A.

1. A verb phrase is a syntactic unit consisting of an auxiliary, linking, and full verb, and a phrase
which has a verb as the head.

2. - Full verbs : she eats an apple.

- Linking verbs : the soup tastes delicious.

- Auxiliary verbs : you are so pretty.

3. - First category is NP. For example : she wears a black dress.

- Second category is PP. For example : Dinner consists of soup and puddings.

- Third category is VP. For example : The students have to pass the test.

- Fourth category is AP. For example : the girl looks starving.

- Fifth category is Clause. For example : He never expected that she would come.

4. - First category is AdvP. For example : I [usually eat seafood]

- Second category is NegP. For example : The students did [not finish their work]

5. - First category is AdvP. For example : she speaks Spanish fluently.

- Second category is PP. For example : He reads a book with his glasses.

- - Third category is NP. For example : Falenti lived a glamour life.

6. The specifier position of a VP may be occupied by an NP.

a. I read novels.
b. PRE (I read novels).
c. *The cat read novels.
7.
a. (Husnun) lives[head] a complicated life[adj.]

VP

NP V’

Yola N PP

live a complicated life.

b. (Yuyun) will intentionally not[atr.] submit[head] her final assignment[compl.]

VP

NP V’

Ayu V’ PP

AdvP V’ her final assignment

intentionally not submit

c. (Samti) always[atr.] goes to[head] her auntie’s house[adj.] by motorcycle[

VP

NP V’

Samti V’ PP

AdvP V’ by motorcycle

always V PP

go her auntie’s house

d. (Ayu) never[atr.] knows[head] whether she can go home or not[compl.]

VP

NP V’

Ayu V’ PP

whether she can go home or not

AdvP V’

never V

know

e. (Echa) surprisingly[atr.] gave[head] Iim[compl.] a very beautiful flower[compl.]

VP

NP V’

Echa V’ PP

AdvP V’ a very beautiful flower

surprisingly V NP

gave Iim