MID TEST SYNTAX

  What is syntax?

Mention 5 parts-of-speech and give 3 examples for each!

Give 2 examples of each syntactic categories below:

a.  NP

b.   VP

c. AdjP

Give definition and an example for each type of sentence below:

a. Simple sentence

b. Compound sentence

c. Complex sentence

What is a constituent?

Decide whether the italic words are constituents or not?

a.       Julia brought the sweet cupcakes

b.       Julia brought the sweet cupcakes

c.       My older brother works

d.       My older brother works