Contemporary Linguistic Analysis 8th Edition By William O'Grady - Test Bank

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Chapter 5: Syntax
1. The following sentences are likely to be marked as ungrammatical by speakers of
standard English. Possible sample ‘explanations’ for their ungrammaticality are also
given.
(b) Unlike tell, suggest does not fit in this context although it would be acceptable in a
sentence such as The instructor suggested that the students study.
(d) Unlike ask, request does not occur with for (compare The customer requested a cold
beer).
(f) Unlike give, donate does not fit in this context, although it would be acceptable in a
sentence with to and a different word order (He donated some blood to the Red
Cross).
(j) Unlike land, write usually appears with both a subject and a direct object; its subject
should refer to the writer, not to the thing that is written.
(k) Unlike tired in the next example, satisfied does not occur with of (compare Jerome is
bored with his job).
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(a) Det N V
That glass broke
(b) Det N V P Det N P Det N
A jogger ran toward the end of the lane
(c) Det A N Aux V Det N
These tall trees are blocking the road
(d) Det N V P Det N
The detective looked through the records
(e) Det N Adv V Deg A
The peaches never appear quite ripe
(f) N Aux V Det N Con Det N P Det N
Jeremy will play the trumpet and the drums in the orchestra
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6. (a) [The news] upset the entire family and it upset me too. (it = the news)
(b) They hid [in the cave] and you can hide there too. (there = in the cave)
(c) [computer was very] is not a constituent. No substitution is possible.
(d) [The houses] will be rebuilt and they will look better than
ever. (they = the houses)
(e) Jane will [leave town] and Harry will do so too. (do so = leave town)
(f) [swam across] is not a constituent. No substitution is possible.
7. (a) [Near the river bank] we ate our lunch.
(b) The test yields a negative result: *[Up the number] Steve looked in the book.
(c) The test yields a negative result: *[Island has been] the flooded.
(d) [Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches] I love, but not salad.
(e) The test yields a negative result: *[movement is gaining momentum] the
environmental.
8.
Verb
(a) option = Ø The grace period expired.
(b) option = NP Fire destroyed [ NP the house].
(c) option = NP The scientist observed [ NP the phenomenon].
(d) option = NP The students discussed [ NP the exam].
(e) option = NP PPfor I cleaned [ NP the house] [ PP for Mary].
(f) option = NP He mumbled [ NP an answer].
(g) option = NP PPloc I threw [ NP the ball] [ PP in the park].
(h) option = NP PPfor Susan painted [ NP a picture] [ PP for Mary].
Noun
(i) option = PP with PPabout I had a debate [ PP with Mary] [ PP about creationism].
(j) option = Ø I need a hammer.
(k) option = PPof We were impressed by the success [ PP of the experiment].
(l) option = PP of PPto I requested the transfer [ PP of the money] [ PP to the bank].
(m) option = Ø The scientists investigated the sickness.
Adjective
(n) option = Ø Harry is strong.
(o) option = PPof Mary is sick [ PP of that project].
(p) option = PPwith Sue is happy [ PP with that book].
(q) option = PPabout Jim is knowledgeable [ PP about economics].
(r) option = Ø That tree is small.
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12. In German, either an auxiliary (such as wird ‘will’) or a ‘regular’ verb (such as liebt
‘loves’) can undergo inversion. Since the inversion rule is movement from T to C,
this suggests that V must be able to move to T in German.
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