The document is a progress test for a student's morphology-syntax class, it provides spaces for the student's name, code, and class before allotting 30 minutes to answer questions.
The document is a progress test for a student's morphology-syntax class, it provides spaces for the student's name, code, and class before allotting 30 minutes to answer questions.
The document is a progress test for a student's morphology-syntax class, it provides spaces for the student's name, code, and class before allotting 30 minutes to answer questions.
The document is a progress test for a student's morphology-syntax class, it provides spaces for the student's name, code, and class before allotting 30 minutes to answer questions.
M&S-D03-ProgressTest 1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. M&S-D03-ProgressTest 2 Question 1: (2 points) Find the head and determine the category of the phrase: a) extremely heavy b) an extremely heavy rucksack c) a foreign tourist with an extremely heavy rucksack d) excellently presented material on sociolinguistics e) in the room
Question 2: (2 points) Consider the following sentences: (i). She puts the flowers in the vase. (ii). She puts the flowers in the vase on the table (iii). She puts the flowers in the vase on the table at the corner. a. Write another sentence that includes sentence (iii). b. What does this set of sentences reveal about the nature of language?
Question 3: (2 points) Draw two phrase structure trees representing the two meanings of the sentence “He likes raw vegetables and meat.” Be sure you indicate which meaning goes with which tree.
Question 4: (2 points) Following the patterns of the various tree examples in the text, draw phrase structure trees for the following sentences. (Hint: You may omit the N' level whenever N' dominates a single N, so that, for example, the puppy has the structure a. The puppy found the child. c. The house on the hill collapsed in the wind. e. The hot sun melted the ice.
Question 5: (2 points) Use the syntactic criteria to define the underlined words. a. This can is filled with worms. b. The teacher greeted her students with a warm smile.
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M&S-D03-ProgressTest 3 ANSWER: Question 1: 2 points/10 ideas 0.2point/idea Find the head and determine the category of the phrase: a) extremely heavy: Adj P – Head: heavy b) an extremely heavy rucksack: NP – Head: rucksack c) a foreign tourist with an extremely heavy rucksack: NP: - Head: tourist d) excellently presented material on sociolinguistics: NP – Head: material e) in the room: PP – NO HEAD
Question 2: (2 points/2 ideas)
Consider the following sentences: (i). She puts the flowers in the vase. (ii). She puts the flowers in the vase on the table (iii). She puts the flowers in the vase on the table at the corner. a. Write another sentence that includes sentence (iii). She puts the flowers in the vase on the table at the corner on the right. b. What does this set of sentences reveal about the nature of language? Recursion / Recursive sentence/rule
Question 3: (2 points/4 ideas)
“He likes raw vegetables and meat.” (i) He likes raw vegetables and meat. (ii) He likes raw vegetables and raw meat. S NP VP S NP VP VP V NP1 conj NP2 VP V NP NP1 Adj N NP NP1 conj NP2 NP2 N NP1 Adj N1 NP2 Adj N2 Question 4: (2 points) a. The puppy found the child. S NP VP, NP Det N, VP V N1P, N1P Det N1 b. The house on the hill collapsed in the wind. S NP VP, NP Art Det N PP, PP Prep N2P, N2P Det N2, VP V PP2, PP2 Prep N3P, N3P DEt N3 c. The hot sun melted the ice. S NP VP, NP Art Adj N
Question 5: (2 points)/8 ideas 0.25point/idea
Identify the syntactic category, 3 criteria: semantics, morphology, distribution a. This can is filled with worms. Can is a lexical noun. b. The teacher greeted her students with a warm smile. With is a preposition
