Week 6 tute exercises answers

1. Auxiliaries. Please draw trees for the following sentences.

you could be putting money in the bank.

VP

VP

VP

PP

NP NP NP

Pron Aux Aux V N P Det N

You could be putting money in the bank

a possum might have been hiding in the shed.

VP

VP

VP

VP

PP

NP VP NP

Det N Aux Aux Aux V P Det N

a possum might have been hiding in the shed

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2. Identify the clause type and clause function of the following sentences. The relevant types
and functions are listed in the table below.

Clause type Prototypical function of

that type
Declarative Statement
Simple inverted (Y/N) Question
interrogative
(Normal) tag interrogative
Double-positive tag
interrogative
Wh-interrogative
Exclamative Exclamation
Imperative Directive

1) I don’t see her anywhere, do you? (tag interrogative question)

2) What did you go and do that for! (wh-interrogative exclamation)

3) There’s a salesperson at the door. (declarative statement)

4) Do you think I’m an idiot! (simple inverted interrogative statement or exclamation)

5) The way you’re tapping your pen is really annoying. (declarative directive)

6) It’s so cold with the windows open. (declarative directive [probably – could be a
statement or even an exclamation])

7) What a stupid mistake (that was)! (exclamative exclamation)

8) You do what I tell you! (Imperative directive with an expressed subject)

9) You’re crazy! (declarative exclamation)

10) So you’re in charge around here, are you? (double-positive tag interrogative
question or statement)

11) Can you give me the book for a minute? (simple inverted interrogative directive)

12) Who’s that guy over there? (wh-interrogative question [probably – could be an
exclamation])