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Worksheet 7 Complex Structures

Worksheet 7 Complex Structures. The following sentences all contain conjoined categories. Draw a tree structure for each of the sentences. Crusoe landed on an island and ate a goat. The dog went down the stairs and out the door. Mary is keen on calculus but tired of chemistry. S. a).

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Worksheet 7 Complex Structures

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  1. Worksheet 7 Complex Structures

  2. The following sentences all containconjoined • categories. Draw a tree structure for each of • the sentences. • Crusoe landed on an island and ate a goat. • The dog went down the stairs and out the door. • Mary is keen on calculus but tired of chemistry.

  3. S a) NP Infl VP Pst VP PP VP NP NP Det V Det P N N Conj V N Crusoe ate on landed island and goat an a

  4. S b) NP VP Infl PP Pst PP PP NP NP P Det P Det N N Conj Det N V down out went dog stairs and door the the The

  5. S f) NP AP AP AP PP PP NP NP Infl N A P N A P N Conj tired keen but on of is calculus Mary chemistry

  6. 2. The following sentences all contain embedded clauses that function as complements of a verb, noun, adjective or a preposition. Draw a tree structure for each sentence.

  7. The reporter said that an accident injured a boy. • The police appeared happy that the criminal would surrender. • Anna wondered about whether the exam would cover that section. • The jury will never believe the claim that the driver wrecked the Porsche. • Hilary knows that spring will come and that the snow will melt. • Barbara reported that a student asked whether the eclipse would occur.

  8. a) S VP NP Infl CP Pst S VP NP Infl NP Pst Det N V N Det N Det C V a boy The an injured accident reporter said that

  9. b) S VP NP AP Infl CP Pst S VP NP A C Det N Infl V V Det N The police appeared happy that criminal the would surrender

  10. c) S VP NP PP Infl CP Pst S VP NP NP N Infl Det N V Det P C V N would Anna wondered about whether cover that section exam the

  11. d) S VP NP NP CP S VP NP Infl NP Pst Det N Det N V Det V N C Qual Infl Det N The jury will never believe the claim that the driver wrecked the Porsche

  12. S e) VP NP Infl CP non-Pst CP CP S S VP VP NP NP Infl Infl V V N V N Conj C Det N C Hilary and knows that spring come that will the snow will melt

  13. f) S VP NP CP Infl S Pst VP NP CP Infl S Pst VP NP C Det V C Det N N Infl V N V that a student asked whether the eclipse would occur Barbara reported

  14. Thank You!

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