Activity 3 - Syntax (5%)

First Name: Juan Francisco Last Name: Arias García

ID Number: 53538674X

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Before doing the activity, check the rubric for grading the activity and get familiar with
the assessment criteria.

Exercise 1. Functions and Categories

Identify the functions of the underlined words in the following sentences/phrases.

1. John drives a car “direct object” 6. My mom called yesterday “adjunct”

2. I fed the cat some fish “indirect 7. The clothes are dirty ____
object”
8. I was reading the newspaper “ direct
3. The dog is in my favorite chair object”
“adjunct”
9. He put his books in a drawer
4. You must go to the bank “subject” “adjunct”

5. I sent her a letter “indirect object” 10. When was my cousin born?
“subject”

Exercise 2. Phrases

Identify the type of phrase (NP, VP, AdjP, AdvP, and PrepP) of the underlined phrases
in the following sentences.

1. The teacher is writing the answer VP 6. Don't you have to leave early? AdvP

2. The cat is hiding behind the tree. 7. Houses are unbelievably expensive
AdvP just now AdjP

3. Please get the book above the 8. The cost of the car was way too high
cupboard AdvP AdjP

4. He was wearing a black linen shirt. 9. The extra blanket is in the box under
NP the bed PrepP

5. I enjoy eating in Chinese restaurants 10. Time goes very quickly AdvP
____

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Exercise 3. Clauses

Underline the subordinate clause in the following sentences and identify the type (Noun
Clauses, Adjectival Clauses, or Adverbial Clauses).

1. Tell me where you have put my 6. The woman asked about why her
books. Noun clauses friend didn’t call Noun clauses

2. While he slept, Lucy snored 7. What Peter did, shocked his parents
Adverbial clauses Adverbial clauses

3. I met her in Paris, where I lived for 8. The student who wrote this story was
two years Adjectival clauses very smart Adjectival clauses

4. Could you tell me what your job is? 9. She wrote down the answer,
Noun clauses although she wasn’t sure if it was right
Adjectival clauses
5. The boy, who was ten, jumped
Adjectival clauses 10. I wonder if it will rain tomorrow
Noun clauses

Exercise 4. Syntax Trees

Draw the syntax trees for the following phrases/sentences.

1. Repair the telephone

2. Play with the toy

3. The success of the program

4. A film about pollution

5. He likes the toys

6. The children put the toys in the box

7. Those guests should leave

8. Maria never ate a brownie

9. That shelf will fall

10. The glass broke

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1.- Repair the telephone

VP

NP
V

Det N

repair the telephone

2.- Play with the toy

Pre P
NP
V

prep
Det N

Play with the toy

3.- The success of the program

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NP Pre P
NP
 program

4. - A film about pollution

NP Pre P

Prep N Prep N

A film abou pollution

5.- He likes the toys

VP
NP
NP
V Det N

he likes the toys

6.- The children put the toys in the box.

S
VP
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NP Pre P
NP Pre P
Det N
 V1

7.-Those guets should leave

VP
NP

V
Det N Aux

those guets shoul leave

8.-María never ate a brownie

S
VP
Pp
N Aux V NP

prep N

María never brownie

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9.- That shelf will fall

NP VP

futaux V
Det N

shelf will fall

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10. - the glass broke

NP VP

Det N V

the glass broke

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