20. Major Assignment 3

Major Assignment 3 is a preview of the Final Exam. We will work on this assignment together in class on May 8, but you should try to do it yourself before that.

  • Diagram at least five (5) of the following sentences.
  1. Everyone in the room was putting on their heavy winter coats.

                                          S
                     _____________________|_________________________
                    |                                           LVP: pred
                 NP: Subj                               ____________|________________
          __________|__________                        VP: past prog              NP: DO
         pro             PP: PNM                      ____|______          _________|________________
         |         ________|________                 aux     MV: MT       det     adj      N      N:head
      Everyone    prep         NP: ObjP               |       |            |       |       |        |
                   |          ____|_____             was   putting on    their   heavy   winter   coats
                  in          det     N
                               |      |
                              the    room
    
  2. Two types of stereotypes have been identified in recent literature.

                                                S
                         _______________________|_________________________________
                        |                                                     LVP: pred
                        |                             ____________________________|________________
                NP: subj (log DO)                VP: pres perf pass                           PP: Advl
                _________|__________               _______|______________                     ____|_____
              det       N        PP: PNM           aux     aux       MV: MT                 prep     NP: objP
               |        |        ____|____           |       |         |                     |        ___|____
              Two     types    prep    NP:ObjP      have   been    identified                in     adj      N
                                 |        |                                                          |       |  
                                of        N                                                       recent literature
                                          |
                                     stereotypes
    
  3. You could see they were cooking up something.

                             S
         ____________________|_________________________
        |                                          LVP: pred
      NP: Subj                    ___________________|_____________
        |                     VP: modal (MT)                fin sub cls: DO
        |                    _______|______            ____________|_______________                              
       pro                  modal     MV: MT          sub                          S
        |                     |         |              |         __________________|___________________
       You                  could      see           (that)      they   were    cooking up    something
    
  4. Ultimately, that is the dilemma that we all grapple with every day.

                                       S
                 ______________________|_______________________________
                |                                                      |                                    
            AdvP: Advl                                             LVP: pred                                           
                |                ______________________________________|___________________  
                |             NP:Subj          VP: pres     det        N                rel cls: PNM
               adv               |                |          |         |            _________|_____________
                |               pro            MV: cop      the     dilemma         rel                   S     
            Ultimately           |                |                                  |                    |
                                that              is                                that      we all grapple with every day
    
  5. I wanted to work with young people to make a difference in their lives.

                                             S
                 ____________________________|______________________________
                |                                                           |
            NP: Subj             VP: past                              LVP: pred
               |                    |                    ___________________|________________
              pro                 MV: MT          nf subj cls: DO                 nf subj cls: Advl
               |                    |                    |                                 |
               I                  wanted      to work with young people     to make a difference in their lives
    
  6. She’s been writing about issues facing girls for two decades.

                                          S
                 _________________________|_____________________________
                |                                              LVP: pred
            NP: Subj               ________________________________|______________________________________
               |                  VP: pres perf prog          PP: Advl                             PP: Advl
               |                   ______|__________          ____|________                        ____|________
              pro                 aux   aux    MV: IT        prep    NP: ObjP                    prep     NP: ObjP
               |                   |     |        |            |     ____|______________           |       ___|_______
              She                 has   been   writing       about   N       nf sub cls: PNM      for     det     NP:ObjP
                                                                     |               |                     |         |
                                                                   issues       facing girls              two        N
                                                                                                                     |
                                                                                                                  decades
    
  7. I don’t know who I am anymore.

                               S
          _____________________|_________________________
          |                                     LVP: pred
       NP: Subj                     ______________|__________________
          |                      VP: pres                 fin sub cls: DO
          |                    ______|______              ______|________
         pro               aux     neg    MV: MT         sub            S
          |                 |       |       |             |             |
          I                 do     n’t     know          who       I am anymore
                                                          ↑_____________↓
    
  8. My mind wanders because I’m distracted.

                                      S
                 _____________________|__________________
                |                                  LVP: pred
            NP: Subj                   _______________|_______________
           ___|____                  VP: pres               fin sub cls: Advl
          det     N                     |                    ______|________
           |      |                   MV: IT                 sub           S
          My    mind                    |                     |            |
                                     wanders               because     I’m distracted
         
    
  9. I asked her yesterday if she would come to the party.

                                         S
                   ______________________|______________________________
                  |                                               LVP: pred
              NP: Subj                    __________________________|_________________________
                  |                      VP: past       NP: IO     AdvP: Advl         fin sub cls: DO
                 pro                        |              |            |               _____|_________
                  |                      MV: DT           pro          adv             sub            S
                  I                         |              |            |               |             |
                                          asked           her        yesterday          if     she would come to the party
    
  10. I just want to be by myself right now.

                                  S
            ______________________|___________________
           |                                      LVP: pred
        NP: Subj             ________________________|___________________
           |               VP: pres            nf sub cls: DO         AdvP
          pro             ____|______                 |                 |
           |             adv     MV: MT        to be by myself         adv
           I              |        |                                    |
                         just     want                              right now