LIN 302 - Structure of English

Exercise: Lexical Categories

A.
What is the default category of the underlined word/phrase? As what
category is it
being used in the sentence? What morphological / distributional criteria
indicate this?

B.

1.

This job has its ups and downs.

2.

She watered the lawn twice a week.

3.

Did you see that?

4.

When did you buy that laptop?

5.

I knew that they would arrive early.

6.

She had no idea it was that expensive.

7.

Let's up the ante.

8.

Orange is my favorite color.

9.

They were accused of devising a Ponzi scheme.

10.

Have you seen her newest film? It's an absolute must.

Nonsense! Identify the parts of speech for the italicized "words" and
explain your reasoning.
1.

The gwip student knew all the answers. She's the gwippiest student
I ever met.

2.

I just can't stand it when he sworkles!

3.

Vled Boris was sick today, he didn't come to class.

Boris didn't come to class, vled he was sick today.

4.

How many wezzies are left on the shelf?