Overview
Draw labeled tree structures for Sentences 6, 11, and 12 from the following list of sentences that contain compounds and DP modifiers (the required sentences are in bold):
Recall that notes must be
• Handwritten (either on paper or on a tablet)
• Uploaded as a pdf
• Legible
• Show thought (show synthesis, summarization, connections to other material in the class)
- That dog breed is quite unusual.
- That bacteria species is alive still.
- Freshwater salmon are endangered.
- All classroom management software seems overly complicated.
- The guest lecturer gave a very interesting presentation.
- Individual franchisees independently operate each UPS Store location.
- The English department office manager called me.
- The physics department hosted the annual Christmas party.
- The mathematics faculty developed a new high school curriculum.
- I attended each new faculty support program event.
- The 136 space shuttle missions carried 843 astronauts.
- He ate the most hot dogs.
AND Sentences 11, 14, 15, 17, and 18 from p. 53 of your course packet, which all contain Genitive NPs. (The sentences are also copied below). (SSLOs a,b,c)
- 11. These reality TV stars' really expensive habits disgusted the public.
- 14. President Obama's top technology adviser recently resigned.
- 15. This Roman archaeologist studies the ancient city's knife sharpeners.
- 17. Boston has the country's greatest, most knowledgeable baseball fans.
- 18. Our son's best friend's chess tournament was pretty challenging.
- Use the answer key (file below) for the sentences with compounds and DP modifiers and the answer key for sentences with Genitive NPs to make VISIBLE corrections to assignment which you will then upload here. Note that the first answer key contains the answer for all 12 sentences in the first group, but you are only required to do/correct sentences 6, 11, and 12. The rest are just for your reference.