Identify thematic roles
Identify the specific thematic role of each noun phrase in the following sentences.
a) Mary sold her car to an old lady.
Mary
(:vips 7525:) | her car
(:vips 7526:) | an old lady
(:vips 7527:) |
b) Jenny cut her finger last week.
Jenny
(:vips 7528:) | her finger
(:vips 7529:) | last week
(:vips 7530:) |
c) John cut the bread with a knife.
John
(:vips 7531:) | the bread
(:vips 7532:) | a knife
(:vips 7533:) |
d) The wind broke the window.
the wind
(:vips 7534:) | the window
(:vips 7535:) |
e) The door opened.
the door
(:vips 7536:) |
f) Broken glass is scattered on the floor.
broken glass
(:vips 7537:) | the floor
(:vips 7538:) |
g) The girl gave her friend a present.
the girl
(:vips 7539:) | her friend
(:vips 7540:) | a present
(:vips 7541:) |
h) The girl wrote the letter with her favourite pen.
the girl
(:vips 7542:) | the letter
(:vips 7543:) | her favourite pen
(:vips 7544:) |
i) The letter was written by the girl.
the letter
(:vips 7545:) | the girl
(:vips 7546:) |
j) The girls went from the cinema to the pub.
the girls
(:vips 7547:) | the cinema
(:vips 7548:) | the pub
(:vips 7549:) |