ESWARY A/P VASUDEVAN-LANGUAGE AND STRUCTURE

Assignment: Language and Structure

Section A: Read and answer the following questions briefly.
1. What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
The clause is refers to a group of words that can stand alone as a meaningfull sentences
while clauses can provide helpful information.
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(2 marks)
2. Name the two syntactic categories.
i. lexical category
ii. non-lexical category
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(2 marks)
Section B: Each of the following phrase consists of a specifier and a head and sometimes a
complement. Draw the appropriate tree diagram for each phrase.

phrase Tree diagram

NP

the teacher D N

the teacher
AdjP

very quiet Adv Adj

very quiet
VP

can sing Aux V

_____ ____

can sing
NP

those students Det N

_____
 those students
AdjP

more intelligent Adv Adj

____

more intelligent
AdjP

into the classroom  Adv D Adj

____ _____
 
into the classrroom
(6 marks)