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Q1: Identify the deletion patterns that has operated between the following sentences (VP- Deletion: the omission of a verb in the second of two coordinate clauses). a. Tom loves Mary and Bill Sue. b. Tom should have invited Mary and Bill Sue. c. Tom will bring drinks to the party and Bill will, too. d. Tom gave a spectacular interpretation of the poem, but Tom couldn't. e. Mary hasn't dated Tom, but she has Bill. f. You can't rely on strangers, but you can on friends. Q2: The domain of the Passive in English. Indicate all the verb-classes which passivize in English with examples. Why is the passive so extended in English? Q3: Show that passive involves phrasal movement of the lexical verb, rather than head movement. Recall that the analysis should avoid generating sentences like (ia) or (iib) (1) a. *The book was by John written. b. The book was written by John (ii) a. The argument was summed up by the coach b. *The argument was summed by the coach up. Q4: Why should a grammar relate active/passive sentences? How can this be done? Q6: The following examples are in active which need a transformation process to be in passive. Transform them into passive, a. Marry considered him a genius. b. A trespasser must have placed the stairway there. c. My mate gave me this car. Q7: There is some equivalence in syntactic transformation process between subj (S) and verb (V) and subj (S), verb (V) and adject (A). Transform the VP structure for each of the following sentence pattern and explain if this equivalence entirely semantic or you can use deep structure to account for. Please do not change the verb type when using transformation. a. The baby (S) is sleeping (V) SVC b. He (S) hurried (V) SVA c. He (S) is (V) jobless (C) SVA >>​

Answer 1

The deletion patterns that occurred are:

• d. Tom gave a spectacular interpretation of the poem, but Tom couldn't.
• e. Mary hasn't dated Tom, but she has Bill.
• f. You can't rely on strangers, but you can on friends

What is a Deletion Pattern?

This refers to the omission of sounds (can be vowels, consonants, etc) in a given word or phrase to make it easier and faster to say.

Also, the proof that passivity in the English language involves phrasal movement of the lexical verb, rather than head movement is:

• 1) a. *The book was by John written
• b. *The argument was summed by the coach up

The transformation of the sentences into passive forms are:

1. He was considered a genius by Mary.
2. The stairway must have been placed by a trespasser.
3. The car was given to me by my mate.

The transformation of VP structure to include a complement is:

1. The baby is sleeping soundly. (complement)
2. He hurried quickly (adverb)
3. He is jobless and broke

Read more about a subject-verb relationship here:

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