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Rle 401: English Syntax. Question Paper

Rle 401: English Syntax.

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2009

INSTRUCTION.
Answer all questions.

Q1. Determine the lexical category of each of the underlined words in the sentences below. Use the morphological, semantic and syntactic criteria to provide evidence for your answers.
(a) His second book came out this year.
(b) When you book for something such as a hotel you arrange to have it.

Q2. Provide Phrase Structure rules and a phrase marker for each of the following sentences:
(a) John refused the offer proudly.
(b) I consider Asha the best candidate.

Q3. Represent the structural ambiguity in the following sentences by providing different phrase markers for each meaning in the following sentence.
(a) I know you like the back of my hand

Q4. Using only the following Phrase Structure rules and words, generate three sentences.
S NP VP
NP AN
VP V
N rock stars, princess, weathermen.
A short, tall, stinky.
V sing, dance, fight.

Q6. Construct sentences containing the following:
(a) Subject, predicate, indirect object.
(b) Subject, predicate, predicate compliment, adjunct.

Q7. Determine the grammatical function of the underline phrases by providing at least one syntactic test.
(a) This provide a decisive factor.
(b) The students called me a teacher.

Rle 401: English Syntax. Question Paper

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