SYNTAX CHECKLIST

CHAPTER 1
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☐1 Use the five tests to identify constituents in a sentence.

CHAPTER 2
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☐1 Use the question test to identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.
☐ 2 Identify whether an element in a phrase is the head, a modifier or a
complement.

CHAPTER 3
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☐ 1 Identify the lexical category of a word and the phrasal category of a
phrase.
☐ 2 Draw the phrase marker for NPs with only one name/pronoun.

☐ 3 Draw the phrase marker for simple APs.

☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for simple AdvPs.

☐ 5 Draw the phrase marker for simple PPs.

☐ 6 Identify co-ordinate phrases.

☐ 7 Draw the phrase marker for co-ordinate phrases.

CHAPTER 4
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☐1 Identify the sub-category of a verb in a sentence.
☐ 2 Identify the functions of the complements in a basic VP.

☐ 3 Determine whether a verb with one NP complement is transitive or

intensive.
☐ 4 Determine whether a verb with two complements is ditransitive or
complex.
☐ 5 Draw the phrase marker for six types of basic VPs.

CHAPTER 5
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☐1 Identify the adjunct adverbials of a VP.
☐ 2 Draw the phrase marker for VPs with adjunct adverbials.
☐ 3 Distinguish between adjunct adverbials and sentence adverbials.
☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for sentences containing sentence adverbials.

☐ 5 Distinguish between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs.

☐ 6 Draw the phrase marker for VPs containing a phrasal verb.

☐ 7 Draw the phrase marker for sentences containing ellipses.

CHAPTER 6
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☐1 Add tense feature to a verb.

☐ 2 Draw the phrase marker for VPs containing auxiliaries.

☐ 3 Draw the phrase marker for VPs containing auxiliaries and adverbials.

☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for passive sentences.

☐ 5 Draw the phrase marker for negative sentences.

☐ 6 Draw the phrase marker for yes/no questions.

CHAPTER 7
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☐1 Draw the phrase marker for NPs containing DET and NOM.

☐ 2 Draw the phrase marker for NPs containing PRE-DET.

☐ 3 Draw the phrase marker for NOMs containing pre-modifiers.

☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for NOMs containing post-modifiers.

☐ 5 Determine which element goes with the head noun first.

☐ 6 Draw the phrase marker for NPs containing a pronoun and its
modification.

CHAPTER 8
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☐1 Identify the main clause and subordinate clauses in a complex sentence.

☐ 2 Identify the function of a subordinate clause.

☐ 3 Draw abbreviated clausal analysis (ACA) for complex sentences.

☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for sentences having a subordinate clause as the
subject.
☐ 5 Draw the phrase marker for sentences having an extraposed subject.
☐ 6 Draw the phrase marker for VPs having a subordinate clause as a
complement of the verb.
☐ 7 Draw the phrase marker for APs having a subordinate clause as a
complement of the adjective.
☐ 8 Draw the phrase marker for NPs having a subordinate clause as a
complement of the noun.
☐ 9 Determine whether a sentence has an extraposed subject or a subordinate
clause complementing a noun.
☐ 10 Draw the phrase marker for PPs having a subordinate clause as a
complement of the preposition.
☐ 11 Draw the phrase marker for sentences containing adverbial clauses.

CHAPTER 9
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☐1 Draw the phrase marker for wh-questions.

☐ 2 Identify the function of a wh-subordinate clause.

☐ 3 Draw the phrase marker for sentences with subordinate wh-interrogative

clauses.
☐ 4 Draw the phrase marker for sentences with restricted relative clauses or
non-restrictive relative clauses.