The structure of DPs

Look at the following examples:

a) [DP Much money] was stolen in a bank robbery last night.
b) [DP My sister's car] has broken down.
c) [DP Oil] was leaking from a gas furnace.
d) [DP The bus] stopped at a traffic light.

For each DP, identify the element that is situated in the head position and indicate the abstract features on the the head D°. List the complement and specifier. Name the category of those heads, complements and specifiers that are overtly realised

  • If the head is not overtly realised, or if specifiers are absent, insert "/".
  • To indicate the abstract head features, choose from the following list of abbreviations: (+tns/+agr); (-tns/-agr); (+WH); (-WH); (+poss).
  • Use the following abbreviations to indicate the category: NP, DP, VP, AP, PP, AdvP, IP, CP for phrases. If heads or specifiers are not lexically realised, insert "/".

a) [DP Much money] was stolen in a bank robbery last night.
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b) [DP My sister's car] has broken down.


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c) [DP Oil] was leaking from a gas furnace.
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d) [DP The bus] stopped at a traffic light.
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2. Draw a simplified tree diagram to represent the structure of each DP.

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