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Now we are going to apply the rules to sentences/clauses. Thus: From XP (YP) X; specifier rule the subject is the specifier IP NP I, NP is the subject of the sentence, I is the phrase that is headed by an Inflection I followed by a VP. From X X (WP); complement rule I I VP An I consists of an Inflection followed by a VP. I is the head of the phrase.

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Further:
I will, might, can, should, does, did, may (simplified version) NP D N, or NP N (depending on the noun) VP Vi, (Vi= intransitive verb= sleep, run, snore, fall) VP Vt NP, (Vt= transitive verb = meet, date, hit, kill, criticise, ) VP Vs CP (Vs = a verb of speech or thought = wondered, think, say, believe, claim, suggest, proposed, ) VP V (NP) PP (for verbs that require a PP such as put, prance, shot, dash,)

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CP C IP (A complementiser phrase comprises a Complementiser C followed by an Inflection phrase) that they have left. C IP C that, wh-words, subordinate conjunctions D a, an, the, this, that these, those, my, your, his, her, our, their, its, a few, a little, all, another, any, both, each, either, enough, every, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, no, other, several, some

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George will drive.

IP NP N I I VP

V
George will drive

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George drove. IP NP N I T George [past] I VP V drive

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My cousin will meet him. IP NP D N I V I VP NP Pro him

My

cousin

will

meet

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My cousin may meet him tomorrow. IP NP D N I V V My cousin may meet NP Pro him I VP V AdvP Adv tomorrow

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My cousin may meet him tomorrow. IP

NP D N I I VP VP V My cousin may meet NP Pro him
(alternative, adjunct rule)

AdvP Adv tomorrow

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She may say that she will come. IP NP N I V C NP N She may say that she I VP CP IP I I will VP V come

She said that she would come. IP NP N I V T C I VP

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CP IP NP I N that she would I VP V come

She

[past] say

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She said she would come. IP NP N I V C NP I She [past] say 0 N she would I VP CP IP I VP V come

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IP NP

Anne will buy a book of fiction.

I I VP V(short cut- can remove V) V D NP N PP

Anne

will buy

N book

of fiction

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IP NP

Your friend will buy a book of fiction.

I I VP V(short cut- can remove V) V NP D N PP N book

D N

Yr friend

will buy

of fiction

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IP

Anne will buy a dictionary tomorrow

I
I VP V V V NP Adv AdvP (Adjunct)

NP
N

Anne

will buy

a dictionary tomorrow

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IP NP

Anne will buy a dictionary tomorrow

I I VP VP V NP Adv
(alternative, adjunct rule)

N AdvP (adjunct)

Anne

will buy

a dictionary tomorrow

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IP

Anne bought a dictionary yesterday

I
I VP V V V NP Adv AdvP

NP
N

Anne

[past]buy

a dictionary yesterday

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IP NP

Anne bought a dictionary yesterday

I I VP
(alternative adjunct rule)

VP
V NP

AdvP
Adv

Anne

[past]buy

a dictionary yesterday

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Try these sentences: Amin is at the hospital. Henry wanted some money. She thinks that the game is over. Jane bought a red car. He was frustrated with the regulations. That he failed the test disappointed Peter.