Jaren Lewis

LING 461 Homework 2

Oct 25, 2010

Chapter 3
Problem Set 4
Example e
“Every cat always knows the location of her favorite catnip toy.”
[T P [N P [D Every][N cat]][V P [AdvP [Adv always]][V knows][N P [D the][N location][P P [P of ]
[N P [D her][AdjP [Adj f avorite]][AdjP [Adj catnip]][N toy.]]]]]]
TP

NP VP
D N
Every cat

AdvP V NP
knows
Adv
always
D N PP
the location

P NP
of

D AdjP AdjP N
her toy.
Adj Adj
favorite catnip

Example m
“The latest research on dieting always warns people about the dangers of too much choles-
terol.”
 TP

NP VP

D AdjP N PP AdvP V NP PP
The research warns
Adj P NP Adv N P NP
latest on always people about
N
dieting D N PP
the dangers
P NP
of
AdjP N
cholesterol.
AdvP Adj
much
Adv
too

Example o
“Marian wonders if the package from Boston will ever arrive.”
TP

NP VP
N
Marian V CP
wonders

C TP
if

NP T VP
will
AdvP V
D N PP arrive.
the package Adv
P N ever
from Boston

Problem Set 7
1)
NP → (D) (AdjP) N (PP)
2)
PP → P NP

3)
VP → (NP/PP) V

4)
TP → NP T VP

5a)
TP

NP T VP
is

D N PP PP V
De man gegaan.
P NP P NP
in naar
D N N
de regenjas Amsterdam

5b)
TP

NP T VP
heeft
D N
De man

NP V
gekocht.

D AdjP N PP
een auto
Adj P NP
gele met
D N
een aanhanger