Sum up exercises related to syntax.

1. Complete the blanks:

1) It is a sequence of words that can function as constituents in the structure of sentences .......................
2) ........................... is a graphical representation of phrase structures.

3) A sentence consists of a ............. ................... and a .............. ....................

4) A noun phrase can consist of : ................, (..............), .................. or .................

5) A verb phrase can consist of a ............. and a .................. ................. Additional constituents are: a ................ ...................... and an ................. ..............................

6) A noun phrase and a verb phrase are m.................. d.......................

7) Verb phrase can function as a p......................... in the presence of a NP.

8) The two basic immediate constituents of the NP are: a .....................
and a .........................

9) A determiner will always consist of ............. constituent(s). Nominal can be c.............., consisting of the h............ n............... and a p...................
or a p.........................

2. On the basis of the example state what type of a verb group it is (transitive, ditransitive, intensive, complex, prepositional etc.)

1. I baked some cookies.

2. I strolled to the park yesterday.

3. Tom received an urgent phone call from his boss and left the room immediately.

4. They seem to be happy with the offer they've got.

5. The apple pie looks delicious.

6. She applied for the job in the publishing office.

3. Answer the questions:

1) What is a clause? ..........................

2) What is a complementiser? .....................................

3) What are wh-clauses characterised by?

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