LINGUISTIC TASK MARIANA OBANDO & XIMENA SILES
PART I. CATEGORIES Identify the lexical category of the underlined word in each sentence 1.
a. It was a cold and awful day b. I can’t seem to get rid of my cold
2.
a. You must dry oregano leaves before storing them b. The dry heat of the desert can be deadly
3.
a. There has been great improvement in the past week b. In the past, there has not been much improvement
4.
a. That’s a promise b. I promise to take you to the mall tomorrow
PART 1. ANSWER KEY 1. a. Adjective
b. Noun 2. a. Verb
b. Adjective 3. a. Adjective
b. Noun 4. a. Noun
b. Verb
PART II. LEFT-TO-RIGHT ORDERING ï‚¡ Write the following sentenes in the correct order
1.
Alex / in the shower / the song / sang / loudly ________________________________________________
2.
did / I / my homework / do / in my room / not ________________________________________________
3.
you / your homework / have / done / yet ________________________________________________
PART II. ANSWER KEY
1. Alex sang the song loudly in the shower 2. I did not do my homework in my room 3. Have you done your homework yet?
PART III. CONSTITUENT STRUCTURE
ï‚¡ Each of the following phrases is structurally ambiguous. For each phrase, match the paraphrased meanings
provided in (a) and (b) with one of the two tree structures below:
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Paraphrased meanings 1. Italian literature teacher (a) Teacher of Italian Literature (b) Italian teacher of literature 2. International student organisation (a) Organisation of international students (b) International organisation of students 3. Orange brick house (a) Orange house made of bricks (a) House made of orange bricks
Tree Structure (1 or 2)
PART III. ANSWER KEY 1. (a) 1
(b) 2 2. (a) 1
(b) 2 3. (a) 2
(b) 1
PART IV. TRANSFORMATION ď‚Ą Transform the following sentences using wh-movement
1.
I expect beer to be in the fridge _____________________________________________________
2.
The monkey hopes to eat a banana _____________________________________________________
3.
I persuaded Harvey to kiss the pig _____________________________________________________
PART IV. ANSWER KEY
1. What do I expect to be in the fridge? 2. Who is expecting to eat a banana? 3. Who persuaded Harvey to kiss the pig?
PART V. CONSTRAINTS ď‚Ą Match the type of constraints with the appropriate example
Column One
Column Two
Coordinate Structure Constraint
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A. To interfer would be unwise. It would be unwise to interfer.
Unit Movement Constraint
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B. Bill cooked supper and washed the dishes
Subjacency Constraint
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C. Did he climb [up the ladder]?
Tensed S Constraint
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D. The footballers are believed [to be talented] The footballers are believed [are talented]
PART V. ANSWER KEY
(B)
(C)
(A)
(D)