THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS ASSESSMENT # 2 [15%]

Code and Name of Course: LING2402: Structure of the English Language Due Date: March 29, 2013 by 11:55pm (Jamaican Time)
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has questions. 2 pages 3 questions. Answer ALL

1.

There are several tests of subject status. Explain the agreement test and the case test and illustrate how they prove that the underlined portion of the sentence below is the subject. Remember that ungrammatical sentences may be useful in arriving at your conclusions. The extremely large books that the teacher took to the class contained relevant information. [10 marks]

2.

Explain and illustrate any two (2) pieces of syntactic evidence that can be used to determine the function of the underlined phrase below [8 marks]. Is the underlined phrase a predicative complement or a direct object? [2 marks]. Remember that ungrammatical sentences are useful in arriving at your conclusion. The Dean is the tall handsome gentleman in that chair [10 marks total]

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The following canonical clauses are analyzed into their immediate constituents. i. Identify the function of each constituent [6 marks] ii. Name the canonical clause structure which is represented by each sentence [3 marks] a. Joels contributions during the class/ earned / Kurshner / the top prize. b. The children at that school/ seem /extraordinarily well-behaved. c. Clara/ bought/ Othneil/ an expensive antique clock. d. Jesus/ wept/bitterly [10 marks total]

TOTAL 30 marks: n/30 divided by 2 = n/15 END OF TEST