HW1: Four
sentences, four language foci.
(1) In
late 1992, I was separately
qualified and entrusted to do a research and
compilation a text book, Lao language for foreigner vol. 3.
Adverb
(separately) in verb phrase (was qualified and
entrusted to do).
(2) An extremely
urgent work never
completed in time as the desire of human being.
Adverb
(extremely) in determiner phrase (an urgent work).
(3) Five students in this class whose native
languages are not English face
many problems concerned with their studies.
Relative
clause (whose native languages are not English)
in noun phrase (five students in this class).
(4) I put all of my books on
the bookshelves separately, according to my
parents’ advice.
Adverb (separately) in preposition phrase (on the bookshelves).
(1) In late 1992, I was ( separately )^ both deemed [M,W,foc] qualified ^ , [P]and entrusted to do ( a )^ , [det,P] research and compilation ^ for [prep] a ( text book ) ^ textbook [W], Lao ( language ) ^ Language [Sp,St] for ( foreigner ) ^ foreigners, [WF,agr,P] vol. 3.
ReplyDeleteAdverb (separately) in verb phrase (was qualified and entrusted to do).
(2) An extremely urgent ( work ) ^ job is [W,M,coh]work never completed ( in time as the desire of human being ) ^ as fast as one would like [W+,idiom].
Adverb (extremely) in determiner phrase (an urgent work).
(3) ( Five ) ^ The five [det,St] students in this class ^ , [P] whose native languages are not English^ , [P] face many problems ( concerned with ) ^ in [W,M] their studies.
Relative clause (whose native languages are not English) in noun phrase (five students in this class).
(4) I put all of my books on the bookshelves separately, ( according to ) ^ following [W] my parents’ advice.
Adverb (separately) in preposition phrase (on the bookshelves).
(1) In late 1992, I was both deemed qualified, and entrusted to do, research and compilation for a textbook, Lao Language for foreigners, vol. 3.
DeleteAdverb (both) in verb phrase (was qualified and entrusted to do).
(2) An extremely urgent job is work never completed as fast as one would like.
Adverb (extremely) in determiner phrase (urgent job).
(3) The five students in this class, whose native languages are not English, face many problems in their studies.
Relative clause (whose native languages are not English) in noun phrase (the five students in this class).
(4) I put all of my books on the bookshelves separately, following my parents’ advice.
Adverb (separately) in preposition phrase (on the bookshelves).