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8. Transformations Self-Study Worksheet. The derivations of the following sentences involve transformation s . Write the corresponding deep structures for each , and draw the tree diagrams. Can the dog fetch the frisbee? Should the student report the incident?
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8.Transformations Self-Study Worksheet
The derivations of the following sentences • involve transformations. Writethecorrespondingdeepstructuresforeach, anddrawthetreediagrams.
Can the dog fetch the frisbee? • Should the student report the incident? • Must the musician play that music? DS: The dog can fetch the frisbee DS: The student should report the incident DS: The musician must play that music
What is Joanne eating? What was Anne bringing to the gathering? DS: Joanne is eating what DS: Anne was bringing what to the gathering
a) CP S C VP NP NP Infl Det N Infl V N Det e fetch The dog can the frisbee
b) CP S C VP NP NP Infl Det N Infl V N Det e report The student should the incident
c) CP S C VP NP NP Infl Det N Infl V N Det e play The musician must that music
CP a) C S VP NP NP NP e Infl Infl N N V e eating Joanne is what inversion wh movement
CP d) C S VP NP NP PP NP e NP Det N V N P Infl N Infl e bringing to the gathering was what Anne inversion wh movement
2.Each of the following sentences contains a relative clause. Write the deep structures and drawthe surface structure trees for each of these sentences.
Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote. • The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy. DS: Helen recited a poem Wordsworth wrote which. DS: The canoe Crusoe built which was too heavy.
SS: Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote a) S VP NP NP Infl CP Pst S C VP Infl NP NP NP Pst e N V N N Det V N wrote recited Wordsworth which Helen a poem wh movement
SS: The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy b) S NP CP S C VP NP Infl NP NP AP Pst e N Det N N Infl Deg A V The canoe Crusoe built which was too heavy wh movement