1. Lecture 12: Summary and Exam
Syntax
Lecture 12:
Summary and Exam

2. Summary of the course: X-bar theory Lexical categories/subcategories
Heads, complements, specifiers
Lexical categories/subcategories
Categorial features; subcategorisation frames
Functional Phrases (IP/DP)
Sentences conform to X-bar; similarity between sentences and DP CP
Sentence in 3 levels: VP, IP and CP; wh-movement
The subject
There is always a subject; Subject starts inside VP and moves to spec IP
Wh-movement
Interrogatives and relative clauses
Non-finite clause subjects
Raising and Control
Verb positions
Verbs in V, I and C
Transitive verbs
Causative and double VP analysis; non-causative transitives
Intransitive verbs
Unaccusatives; unergatives
More on DP

3. Exam 90 minutes 50 questions Dates Multiple choice (a, b, c, d) 29 May
12 June
26 June (retake)

4. Example Questions A: the sister of the head is the specifier
B: the mother of the head is X’ a
A is true and B is false b
A is false and B is true c
A and B are false d
A and B are true

5. Example Questions A: the sister of the head is the specifier
B: the mother of the head is X’ a
A is true and B is false b
A is false and B is true c
A and B are false d
A and B are true

6. Example Questions
What is the complementiser of the underlined CP in the following?
I think[CP he knows] a
A phonologically empty complementiser b
There is no complementiser c he d If

7. Example Questions
What is the complementiser of the underlined CP in the following?
I think[CP he knows] a
A phonologically empty complementiser b
There is no complementiser c he d If

8. Example Questions
In the following structure, if V is a raising verb, what will be in ‘—’ at S-structure?
[ – may V [ John is rich]] a
A meaningless element (it) b
John c
PRO d
The verb’s own subject argument

9. Example Questions
In the following structure, if V is a raising verb, what will be in ‘—’ at S-structure?
[ – may V [ John is rich]] a
A meaningless element (it) b
John c
PRO d
The verb’s own subject argument

10. [CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]]
Example Questions
In a main clause with the following D-structure, what will be in C at S-structure?
[CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]] a
did b
saw c
that d
who

11. [CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]]
Example Questions
In a main clause with the following D-structure, what will be in C at S-structure?
[CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]] a
did b
saw c
that d
who

12. Example Questions 9)
If V is an unaccusative verb, which of the following sentences will be ungrammatical? a
He V-ed a cunning V b
There V-ed a letter c
In the post V-ed a letter d
The letter V-ed

13. Example Questions 9)
If V is an unaccusative verb, which of the following sentences will be ungrammatical? a
He V-ed a cunning V b
There V-ed a letter c
In the post V-ed a letter d
The letter V-ed

14. Example Questions
Which of the following DPs contains an empty determiner? a
John’s dog b
him c
stupid people d
these problems

15. Example Questions
Which of the following DPs contains an empty determiner? a
John’s dog b
him c
stupid people d
these problems