Basic English Grammar with Exercises

Exercise 18

b) Predicate: think
Thematic roles: experiencer (Terry)
propositional (that the car has been stolen)
DPs: Terry nominative
Predicate: steal
Thematic roles: patient (the car)
DPs: the car nominative

c) Predicate: fly
Thematic roles: agent (Frank)
source (New York)
goal (Amsterdam)
DPs: Frank nominative
New York accusative
Amsterdam accusative

d) Predicate: seem
Thematic roles: propositional (Sally to be selected by the committee)
DPs: Sally nominative
Predicate: select
Thematic roles: patient (Sally)
agent (the committee)
DPs: Sally nominative
the committee accusative

e) Predicate: expect
Thematic roles: experiencer (I)
DPs: I nominative
this girl accusative (Exceptional Case marking!)
Predicate: rewrite
Thematic roles: agent (this girl)
patient (her essay)
DPs: her essay accusative

f) Predicate: choose
Thematic roles: agent (Chuck)
source (these chicks)
DPs: Chuck accusative
these chicks accusative