Grammar II Marcelo F Videtta

JVG/LV 2022

Assignment Nº1

Control Verbs

Activity 1. Analyse the following sentence:

a. As I was leaving, he asked me to come again the following day.

Activity 2. Haegeman & Guéron (1999) and Haegeman (1994) provide the examples
given below when discussing PRO. State what kind of reference PRO has in each of
them:

a. I wonder [CP whether Ø PRO to buy a newspaper].

b. [CP Whether Ø PRO to buy a car or not] is a big issue.
c. [CP Ø PRO to read the newspaper every day] is important.
d. John remembers [CP Ø PRO locking the door].
e. John told Mary [CP Ø PRO to behave herself].
f. [CP Ø PRO not to behave myself] would be wrong.

Activity 3. Analyse the following non-finite subordinate clauses. Identify those cases in
which there is an instance of control predicate:
a. Jim promised to come to my party.
b. They want John to stay at home.
c. The manager can arrange for you to meet his secretary at the hotel at once.
d. Susan told me to visit her next week at her place.
e. The lady tried to park the car without success.
f. Darren told me that he wanted to visit Susan at once.

Control Adjectives

Activity 4. Analyse the following sentences in full:

a. Peter was reluctant to accept the payment.
b. I am eager to see Peter.
c. Are you ready to order your copy?

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