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8.Transformations
Self-Study Worksheet
1.The derivations of the following sentences
involve transformations. Write the corresponding
deep structures for each, and draw the tree
diagrams.
a) Can the dog fetch the frisbee?
DS: The dog can fetch the frisbee
b) Should the student report the incident?
DS: The student should report the incident
c) Must the musician play that music?
DS: The musician must play that music
d) What is Joanne eating?
DS: Joanne is eating what
e) What was Anne bringing to the gathering?
DS: Anne was bringing what to the gathering
a)
CP
S
C
VP
NP
NP
Det
N
Infl
Infl
V
Det
The
dog
e
can
fetch
the
N
frisbee
b)
CP
S
C
VP
NP
Det
The
NP
N
Infl
Infl
V
Det
N
e
report the incident
student should
c)
CP
S
C
VP
NP
Det
The
NP
N
Infl
Infl
e
musician must
V
play
Det
N
that music
a)
CP
C
S
VP
NP
N
NP
NP
Infl
Infl
V
eN
eis
eating
what
Joanne
inversion
wh movement
CP
d)
C
S
VP
NP
NP PP
NP
e
N
Infl
Infl
Anne
was
e
inversion
wh movement
V
bringing
N
NP
P Det
what to
N
the gathering
2.Each of the following sentences contains a
relative clause. Write the deep structures and
draw the surface structure trees for each of
these sentences.
a) Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote.
DS: Helen recited a poem Wordsworth wrote which.
b) The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy.
DS: The canoe Crusoe built which was too heavy.
a)
SS: Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote
S
VP
NP
NP
Infl
CP
Pst
S
C
NP
N
Helen
V
Det
recited a
N
N
VP
Infl
Pst
NP
NP
V
wrote
poem Wordsworth
wh movement
N
e
which
SS: The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy
b)
S
NP
CP
S
C
NP
Infl
VP
NP
NP
Pst
Det
The
N
canoe
N
Crusoe
V
e
N
built which
wh movement
AP
Infl
Deg
A
was
too heavy
Thank You!