Tute week 5
LING20006(Syntax(
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Tute(exercises,(week(5.(
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A.#Some#tree#drawing#practice.#
Draw(phrase(structure(trees,(and(compile(an(annotated(lexicon,
for(the(following( sentences.
(Most(of(them(can(be(generated(by(the(rules(in(the(current(version(of(our(grammar(
(see separate file for PSR’s).
(For(those(that(cannot(be(generated(by(the(current(rules,
(identify(the(problem(and(propose(a(change(or(addition(to(our(phrase
structure(rules(to(resolve(it.(
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1.(The(cat(sleeps(
2.(The(dog(ran(off(the(bus.(
3.(I(put(the(child(on(the(bus.(
4.(My(cat(caught(a(little(mouse.(
5.(Jimmy(gave(a(book(to(Felix.(
6.(The(premier(awarded(the(prize(to(the(winner.(
7.(The(retired(gentleman(sent(his(wife(some(flowers.(
8.(Jimmy(gave(him(a(book.(
9.(The(students(drew(some(very(beautiful(trees.(
10.(The(lecturer(from(Milan(was(slightly(cross(with(Mary.(
11.(Dogs(love(bones.(
12.(Jimmy(will(chase(the(very(big(dog(off(the(bus.(
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B.#Practicing#constituency#tests#
Use(the(constituency(tests(discussed(in(the(4th(lecture(to(determine(the(structure(of
(the(following(two(sentences:(
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1.(The(child(slipped(into(the(wardrobe.(
2.(The(athlete(worked(out(the(problem.(
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C.(For$those$who$get$through$the$above$in$record$time:$
Can(you(think(of(5(other(sentences(that(cannot(be(generated(by(our(phrase(
structure(rules?(
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How(could(the(grammar(be(changed(to(account(for(them?(
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