
20. Whether George can get a better job is uncertain.
21. That Sally left early proves that she love you.
22. My concern is how you have enjoyed the lesson.
23. Why a lot of teenagers get addicted to the Internet is easy to understand.
24. The only thing I did was to tell him to go away.
25. Fellow man regarded him a world player.
26. Ken’s belief is that thing can get worse.
27. The club elected Mr.Jones memberships secretary.
28. On the morning of May, when many people were still in bed, a man approached those who were doing morning
exercises in the September 23 Park.
29. The man is a Japanese tourist named Murayama Yasufumi.
30. The first victim I saw at that time was a 10-year old girl with a deformed face.
31. After years of study, Fred became an aerospace engineer.
32. Honestly, he is becoming a real bore.
33. President Wilson appointed Franklin Roosevelt the Asian Secretary of the Navy.
34. We’ve got s new TV with a thirty one inch screen.
35. The boys, now wearing a beard, looked very mature.
36. Obama talked of the need to limit grreenhouse-gas emissions.
37. He ran with difficulty.
 II. Make syntactic analysis of the following by tree diagram.

1. Whoever ate my lunch is in trouble. 2. We cannot rely on what he say. 3. I explained to my boss that my computer crashed.

4. The report that only ten people were killed in the riot is not true. 5. A good night’s sleep is exactly what you need.

6.The committee has announced the winner whoever wrote the essay on environment. 7. I wouldn’t make rice in that saucepan.

8. He wonders if his friends are willing to help him. 9. Miriam has no belongings except what she carried in her suitcase.

III. Disambiguate these sentences by tree diagram.

1a. Nicole saw the people with binoculars. 1b. Nicole saw the people with binoculars.

2a. Bob and Alice or Jim will come. 2b. Bob and Alice or Jim will come.

3a. Fast cars and motorbikes can be dangerous. 3b. Fast cars and motorbikes can be dangerous.

4a. Visiting relatives can be boring. 4b. Visiting relatives can be boring.

5a. They said they would pay me on Thursday. 5b. They said they would pay me on Thursday.

6a. The mother of the boy and the girl will come. 6b. The mother of the boy and the girl will come.