WorksheetsIntroduction to Linguistics - L9 Phrase Structure
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:
three fat cats
NP -> Num A N
VP -> V NP
NP -> Det A N
S -> NP VP
Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:
very exhausting
VP -> V Adv
NP -> Det N
S -> NP VP
AP -> Adv A
Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:
The man jumped into the deep water
NP -> Det N V PP Det A N
S -> NP VP
S -> Det N V P Det A N
VP -> V PP
Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:
over the rainbow?
PP -> P Det N
PP -> P NP
Adv -> Adv NP
VP -> V NP
Which is the correct phrase structure rule (PSR) of:
arrests the suspect
VP -> V N
V -> V Det N
VP -> V NP
VP -> V Det NP
Which is the correct word class label for:
two, a, the, your
Determiner (Det)
Pronoun (Pro)
Article (Art)
Possessive (Poss)
Which is the correct word class label for:
closely, very, rather, carefully
Adjective (A)
Adverb (Adv)
Verb (V)
Determiner (Det)
Which is the most appropriate definition of "linear order"?
A specific order of constituents from left to right (word order)
An order of words in a sentence
When words combine to form constituents
When words show internal integrity within the same constitutent
Which is the most appropriate definition of constituent structure?
That words cannot be separated from one another
That a group of words function as a single unit within a hierarchical structure
That words cannot move around freely in a sentence
That PP can stack up at the end of a sentence infinitely
What is the label X in this tree diagram?
Num
V
Det
A
What are the labels X, Y, Z in this tree diagram?
X: S,
Y: Det,
Z: Det
X: VP,
Y: Pro,
Z: Pro
X: S,
Y: Det,
Z: Pro
X: NP,
Y: Det,
Z: N
What are the labels X, Y, Z in this tree diagram?
X: A,
Y: Aux,
Z: Adv
X: A,
Y: V,
Z: A
X: NP,
Y: VP,
Z: Adv
X: N,
Y: V,
Z: A
What are the labels X, Y, Z in this tree diagram?
X: V',
Y: PP,
Z: N
X: VP,
Y: PP,
Z: P
X: S,
Y: VP,
Z: Adv
X: VP,
Y: NP,
Z: P
Which is the correct tree diagram for:
The honeybee drank from a red flower
