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Syntactic Theory » Exercises » for Traditional Grammar » Internal structure of VPs

Syntactic Theory


The Internal Structure of the VP

Indicate the internal structure of the VPs in the sentences by inserting constituent brackets and syntactic category labels. Use the label AuxP for the combination of an auxiliary and a VP.

Example:
Chris [AuxP: has [VP: booked a flight] ] .

Hint: Type a space after every colon and every closing bracket! ('[VP: ' and '] ] ')

(:vips 8927:)

(:vips 8928:)

(:vips 8929:)

(:vips 8930:)

(:vips 8931:)

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