LIN102 Tutorial Handout #6
Summer 2021 – Thursday, July 22
Important: The midterm test will be available from next Tuesday, July 27 7PM for 24 hrs
Part A: Clausal structure (R)
For each of the following sentences, draw a tree structure based on what you learnt in class.
Make sure that you indicate empty nodes with a ∅ symbol, and the Tense head (T) with a [±past]
specification.
(a) Kaz teaches an introductory course.
(b) The governor of Tokyo declared a state of emergency
(c) Hong-yan sent a box of chocolates to Ana Tona.
(d) The students said that they needed more examples (treat ‘more’ as an adjective).
(e) A group of students asked if they could take a break during the lecture (challenging)
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