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Assignment #5: due June 18 th

, 2014

Last name: ________________________ First name: ____________________

Student number: __________________ Tutorial section: _________________

TOTAL_____

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1. Replace the prepositional phrase in each of the following sentences with a subordinate

clause. (6 pts)

a. After the storm, all was good.

b. I’ll meet you before the game.

2. Consider the following sentence:

During the party, she was surprised because you complimented her.

a. Identify the subject and the predicate in the above sentence. (3 pts)

Subject:

Predicate:

b. Now draw the phrase structure tree for the above sentence as discussed in the lecture.

(10 pts)

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3. Draw the phrase structure tree for the following sentence: (10 pts)

The head of the company eventually hired the architect who designed the building.

4. Consider the following sentence:

Students who are intellectually curious love this course.

a. How would you make the relative clause nonrestrictive? (2 pts)

b. What would be the change in meaning if the relative clause were nonrestrictive? (2

pts)

5. In this relative clause more likely to be restrictive or nonrestrictive? (1 pt)

The Joe Louis Arena [which is in Detroit] hosts many sporting events.

Under what circumstance it could be interpreted as the other one? (2 pts)

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6. There is still some controversy over the use of words like and as. Like, traditionally is a

preposition, and as is a subordinating conjunction. Why do you think people were upset

many years ago over the advertising slogan “Winston tastes good like a cigarette should

be.” (3 pts)

7. Compare the structure of the relative clause in the following sentences. Explain how

‘whoever invites him’ in the first sentence is different from ‘whomever he invites’ in the

second sentence. (4 pts)

a. He’ll go with whoever invites him.

b. He’ll go with whomever he invites.

8. Tell whether the main verb in each sentence is transitive or intransitive. Underline the

verb complement if there is any. Then, identify the category of the verb complement.

(10 pts)

a. One child felt sick.

b. The plane flew over the mountain.

c. I saw the approaching storm.

d. Everyone was frightened.