Ch. 9 | Exercise 2

Chapter 9
Finite and Nonfinite Clauses

Exercise 9.2
Nominal and Adverbial Clauses

1.

Give D-structure trees for the following sentences.

a.

That Nestor made that mistake is rather worrying.

b.

It is rather unlikely that he will propose to her soon.

c.

I hope they will visit me when I am in hospital.

d.

Claude thinks that Stan and Louise would make a nice couple.

e.

My brother said that the man became a millionaire before he reached the age of thirty.

f.

The manager locked the safe because he was concerned that someone might enter the office.

g.

Although the economy is improving, it is not clear that we will see growth this year.

h.

His opinion is that you should take another course after you have completed this one.

i.

Unfortunately, we can’t have our picnic if it rains tomorrow.

j.

He said he knew before he had completed the deal that he would be cheated.

k.

It is obvious to everyone that he has been telling the prosecutors lies.

l.

Can the absurd rumor that he will resign be true?

m.

Did he tell the premier that he shouldn’t be nervous about the disclosures?

n.

Could the professor have said that the essay by Swift was ironic?

o.

He was upset by the announcement that the plane would be delayed.

p.

I will explain it to him that honest politicians are a rarity.

q.

Sherrill spread the news around the department that Sarah likes tofu.

r.

The owner said that you should use extreme caution when approaching the dog.

2.

Explicate the two readings of the following sentence and then give D structures to disambiguate the “squinting modifier”:

She said when she was with him she was happy

1.
a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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f.

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g.

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h.

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i.

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j.

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k.

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l.

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m.

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n.

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o.

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p.

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q.

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r.

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2.
a.

being with him and being happy cooccur: She said that when she was with him she was happy. The adverbial clause when she was with him is fronted.

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b.

saying and being with him cooccur: She said when she was with him that she was happy. The that-clause she was happy is moved to the right.

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