1.Indicatethecategoryofeachwordinthefollowingsentences.
a)Theoldladysuddenlyleft.
DetANQualV
b)Thecarstoppedattheendoftheroad.
DetNVPDetNPDetN
c)Thesnowmighthaveblockedtheroad.
DetNAuxAuxVDetN
d)Heneverappearsquitemature.
NQualVDegA
2.Thefollowingphrasesincludeahead,acomplement,andaspecifier.Drawtheappropriatetreestructureforeach.
a)fullofpeople
AP
APN
fullofpeople
b)astoryaboutasentimentalgirl
NP
NPPP
DetNPNP
DetAN
astoryaboutasentimentalgirl
c)oftenreaddetectivestories
VP
QualVNP
AN
oftenreaddetectivestories
d)theargumentagainsttheproposals
DetN
theargumentagainsttheproposals
e)movetowardsthewindow
VPP
PDetN
movetowardsthewindow
3.Drawphrasestructuretreesforeachofthefollowingsentences.
a)Thejetlanded.
InflP(=S)
NPInflVP
DetNPstV
Thejetlanded
b)Marybecameveryill.
NPstVAP
DegA
Marybecameveryill
c)Whatwillyoutalkabout
CP
NPCS
NInflNPInflVP
VPNP
VPN
d)Theapplemighthittheman.
S
NPVP
DetNAuxVNP
Theapplemighthittheman
OR
DetNVNP
e)Heoftenreadsdetectivestories.
NQualVNP
Heoftenreadsetectivestories
Pres
4.Thefollowingsentencescontainmodifiersofvarioustypes.Foreachsentence,firstidentifythemodifier(s),thendrawthetreestructures.
a)Afrightenedpassengerlandedthecrippledairplane.
DetANPstVNP
Afrightenedpassengerlandedthecrippledairplane
b)Ahugemoonhungintheblacksky.
DetANPstVPP
PNP
Ahugemoonhungintheblacksky
c)Anunusualeventoccurredbeforethemeeting.
Anunusualeventoccurredbeforethemeeting
d)Aquaintoldhouseappearedonthegrassyhill.
DetANPPstVPP
ANPNP
Aquaintoldhouseappearedonthegrassyhill
5.Thefollowingsentencesallcontainconjoinedcategories.Drawatreestructureforeachofthesentences.