LIN205H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ditransitive Verb, Phrase Structure Rules, Linking Verb
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1: constituents: group of words (or a single word) that function as one unit within the syntactic structure. Form vs. function: a constituent can be from a particular phrasal or lexical category (grammatical form) such as np, pp, verb, etc. The same constituent can play different grammatical roles/functions within a sentence. For example a pp can have an adverbial function (e. g. , 1- i study at school" vs. 2- the girls at school" at school is 1- an adverb of place, 2- adjective for the noun girls") Note: tree structures are labeled based on constituent forms and not their functions: practice exercises: 1- write a phrase structure rule for the following structure. 2- describe the function of the prepositional phrase "for companies with mature home markets" in the sentence expansion into foreign markets becomes an attractive option for companies with mature home markets". 3- draw a tree diagram for the following phrase: increased profits and long-term growth.
