A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

N V NP Mod Particle N

Particle Mod

Question

For each tree, state what the problem is (i.e., why it cannot be generated by the

phrase structure rules) and correct it when possible without altering the linear order

of any of the nodes. A list of some of the phrase structure rules for English is

given in appendix 5. You may find it helpful to review Linguistics, pp. 201-206.