Chapter 6 - Inflectional PhrasesTest your knowledge
Exercise 1
Consider the examples below. How do the DPs acquire case?
(1) a John met Mary in the park.
b For me to survive this week will be quite difficult.
c Everybody goes to see the painting.
d John persuaded Bill to go to see a doctor.
e Mary gave a book to John for Xmas.Exercise 2
Determine the function of do in the following sentences.
(1) a How do you do?
b He did know the answer although he claimed he did not know it.
c She does a lot for her parents.
d He did not tell the truth, did he?
e When does he get up?
f I did read this book.
g They do not go to work today.
h You sleep too much, don’t you?
i I have quite a lot of things to do.
j This exercise is almost done now.
k What are you doing now?
l I do not know anything.Exercise 3
Identify the DPs in the following sentences and state which Case is assigned to them
by which items.
(1) a Jim sent a bunch of flowers to Jane.
b For Jim not to buy the house at a lower price wasn’t the best decision in his
life.
c The teacher believed that all his students would pass the exam.
d All the students were believed to pass the exam.
e John will never trust Jane.
f Which experiment did the professor mean when he asked whether we were
able to do it?
g John read an interesting book about the cold war.
h It was raining when I looked out of the window.
i The children wanted it to be snowing during the whole day.
j Jane believed Jack to be able to repair the car.