FULL NAME: Tô Lan Phương

CLASS: B17NA4

DATE: ONE PERIOD TEST

I. Choose ONE OF the following two nouns, decide if it

can be used as a count or non-count (mass) noun. In
doing so, construct acceptable and unacceptable
examples using the tests with 5 aspects as follow:
Plurality, indefinite article (a, an), pronoun one,
few/little, many/much tests:(1.25ms)
1. Cheese can be used as a count noun.
difficulty, cheese, water, experience, progress,
research, life

II. Check to find out whether each of the following pair

example is grammatical (G) or ungrammatical (U).
For the ungrammatical one, provide at least one
(informal) reason for its ungrammaticality, according
to your intuitions or ideas. (1m)
1. Chris must liking syntax. ( U ) ( must like )
2. What is John eager to do? ( G )
III. Paraphrase in words ONE OF the following sentences
in two ways to show that you understand the
ambiguity involved: (1m)
1. Flying plane is dangerous.
o Plane in flight can be dangerous.
 o Flying plane is dangerous
2. The professors appointment was shocking.
o The professor's appointment of a student was shocking
o The appointment of the professor by the dean was shocking.
3. Terry loves his wife and so do I.
o Terry loves his wife and I love my wife too.
o Terry loves his wife and I love his wife too.
4. The major is a dirty street fighter.
o The major can get really tough when he is fighting crime in the streets.
o Our dirty major is not above fighting people right out in the street.
IV. Using square brackets [] to delineate constituents,
explain the ambiguity and the resulting humor of the
two following sentences:(2ms)
1. For sale: An antique desk suitable for lady with thick
legs and large drawers
o [a desk] [for lady with thick legs and large drawers]
o [a desk for lady] [with thick legs and large drawers]
2. We will oil your serving machine and adjust tension in
your home for $10.00.
o we will [oil your sewing machine and adjust tension] [in your home] [for
$10.00]
o we will [oil your sewing machine] and [adjust tension in your home] [for
$10.00]
V. The following sentences are either Analytic (A),
Contradictions (C), or Situationally (S) true or false.
Write A by the Analysis, C by the contradiction and S
by the other sentence. (2ms)
1. Queens are mothers A
2. Kings are mothers C
3. Dog are four-legged A
4. Cats are stupid S
 VI. Explain the Semantic ambiguity of the following
sentence by providing two or more sentences for each
that paraphrase the multiple meanings.(1m)
Every man loves a woman
 Every man loves an adult female
 Every man love the same, one woman.

VII. Choose ONE OF the following sentences to draw a

Phrase Structure (PS) tree: (1m)
1. The old tree swayed in the wind

s
NP VP

Det Adj N V PP

The old tree swayed in the wind

2. The ice melted

3. The hot sun melted the ice.
4. Mary insulted Bill.
5. The father wept silently./The father silently wept.
6. The men fled from the police.
VIII. Draw two phrase structure trees representing the
two meanings of the sentence: (0.75m)
The magician touched the child with the wand.
Meaning 1 : The magician with the wand touched the child.
Meaning 2: The magician touched the child that had a wand.

Be sure to indicate which meaning go with which

tree.
Following the example: The boy saw the man with
the telescope
1. The boy used the telescope to see the man.
 s

NP VP

Det N V NP PP
The boy saw Det N P NP

the man with Det N

the telescope

2. The boy saw a man who had a telescope.

s

NP VP

Det N V NP
The boy saw Det N NP

the man Det N

the telescope
 YOUR Drawings from here:
1. Following the example: The boy saw the man with
the telescope

NP VP

Det N V NP
The boy saw Det N NP

the man Det N

the telescope