SEMANTIC ROLE - REVISION

Identify the themantic role of the underlined expressionsin the following sentence?

Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still and listened.

What are the themantic roles of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

Immediately the hair fell down and the king's son climbed up.

• The hair (T) & The king's son (A)

• The hair (A) & The king's son (T)

• The hair (T) & The king's son (E)

• The hair (I) & The king's son (A)

Identify the thematic role(s) of each of the underlined expressions in the following sentence: .

After a year or two, it came to pass that the king's son rode through the forest and passed by the tower.

• the king's son (T), the forest (L) & the tower (L)

• the king's son (A), the forest (T) & the tower (L)

• the king's son (E), the forest (T) & the tower (L)

• the king's son (A), the forest (L) & the tower (L)

Identify the thematic role(s) of each of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

She at once made herself a salad.

• She (E) & herself(T)

• She (A) & herself(T)

• She (A) & herself(G)

• She (E) & herself(G)

Identify the thematic role(s) of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to her.

According to George Yule (1985), how many semantic roles are there?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 7

According to George Yule (1985), what is an "Agent"?

• The entity that performs the action

• The entity that is involved or affected by the action

• The entity undergoing a change of state or transfer

• The entity, usually a person, that has a feeling perception or state

Identify the thematic role(s) of each of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

She let the hair down.

• She (A) & the hair (T)

• She (A) & the hair (E)

• She (T) & the hair (I)

• She (A) & the hair (I)

Identify the thematic role(s) of each of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man came to her.

• Rapunzel (E) & a man (A)

• Rapunzel (A) & a man (E)

• Rapunzel (E) & a man (E)

• Rapunzel (A) & a man (A)

Identify the thematic role(s) of each of the underlined expressions in the following sentence:

Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to her.

• Rapunzel (A) & her (T)

• Rapunzel (A) & her (G)

• Rapunzel (A) & her (E)

• Rapunzel (E) & her (G)