Basic English Grammar with Exercises

Suggested Answers and Hints - Chapter 1

Lexical entries are given here:

Verbs

a go category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <agent, goal>
subcat: [prepositional]
b change category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <source, patient>
subcat: [nominal]
c send category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <(agent), theme, goal>
subcat: [nominal, prepositional]
d announce category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <agent, proposition>
subcat: [sentence]
build category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <(agent), theme, location>
subcat: [nominal, prepositional]
e destroy category: [–F, –N, +V]

-grid: <(agent), patient>
subcat: [nominal]

Auxiliaries

a
will category: [+F, –N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
b
can category: [+F, –N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
c d e
have category: [–N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
c d e
be category: [–N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
d
may category: [+F, –N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
-ed category: [+F, –N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]
e
might category: [+F, –N, +V]
subcat: [verbal]