Week 12

T/F: A prepositional phrase, noun phrase, noun complement, and adverbial phrase are all potential elements of a verb phrase.

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Monica says, “Daddy no cook for me.” Which of the following Brown’s Stages would you guess she is currently in based on the way she is using negation?

• Stage I

• Stage II

• Stage III

• Stage IV or beyond

Answer explanation

This one was hard…

Daddy = subject / No / cook = verb (subject + no + verb)

Key is that the “no” was placed between the subject & the verb (yet not yet using auxiliary)

Later stages = include auxiliary verbs with no or not (e.g., Daddy did not cook for me)

Milton says, “Grandma cook for me?” Which of the following Brown’s Stages would you guess he is currently in based on the way he asks questions?

• Stage I or II

• Stage III

• Stage IV

• Stage V or beyond

Answer explanation

A (Stage I or II)

Only used intonation to indicate question, no rearranging (and also not yet using auxiliary)

Rearranging sentence structure (using auxiliary + subject) begins in Stage III

Which type of sentence?

Lucille went to the park yesterday.

• Basic

• Complex with sentence embedding

• Complex with sentence conjoining

Answer explanation

A Basic

WHY? One clause (one main verb)

Which type of sentence?

Danny fell off his bike and had to go to the hospital.

• Basic

• Complex with sentence embedding

• Complex with sentence conjoining

Answer explanation

B – Embedded

2 main verbs (2 clauses)

Only one can stand alone (even if you ignore the connecting word AND)

Which type of sentence?

Danny fell off his bike, and he had to go to the hospital.

• Basic

• Complex with sentence embedding

• Complex with sentence conjoining

Which type of sentence?

The girl with the purple mask raised her hand.

• Basic

• Complex with sentence embedding

• Complex with sentence conjoining