Linguistics

ENG/LIN230- Introduction to Linguistics Eirini Panagiotidou

Homework Assignment 5

Due: Beginning of class ; Wednesday, October 28

Please hand in a hard copy of your answers on these sheets.

Name:____________________________ Collaborator(s): _____________________

1. Provide the phrase structure rules for the following sentences and draw the

tree diagrams.

a. The man drove a big car. b. My best friend went to a football game. c. I know that Sam knows that I bought a present.

2. Which of these sentences would result from applying the rule: NP Aux VP ⇒ Aux NP VP?

a. John will follow Mary. b. Can George see the dog? c. You knew that Cathy helped the boy. d. Should you believe that Mary saw it?

3. Explain why the following sentences are structurally ambiguous, providing the two possible meanings. Then, draw the tree diagrams that describe the

plausible alternative structures.

a. Mary hit the boy with the book. b. The spy saw the man with the binoculars.