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This document outlines an assignment for a syntax course. It contains 6 questions analyzing syntax patterns in sentences. Students are assigned individual questions and must submit answers in writing along with a group presentation video explaining their responses.

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Assignment (Syntax K2022)

This document outlines an assignment for a syntax course. It contains 6 questions analyzing syntax patterns in sentences. Students are assigned individual questions and must submit answers in writing along with a group presentation video explaining their responses.

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Syntax_K2022 Assignment

ASSIGNMENT – GROUP ……..


due by week 7
Student’s name Question Content + Task sheet Presentation score/3.0
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Note: Each task/ question is assigned to one student.


(a) The answers to the questions included in this task sheet should be brief and precise. Print out
the task sheet with answers and submit it to the teacher.
(b) A video including the presentations of all the students in the group is required.
- Each student is given max 3 minutes to give fuller explanations of his/her answer.
- Each presentation is prepared via the PPT, with 2 to 3 slides included.
- The Group’s file should be in the MP4 format, without exceeding 100 MB.
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Question 1:
(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC). Identify
the verbs and sub-categorise them.
<1> The obliging manager poured everyone a glass of wine.
<2> Karen peered into the gaping hole.
Example: Otto devoured the couscous
S V [trans] dO
(b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be taken from
the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are taken from other books
or the Internet.
(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).
Student in charge:
Answer:

Question 2:
(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC). Identify
the verbs and sub-categorise them.
<1> Joan placed her latest trophy in a prominent position.
<2> The new chef liquidised last week’s uneaten fritters.

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Example: Otto devoured the couscous


S V [trans] dO
(b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be taken from
the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are taken from other books
or the Internet.
(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).
Student in charge:
Answer:

Question 3:
(a) Identify the major functions in the following sentences (S, dO, iO, sP, oP, and PC). Identify
the verbs and sub-categorise them.
<1> This so-called music makes me mad.
<2> He made the men a decent meal.
Example: Otto devoured the couscous
S V [trans] dO
(b) Give two other examples of the same verb patterns. Your sentences should not be taken from
the teacher’s handout or the course book. Give their sources if they are taken from other books
or the Internet.
(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences in (a).
Student in charge:
Answer:

Question 4: Explain why these sentences are ambiguous:


<1> Henry ignored all those people in the studio.
<2> Martha left the bathroom in a mess.
by (a) analyzing their verb patterns (or sub-categories of verbs);
(b) translating them into Vietnamese for illustration.
(c) Choose one ambiguous sentence (<1> or <2>) and draw two phrase markers to illustrate the
two different meanings.
Student in charge:
Answer:

Question 5: Explain why these sentences are ambiguous:


<1> They kept all those people in the studio.

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<2> Mike and Peter decided on the train. (Note: There is an elliptical constituent on one
interpretation > Put this elliptical constituent within brackets […])
by (a) analyzing their verb patterns (or sub-categories of verbs);
(b) translating them into Vietnamese for illustration.
(c) Draw two phrase markers for sentence <1> to illustrate the two different meanings.
Student in charge:
Answer:

Question 6: Identify the adverbials in these sentences:


<1> Interestingly, Matilda barely gets on with her new colleagues.
<2> It rained for three hours on the Continent last night.
<3> He never looked back on his years at sea with much nostalgia, however.
(a) Are they adjuncts, disjuncts or conjuncts?
(b) Explain your answers. What are the functions of those adverbials in sentences 1, 2 and 3?
(c) Draw a complete phrase marker for ONE of the sentences <1>, <2> or <3>.
Student in charge:
Answer:

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