SYNTAX

Grammaticality Judgment refers to the knowledge native speakers of a language have to determine whether a sentence is good or bad.

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The famous sentence, "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." exemplifies how syntax and semantics are quite dependent.

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These two sentences:

a. I need you.

b. You need me.

are syntactically the same, but semantically different.

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Which ones are ONE-ARGUMENT verbs?

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• JOG

• DRIVE

• RUN

Which word is ADJUNCT in the following sentence: "A old beggar put his food on the sidewalk."?

• OLD

• BEGGAR

• HIS

• THE SIDEWALK

Which statement is TRUE according to the sentence below?

"The cat was sleeping on the table."

• If 'was sleeping' is Y, then 'the cat' is X.

• If 'was sleeping' is X, then 'the cat' is Y.

• If 'was sleeping' is Y, then 'the cat' is Z.

• If 'was sleeping' is Z, then 'the cat' is A.

What variable is 'to study hard' in this sentence, "My professor asked all the students to study hard."?

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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get (Forest Gump)."

From the above sentences, is 'A BOX OF CHOCOLATES' a CONSTITUENT?

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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get (Forest Gump)."

From the above sentences, is 'CHOCOLATES' a CONSTITUENT?

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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get (Forest Gump)."

From the above sentences, is 'WHAT' a CONSTITUENT?

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