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Jean Mark Gawron
Linguistics
San Diego State University
gawron@mail.sdsu.edu
http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/gawron
Prepositions about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at,
before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by,
despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like,
near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through,
throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon,
with, within, without
Where is X? above, across, against, along, among, around, at, behind, be- L
low, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, in, inside,
into, near, off, on, out, outside, over, past, through, throughout,
under, underneath, up, upon
Where is X headed? to, into, toward
Where is X coming from ? from
When is X? after, before, by, during, since, until, till T
Others (Common) about, with, of
will, should, can, must, may, might, shall, would, do, have, be
NP NP VP
H
H H
H H
H
Det N Det N Adv V
AP AP VP
HH H
H HH
Deg A Deg A Adv V
very A so A perhaps V
VP AP NP
HH H
H HH
Adv V Deg A Det N
P V
HH H
HH
P NP V NP
H
H HH
into Det N fixed Det N
telephone
AP PP
HH
A H
Deg P
HH H
A PP HH
more P NP
full P HH
toward Det N
HH
P NP
the window
of N
NP
H
HH
Det N
H
HH
a N PP
film P
HH
P NP
about N
pollution
this material
leave
IP
HH
H
NP I
H
N
HH
I VP
H
Maria HH
+Pst Adv V
HH
never V NP
HH
ate Det N
a brownie
HHH
H
Ex. 5
NP I
HH H
HH
Det N I VP
The student
HH
+Pst V NP
HH
lost Det N
the debate
IP
H
HH
H
NP I
H
HH
H
N
I VP
Mariane
HH
could H
V AP
H
HH
become Deg A
HH
quite A PP
H
H
fond P NP
of N
Larry
Syntax Assignment:Model Answers p. 11/20
Mistakes I
Wrong Right
NP AP
N A
H HH
HH
PP N Adj PP
H
H
Deg P mistakes full P
HH
full of P NP
of N
mistakes
1. Part of speech full: Adjective
PP
HH
P NP
of N
2. P N Prep complement: NP
mistakes
of mistakes
Syntax Assignment:Model Answers p. 12/20
Modifier Principles
Adj P
N
Syntax Assignment:Model Answers p. 13/20
Mistakes II
Wrong Right
IP IP
H HH
HH H
H
NP VP NP VP
HH HH
N Adv V NP N V
H
HH HH
Maria never ate Det N Maria Adv HH
V NP
a brownie never HH
ate Det N
a brownie
Wrong Right
S VP
H H
HH HH
V NP V NP
HH HH
fixed Det N fixed Det N
S AP
HH HH
Adj PP Adj PP
HH HH
full P NP full P NP
of N of N
mistakes mistakes
8
< V is a VP
A phrase headed by a
: an Adj is an AP
Syntax Assignment:Model Answers p. 15/20
Mistakes IV
Wrong Right
VP VP
HH HH
H H
V NP Adv V
H
HH HH HH
Adv V Det N always V NP
HH
always study this material study Det N
this material
S NP
HH
H N
N VP H
H
H HH HH
Det N V NP Det N
H
HH
a film about N a N PP
HH
pollution film P NP
about N
pollution
Syntax Assignment:Model Answers p. 16/20
Errors
+Pst V Aux V
Prepositional phrase
PP
H
P NP
Noun phrase
NP NP
H HH
Det N Det N
H
N PP
PP
Verb Phrase
VP VP
H HH
Adv V Adv V
H
V NP