Lahey Grid

AG USE KEY
E Goal
numbers* R = Relation word Inflect = Inflection
S = Substantive word Dur = Durative
PH NONEX LOCATIV
EXISTE RECUR REJEC DENIA ATTRIB POSSE C = Content word irreg. pst = irregular past
AS ISTEN ACTION E N = Noun Habit = Habitual
NCE RENCE TION L UTION SSION
Fun E CE ACTION V = Verb Prep = Preposition
Con VP = Verb Phrase Constit = major grammatical constituent
ctio
text NP = Noun Phrase (subject-verb-complement)
n
Dem = Demonstrative ( ) = optional goal-can be postpones
Neg = Negative word * = first productions may be with two
c = Connective instead of three constituents
1– 1,2 10, 1 P = Pronoun + = plus
sw sw sw sw (sw) (sw) (sw) sw sw
1:6 3,4 11, sw = single word Rel Cl = Relative Clause
5,6, 12, LOCATI sent. = sentence Cx = Context
7,8, 13, QUANT F = Function Int = Intention
VE STATE
1:6 9 14 2 2 Constit. ITY Vol = Volition EXIST. = Existence
– 2:0 Neg + C R+S STATE
R+S (Adj + N) (N or P + N) 2 Constit. V + Prep NOTIC LOC. ACT. = Locative Action
C + Neg S+R
Prep + N RECURR. = Recurrence
E TEMPORA
POSSESS. = Possession
PERCE L ATTRIB. = Attribution
2– 3 2–3 Constit. (–s) PTION Coord. = Coordination
(+ ATTRIB.) (+ EXIST.) 3 Constit. 3 Constit. 2–3 Constit.
3 V = “want” (numbers)

3– 4 + ATTRIB *
5 Abov + RECURR. + PLACE
e ASPECT
+ POSSESS + NONEXIST * + Prep VOL/INT
plus VOL/INT V inflect. ADDITIV SPECIFICATIO
+ EXIST + RECIRR * “in” “on” V - c + VP
15, + Action (Neg + C) + ACTION + EXIST 2–3 Constit. + Dur –ing CAUSAL DATIVE
“a” + ACTION + VOLUNT V = “want” E N
16 V+s -Dur ireg. Pst
Where Q “go”
+ Habit. –s
What Q –ing
Irreg. past

5+ 5 (+ATTRIB.)
“can’t” + POSSSESSION * V +Prep. * (+ RECURR.)
N+s Dem + N
+ Copula “didn’t” “don’t” + REJECTION * +POSSESSION * “some” VP +/- c + VP
Neg + C Dem = “this”
“not” (+ STATE) (+ STATE) (+ NONEXIST *) VOL/INT “many” NP +/- c + NP VP – c + VP N+N
“not” +ACTION vs
Who Q ACTION Multiple- V + “to” + VP “all” c = “and”
+ LOC. ACT. “that”
(+ LOC. ACT.) Coord. –ing V = “want” “like”
“have”

6
Abov
e “now”
plus OBJECTIVE
+Prep
24, + ATTRIB * VP + c + VP EPISTE ADVERS
(+ LOC. ACT.) + LOC. ACT. (+ STATE) (+ POSS.) SEQUENCE “the” “to”
25, (+ RECURR. *) c = “so” “and” MIC ATIVE
VP +/- c + VP “for”
26 “because”
c = “and”

7 V + c + NP + VP COMM
VOL/INT VP + c + VP (Dem + (is) + c + VP) V + c = “know UNICA
V + NP – “to” + VP SEQUENCE SUBJECTIVE c = “what” what” TION
V = “want” V – c + NP + VP c = “then” VP + c + VP “where” VP + c + NP + VP
“What” “How” Q “know where”
V = “see” “look” c = “so” “and” c = “and” “but”
POSSIBILITY SIMULTANEOUS “because” (VP + c + VP) V – c + NP + VP
“can” c = “when” c = “and” V – c = “think”

8 V – c + NP + VP
(V – c = “want”) (“When” Q)
VOL/INT (“show”) (V + c +
V + NP + “to” + VP V + c + NP + VP +TENSE – Aux = “is” NP + VP)
V = “want” (VP + c +Rel Cl)
V + c + NP + VP “was” “Why Q” V = “tell”
c = “that”
V + c = “see (“will”) “say”
OBLIGATION what” “ask”
“should” “see if” “ed”
“look what”

8+ (Sent. + Sent + + +) Sent. + Sent + + + (Sent. + Sent + + +)