Sentence fragment test: Exercise


Look at the examples below and name the constituent that has been identified with the help of the sentence fragment test. Identify the category of the constituent.

Example: Who will Sally meet at the train station? - John.

(i) constituent: John
(ii) category: NP (DP)

Bill should give a present to his girlfriend.

a) Who should give a present to his girlfriend? - Bill. (:vips 10639:)

b) What should Bill give to his girlfriend? - A present.


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c) To whom should Bill give a present? - To his girlfriend. (:vips 10641:)

d) What should Bill do? - Give a present to his girlfriend. (:vips 10642:)