Analyzing Syntax & Semantics Workbook

CHAPTERS 1-13 Review Test

141 CHAPTERS 1-13 Review Test 1. Write the appropriate word(s) for each. a. first person singular reflexive b. third person plural accusative personal pronoun c. second person plural reflexive d. modal negative contraction e. indefinite pronoun with a negative morpheme f. intransitive verb plus adverbial g. first person singular present copula h. first person singular genitive personal pronoun i. regular past of a process verb j. regular third singular of an action verb 2. Identify each passive transformation as reversible (R) or nonreversible (NR) and as truncated (T) or nontruncated (NT). a. The pilot was killed by the hijacker. b. Ms. Smith could have been duped by a friend. c. The fire was put out with a small extinguisher. d. The issue is being considered by the committee now. 3. a. Write the active sentence for (2b). b. Write the active sentence for (2c). c. Write the proposition (s) and semantic relationship (s) expressed in (2a). d. Write the proposition(s) and semantic relationship(s) expressed in (2d). 142 4. Identify all the complexities in each sentence using the numbered list. Modality changes: 1. negation 2. imperative 3. yes-no question 4. wh-question Noun phrase elaborations: 5. poss determiner 6. poss noun 7. adjective 8. noun adjunct Transformations: 9. pers pro 10. reflex pro 11. indef pro 12. dem pro 13. reflex pro intens 14. reflex pro intens movt 15. adv preposing 16. intensifier 17. indirect obj preposing a. Every Sunday the clock should be wound. (3) b. Will Dr. May herself call me? (4) c. Don't cut yourself with that sharp knife. (6) d. Tonight there's a really good movie on ChannelS. (5) e. Did Brad tell the teacher a lie about his brother? (5) f. Why doesn't Sally knit herself a nylon sweater? (8) g. Can some stories be told many times? (4) h. Is that shirt big enough for you? (4) i. In the morning there'll be no one on that lovely beach. (6) j. When was that large tree cut down? (5) k. He was struck by lightning on the golf course. (3) I. How often can Tom's brother take the dog out for us? (5) 18. do-support 19. contraction 20. aux inversion 21. copula inversion 22. prt movt 23. there 24. passive 25. deletion 143 5. Read the paragraph and fill in the blanks a through m. (51) 5ue and Blake had arrived at the airport at noon. (52) At 12:30 p.m. their bags were loaded in the trunk, and they were on their way home. (53) Suddenly the car was struck from behind. (54) Gas was spilling all over the road. (55) Blake stopped the car, and everyone ran. (56) The driver of the other car had turned his motor off, and he was lying over the steering wheel. a. the tense and aspect of the VP in 51 b. the type of adverbial(s) in 51 c. three transformations in the first clause in 52 (up to the comma) d. the tense and voice of the first VP in 52 e. the personal pronoun in 52 and its referent f. the features of the italicized noun in 52 [ count] [ common] [concrete] [ singular] g. the tense and voice of the VP in 53 h. the transformation in 53 illustrated by the italicized word i. the tense and aspect of the VP in 54 j. the type of pronominalization in 55 k. the tense and voice of the first VP in 56 144 I. the pronominalization in S6 (forward, backward) m. the features of the italicized noun in S6 [ human] [ count] [ common] [ singular] 6. Label each italicized word with the correct number. 1. intensifier 2. adverb 3. pronoun 4. determiner 5. adjective 6. preposition 7. particle a. about ten o'clock b. come into the water c. mull over the problem d. really ill e. cooly solved the problem f. for everyone g. their books h. in cool water i. for ten dollars j. every day k. walked through the hall I. for them m. too slowly n. push the tree over 145 7. Complete a syntactic description for each of the following. Include sentence pattern, NP and VP rules, NP elaborations, modality changes, and transformations. a. When did Mother get that good idea? pattern: VP modulation: NP modulation: NP...