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Labelling Phrases
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Labelling Phrases
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 Example with brackets

How would you divide this sentence into phrases?

The children put the toys in the box

[The children] [put [the toys] [in [the box] ] ]

The Main Phrase Structure Rules

1. S  NP VP
2. NP  (Det) (AP) N (PP)
3. VP  (Aux) V (NP)
4. PP  (Deg) P (NP)
Up Side Down Trees

Sentence
(+ Infl)

Phrases

(Phrases)
Syntactic
Categories
Words
 O’Grady, p. 181-183

How to build trees structures:

(…)
Drawing the tree diagram

THE PHRASE
 How to Build a Tree (O’Grady, p. 181)
Example - Phrase Tree (1)
play with the toy VP
VP

V PP

P NP
Det N

play with the toy

 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

1. repair the telephone

2. the success of the program
3. a film about pollution
4. move towards the window
5. The end of the road
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

VP

NP

V Det N
repair the telephone
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP

PP
NP

Det N Prep Det N

the success of the program
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP
PP
NP

Det N Prep N
a film about pollution
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

VP
PP
NP

V Prep Det N
move towards the window
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP
PP
NP

Det N Prep Det N

the end of the road
Drawing the tree diagram

THE SENTENCE
 How to Build a Tree (O’Grady, p. 181)
Example – Sentence Tree (2)
He likes the toy.
S

NP VP

Pronoun (N) V NP

Det N

He likes the toy

 How to Build a Tree (O’Grady, p. 181)
Example – Sentence Tree (2)
The children put the toys in the box.
S

NP VP

Det N V NP PP

Det N P NP

Det N

The children put the toy in the box

 Draw the structure trees for the following
sentences

Draw the tree structure of the following

sentences:
a) Those guests should leave.
b) Maria never ate a brownie.
c) The glass broke.
d) The student lost the debate.
e) The manager may offer a raise.

Question # 5 (a–f) p. 187 (O’Grady)

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 1)

NP VP

Det N Aux V
Those guests should leave.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 2)

VP2
NP VP1

Det N MOD V
Those guests should leave.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 1)

VP
NP NP

N Adv V Det N
Maria never ate a brownie.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 2)

S
VP2
VP1
NP NP

N Adv V Det N
Maria never ate a brownie.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

NP VP

Det N V
The glass broke.
 Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

S
VP

NP NP

Det N V Det N
The student lost the debate.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 1)

VP
NP NP

Det N Aux V Det N

The manager may offer a raise.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 2)

S
VP2
VP1
NP NP

Det N MOD V Det N

The manager may offer a raise.
 PRACTICE DIAGRAMS

DRAW THE TREE DIAGRAM OF THESE PHRASES.

1.He put the car into the garage.
2.The police examined a photograph of the
accident.
3.Her children have gone to the movies.
4.My sister is singing in the festival
 Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

S
VP
PP
NP NP NP

Pro V Det N Prep Det N

He put the car into the garage.
 Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

S
VP
NP
NP PP
NP

Det N V Det N Prep Det N

The police examined a photograph of the accident.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 1)

S
VP
PP
NP NP

Det N Aux V Prep Det N

Her children have gone to the movies.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 2)
S
VP2
VP1
PP
NP
NP
POSS N PERF V Prep Det
N
Her children have gone to the movies.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 1)

S
VP
PP
NP NP

Det N Aux V Prep Det N

My sister is signing in the festival.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 2)

S
VP2
VP1
PP
NP
NP
Det N Aux V Prep Det N
My sister is signing in the festival.
Draw the tree Structure of Sentence (Version 3)

S
VP3
VP2
VP1
PP
NP
NP
POSS N PROG V Prep Det N
My sister is signing in the festival.
 PRACTICE DIAGRAMS

DRAW THE TREE DIAGRAM OF THESE AMBIGUOUS

PHRASES.

1.Jane hid the letter from Dan.

2.He likes raw vegetables and meat.
3.The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

S
VP
PP
NP
NP NP
N V Det N Prep N
Jane hid the letter from Dan.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

S
VP
NP
PP
NP
NP
N V Det N Prep N
Jane hid the letter from Dan.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP VP
NP

N V Adj N Conj N
He likes raw vegetables and meat.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP VP

NP NP
N V Adj N Conj N
He likes raw vegetables and meat.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase

S
VP
NP
PP PP
NP NP

Det N V Prep Det N PrepDet N

The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
 Draw the tree Structure of phrase
S
NP VP
PP
NP
PP
NP
Det N V Prep Det N PrepDet N
The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
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