Bài tập Syntax - Tài liệu tham khảo | Đại học Hoa Sen

1. Tell whether the following italicized phrases are complements or modifiers (adjuncts):
a. Your reply to my letter (complements)
b. That heavy suitcase (Complement)
c. None of the books about space that she had read (complements)
d. The suprising news of her marriage (complement)
e. The book on the table (Adjunct)
f. The book on cooking (Adjunct)
g. The advertisement on the television (Adjunct) h. The loss (Adjunct) of the ship
i. A cup of coffee (Complement)
j. A cup with a broken handle (Adjunct)
k. A scoutmaster fond of candies (Adjunct)
I. Those students of physics absent from class. (Complement)
2. Draw the tree structures for the following sentences and phrases:
a. the claim that you made a mistake IP Spec I’ THE I0 NP SIMPLE PAST Spec N’ N CP CLAIM SPEC C’ C IP Spec I’ YOU I VP PAST V’ V AP MADE SPEC A’ A A MISTAKE b. the claim that you made IP Spec I’ THE I0 NP SIMPLE PAST Spec N’ N CP CLAIM SPEC C’ C IP Spec I’ YOU I VP PAST SPEC V’ V MADE
c. Alan's criticism of the plan made him very unpopular.
d. I admire your belief that you are always right.
e. I admire your beliefthat you put forward yesterday.
f. He didn't give any reasons for the change IP SPEC I’ HE I VP SIMPLE PAST SPEC V’ V’ PP V’ SPEC P’ V NP P NP DIDN’T GIVE DET N FOR SPEC N’ ANY REASON THE CHANGE
3. Discuss the ambiguity of the following NPs by representing it in a tree diagram:
a. the house in the wood near the park b. an old French student c. the English Queen
d. Flying planes can be dangerous.
5. Convert the following sentences into noun phrases.
a. The young executive was obstinate.
= The young executive’s obstinacy
b. The partners purchased a laptop.
The partners’s laptop purchasement
c. She was impatient with his laziness.
= Her impatience with his laziness
d. He installed an optional memory card.
= His optional memory card installation