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Dita Topic 9 Syntax

This document contains a student's answers to exercises on grammatical functions from their Syntax course. The exercises ask the student to identify grammatical subjects, logical subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, and oblique objects in sample sentences. The student provides their answers, labeling the grammatical function of each relevant word or phrase in the sentences. They also explain properties of sentences where the concept of an understood subject applies.

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Dita Topic 9 Syntax

This document contains a student's answers to exercises on grammatical functions from their Syntax course. The exercises ask the student to identify grammatical subjects, logical subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, and oblique objects in sample sentences. The student provides their answers, labeling the grammatical function of each relevant word or phrase in the sentences. They also explain properties of sentences where the concept of an understood subject applies.

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Name : Dita Khairunnisa

NIM : 0304182104

Class/Semester : PBI-2/ 4th Semester

Course : SYNTAX

CHAPTER VIII
GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS

EXERCISES
1. In the sentences below, pick out all the instances of grammatical subjects and logical
subjects. To which sentences is the concept of understood subject relevant? List the
properties of the sentences which exemplify the criteria for grammatical subjects.
1. Mr. Weston pours Mr. Woodhouse a cup of restoring gruel.

2. Mr. Woodhouse is poured a cup of restoring gruel by Mr. Weston.

3. Mr. Weston pours the other guests glasses of his good wine.

4. The other guests were poured glasses of his good wine.

5. All the soldiers are leaving Meryton.

6. The soldiers are all leaving Meryton.

7. The young ladies like all the soldiers.

8. The young ladies like the soldiers all.

9. Mr. Collins admires himself in the surface of the pond.

10. Mr. D’Arcy tries to persuade Elizabeth to marry him.

11. Mr. D’Arcy goes to the ball and does not dance with Elizabeth.
12. The oldest Bennet girls are both invited to Netherfield.

ANSWER
All the grammatical subjects are involved in person and number linkage with the verb. Other
properties are mentioned as they occur.

1. Mr. Weston: grammatical and logical subject

2. Mr. Woodhouse: grammatical subject Mr. Weston: logical subject


3. Mr. Weston: grammatical and logical subject

4. The other guests: grammatical subject; no logical subject

5. All the soldiers: all moves to the right, as in (6); logical subject

6. The soldiers: grammatical and logical subject

7. The young ladies like all the soldiers the young ladies: grammatical and logical
subject; all cannot move to the right, (8) is unacceptable and the soldiers is not the
grammatical subject.

8. The young ladies: grammatical and logical subject.

9. Mr. Collins: grammatical and logical subject: controls the interpretation of


himself.

10. Mr. D’Arcy: grammatical and logical subject; understood subject of to persuade.

11. Mr. D’Arcy: grammatical and logical subject; pivot in the coordinate construction.

12. The oldest Bennet girls: grammatical subject; no logical subject; both has moved
to the right – compare both the oldest Bennet girls.

2. In the sentences below, pick out all the instances of direct object, indirect object and
oblique object.
1. Caroline and Alice are coming with a hamper of food.

2. Caroline is also bringing us a single malt.

3. Caroline cooked Alice a meal.

4. Alice was cooked a meal by Caroline.

5. Heather and Morag were both pleased with Robin’s work.

6. Ethel sent Fiona her history of the department.

7. The staff were all sent an e-mail message by Ronnie.

8. The dog sat in front of the fire and scratched itself.

9. Who is Irene going on holiday with?

10. The dog tore up the grass.


ANSWER

1. With a hamper of food: oblique object

2. Us: indirect object; a single malt: direct object

3. Alice: indirect object; a meal: direct object

4. Caroline: oblique object

5. Robin’s work: oblique object

6. Fiona: indirect object; her history of the department: direct object

7. An e-mail message: direct object; Ronnie: oblique object

8. The fire: oblique object; itself: direct object

9. Who: oblique object

10. The grass: direct object

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