A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

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Section

4.4 English Syntax 4: Tree and Sentence Matching


Below are three sentences and four structures. Match each structure with a
sentence and then answer questions A-E.


  1. The doctor called the patient up on the phone.

  2. John saw a girl with a telescope.

  3. The boy's father, who works at IBM, plays chess.


Structure I

Poss N Mod V NP

Art N

Structure I1
S

l A


N V

A


Art N

A


P

A


Art N
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