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1. Revision

2. • Chomsky suggests that humans are born with
certain grammatical rules. This is referred to
as U...................... Grammar.
• Universal

3. • What are the two main approaches in Syntax?
• T……………………….. Grammar and
U……………………….. Grammar
• Transformational
• Unification

4. • A S………………… scholar called P……….……. was
born in present-day P………….…. about 2,500
years ago.
• Sanskrit
• Panini
• Pakistan

5. 4
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the sentence “The fat man smiled” according
to Chomsky’s 1957 version of Generative
Grammar. Use the following Phrase Structure
Categories: S (sentence); NP (noun phrase);
Det (determiner); Adj (adjective); N (noun); VP
(verb phrase); V (verb); aux (auxiliary node);
Tense (tense node).

6. The fat man smiled

7. 5
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the sentence “The clever girl kicked the ball”
according to Chomsky’s 1957 version of
Generative Grammar. Use the following
Phrase Structure Categories: S (sentence); NP
(noun phrase); Det (determiner); Adj
(adjective); N (noun); VP (verb phrase); V
(verb); aux (auxiliary node); Tense (tense
node).

8. The clever girl kicked the ball

9. 6
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the sentence “Can we go?” according to
Chomsky’s 1965 version of Generative
Grammar. Use the following Phrase Structure
Categories: S (sentence); Op (Operator node);
NP (noun phrase); VP (verb phrase); V (verb);
aux (auxiliary node).

10. Can we go?

11. 7
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the sentence “Did they leave?” according to
Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of Generative
Grammar. Use the following Categories: CP;
C’; C; IP; I’; I; VP; V’; V; NP; N’, N and show
inflectional movement.

12. Did they leave?

13. 8
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the sentence “What did you eat?” according
to Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of
Generative Grammar. Use the following
Categories: CP; C’; C; IP; I’; I; VP; V’; V; NP; N’,
N and show inflectional movement AND wh-
movement.

14. What did you eat?

15. 9
• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate
the Prepositional Phrase “to her” according to
Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of Generative
Grammar. Use the following Categories: PP;
P’; P; NP; N’, N.

16. To her

17. 10
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Laughs verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case ……....
• [……. Person, …….. Number]>

18. 10
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Laughs verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nominative
• [3rd Person, Singular Number]>

19. 10
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Laughs verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nom
• [3rd Person, Sing Number]>

20. 11
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Eats verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case …………
• […… Person, ………. Number]>
•
• COMPLEMENT <NP: Case ……….>

21. 11
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Eats verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nominative
• [3rd Person, Singular Number]>
•
• COMPLEMENT <NP: Case Accusative>

22. 11
• Complete the Subcategorization Information
below:
• Eats verb[finite]
• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nom
• [3rd Person, Sing Number]>
•
• COMPLEMENT <NP: Case Acc>

23. 12
• What is wrong with the following sentence?
Mention case.
• “Him walks.”
• ………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………

24. 12
• What is wrong with the following sentence?
Mention case.
• “Him walks.”
• Walks wants a 3rd Person Singular subject
which is Nominative Case. Him is 3rd Person
and Singular BUT it is Accusative case.

25. 12
• What is wrong with the following sentence?
Mention case.
• “Him walks.”
• Walks wants a 3rd Person Singular subject
which is Nominative Case. Him is 3rd Person
and Singular BUT it is Accusative case.

26. 12
• What is wrong with the following sentence?
Mention case.
• “Him walks.”
• Walks wants a 3rd Person Sing subject which is
Nom Case. Him is 3rd Person and Singular BUT
it is Acc case.