Question

Chegg CHALLENGE PROBLEM SET 2: NOMINAL ADVERBIALS [Critical Thinking; Data Analysis; Challenge] In the text we observed that NPs must appear adjacent to the Verb in VPs, they cannot come after a post-verbal AdvP: a) *Shannon kissed quietly the kitten. b) Shannon kissed the kitten quietly However, there appears to be a class of nouns that can appear in this position. These are nouns expressing quantities of time: c) Shannon left quietly every day Other examples include last year, every day, each week etc. Part 1: How do we know that these constituents are NPs and not AdvPs? (Pay attention to what can modify the N.) Part 2: Is there a way to incorporate such NPs into our PSR system? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

By taking note of the position of adverbs

Explanation:

The positions of the adverbs in relation to the modifying nouns relates if these constituents are NPs and not AdvPs. For example, the following sentences would have different meanings:

• She quietly kissed the cat (she kissed the cat without making noise).
• She kissed the cat quietly (she kissed the cat slowly).

The position of the words determines the meaning of the sentences.