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Assignment 3 (grammar)
This is an individual written assignment.


Deadline
Friday, March 26, 10.00 (before grammar seminar 4)


Instructions
Answer the questions at the end of this document individually and to the best of your abilities.
Type your answers directly into this document Remember to write your name and indicate your group below!
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Grades & marking
The assignment is worth 100 points. Your individual score will be released under “my grades” in Blackboard.
A key for self-correction will be made available on Blackboard. Make sure you understand all the answers.


Your name:

Your grammar group (please underline): Eskilstuna Västerås
Questions

Identify and name the clause elements of each sentence below.

a) The second film in the original Star Wars trilogy remains a legitimately great picture.
b) Yoda returned after a while.
c) The little furry creatures that Luke met appeared hostile.
d) The emperor did declare Luke a fool.
e) The emperor was killed.
f) Someone paid Han Solo a large sum of money.
g) Everyone had loads of fun.


Identify the verb complementation pattern (e.g. monotransitive, copular etc.) of each sentence in question 1 (repeated below).

h) The second film in the original Star Wars trilogy remains a legitimately great picture.
i) Yoda returned after a while.
j) The little furry creatures that Luke met appeared hostile.
k) The emperor did declare Luke a fool.
l) The emperor was killed.
m) Someone paid Han Solo a large sum of money.
n) Everyone had loads of fun.


Identify the phrase type (e.g. NP, VP etc.) of each clause element in the sentences in question 1 (repeated below). Disregard any phrases within the top level phrases, as these do not function as clause elements.

o) The second film in the original Star Wars trilogy remains a legitimately great picture.
p) Yoda returned after a while.
q) The little furry creatures that Luke met appeared hostile.
r) The emperor did declare Luke a fool.
s) The emperor was killed.
t) Someone paid Han Solo a large sum of money.
u) Everyone had loads of fun.


Identify the form (i.e. phrase type) and function of the underlined constituents in the sentences below. Note that functions may be clausal (e.g. S, V, Od) or phrasal (e.g. premodifier in NP, complement in PP).


Example: The guy in the blue baseball cap is Grissom’s brother.
Answer: PP functioning as postmodifier in NP.


Gil Grissom is the supervisor of the graveyard shift of Las Vegas' elite crime scene investigators.
A man is killed after a visit to his local strip club.
A man is killed after a visit to his local strip club.
Warrick’s gambling problems almost drove everyone crazy.
Warrick’s gambling problems almost drove everyone crazy.
He could have been found guilty of a serious crime.
He could have been found guilty of a serious crime.
The graveyard shift had an incredibly busy time last night.
The graveyard shift had an incredibly busy time last night.



Write a sentence containing all and only the four clause elements listed below and realized by the forms in parentheses. Indicate the clause elements in your sentence.


Example: S (NP consisting of determiner and head)
V (VP consisting of lexical verb).
Answer: The gorilla slept
S V


S (NP consisting of head and postmodifier; postmodifier is a PP)
V (VP consisting of 1 modal auxiliary, 1 primary auxiliary, 1 lexical verb)
Od (NP consisting of determiner, premodifier and head; premodifier is an AdjP)
A (AdvP consisting of head)


Good luck!