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ASSIGNMENT 4

CHAPTER 2: PHRASES & THEIR FUNCTIONS


I. Identify the FORMS, POSITIONS, and FUNCTIONS for the following italicized phrases, or
clauses.
SENTENCES FORMS POSITIONS FUNCTIONS
1. The text ‘chosen by the instructor’ was up to date. Past Aj-al post-Nominal
Participle modifier
Phrase
2. Jenny admired the chip shot ‘performed by Past Aj-al OC
Nicklaus’. Participle
Phrase
3. Sue objected to ‘taking the test over’. Gerund N-al DO
Phrase
4. The girl ‘taking the test over’ was Sue. Present Aj-al post-Nominal
Participle modifier
Phrase
5. Karl open his book bag ‘to look for his term paper’. Infinitive Av-al A(purpose)
Phrase
6. The desire ‘to finish his term paper’ kept nagging at Infinitive Aj-al post-Nominal
Karl. Phrase modifier
7. His desire was ‘to finish his term paper early’. Infinitive N-al SC
Phrase
8. The coach, ‘having diagrammed the play’, waited Present Aj-al post-Nominal
for questions. Participle modifier
Phrase
9. She danced ‘keeping her eyes closed’. Present Av-al A
Participle
Phrase
10. Open your eyes ‘when you hear the bell’. Adverbial Av-al A
Clause

II. Make the tree diagrams for the following underlined phrases.
e.g. You have been drinking some cold water.
mod aux prog. Au lex.V post-det Aj NH

V:VP O:NP

1. You would n't have been caught

Mod.aux neg. Perf. aux pass.aux lex.V

V:VP
2. He can't have been being executed

Mod aux neg perf.aux prog.aux pass.aux lex.V

V:VP
Be: passive + past participle
Progressive + present participle
3. I have n't finished

Mod aux neg. lex.V

V:VP

4. It has been being heated


Mod aux prog aux pass aux lex. V

V:VP
5. The girl quickly made her way to the post office.

Det N Adv lex.V Prep det Aj NH

S: NP V:VP NP O: PP

7. An old man drove rapidly his car to the doctor's office.

Det Aj NH Prep det post det NH

S: NP O: PP
8. He became a captain when the promotions were announced.

Det N prog aux lex.V

S; NP V: VP
9. She’s got a very beautiful watch.

Det post det aj NH

O: NP

THE END & GOOD LUCK!


1. You wouldn't have been caught

Mod neg. perf. Pass. Lex.


Aux. Aux. Aux. V

VP

6. quickly made her way to the post office

det CdH
AvH lex.V det NH prep NP
A:AvP V:VP O:NP A:PP
7. drove rapidly his car to the doctor's office

Det NH gen
NP Det NH

Lex.V AvH det NH prep NP

V:VP A:AvP O:NP A:PP

8. became a captain when the promotions were announced

Lex.V det NH AvH det NH pass. Aux lex.V


A:AvP S:NP V:VP

V:VP C :NP A:AvCl

9. a very beautiful watch

Deg.Av AjH
det AjP NH

NP

Chapter 1: Positional Classes


N-al: S, O, C
V-al: V
Aj-al: pre-N-al mod; post N-al mod, SC
Av-al: sentence mod, A (verbal mod)
Chapter 2: Phrases and Functions
NP: S, O, C, A
VP: V
[The school] [is] [closed to my house].
S:NP V:VP C:AjP
Verbs
1. Mono transitive V + DO
[He] [wants] [to do sth].
V O
S:NP V:VP O:InfP
2. Di-transitive V + IO + DO
I gave him a sandwich to eat.
3. Complex transitive V + DO + OC
He made me happy.
4. Intransitive V + (A)
5. Linking V + SC
Am I not good enough for you?
I’m not good enough for you.

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