Linguistics

1.
For each example sentence, identify the word order and clause
type.
Select one of the following for Clause type box:

Yes/No Interrogative, Wh-Interrogative, imperative, or declarative
Select one of the following for the word order box:
SV(O), OAuxSV, X(O), or SV(O)

Example
Clause type
Word order
a
Minh
baked biscuits.
b
Stop it!

c
Do you
think its ok?

d
Who are
we going to see next?

e
The woman
on the train read quietly.

f
Should we
go?

g
Who said
that?

h
Have fun!

2. Label the underlined adverbials in the examples below for the
type of information they encode and the syntactic category they satisfy.

Choose one for each box below:
Duration, possession, purpose, Place,
time, concession, frequency, Manner.
noun phrase, adverb phrase, subordinate
clause, prepositional phrase

a
They planned to stay in if it was
raining.

b
Even though they expected rain, they headed out.

c
They expected rain this weekend.

d
They expected it to rain for two
days.

e
They went outside to see if the rain
had stopped.

f
It has been raining weekly for
two months.

g
They wouldn’t let the possibility of rain
keep them from hiking in the mountains.

h
With great disappointment, they returned home.

3. Are the sentences above grammatical, ungrammatical,
non-‘standard’, or semantically troubling?
Prompt
Answer one of the following:
Non-standard
Grammatical
Ungrammatical
Semantical trouble
a
Lets go and buy some coffee.

b
The trees sang and danced in the wind.

c
Please remind John and me before you go.

d
John and me went to the park.

e
Please remind John and I before you go.

f
I done it meself

g
Shoes red go scuffed.

h
The filing cabinet huffed loudly and stormed
away.

i
Window no you fault break

5. Which of the following sentences are basic clauses?
(Remember, basic clauses are simple, positive and declarative.)

Example
Basic or non-basic?
Description
Negative complex instead of complex and simple
Simple
Complex instead of simple
Negative instead of positive
Compound instead of simple
Interrogative instead of declarative
a.
Do you like to eat salmon?

b.
I prefer fresh tuna.

c.
Proust is my favorite author.

d.
I havent been able to get the hang of reading Proust.

e.
I do not want any gravy, thanks.

f.
Perhaps you can have your cake and eat it too.

g.
I have already met the woman sitting on the left.

h.
On Saturday I am going to the movies.

i.
Its time to go now.

j.
We left the cheesecake in the fridge.

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