please answer this question about syntax?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

assign an x-bar structure to
John heard the claim which Bill made.

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Originally Posted by Anonymous

assign an x-bar structure to
John heard the claim which Bill made.

NP - N' - N = John (Subject)
VP - V' - V = heard (Verb)
NP - N' - N = the claim (Object)
CP - C' - C = which (Complement, not Adjunct)
NP - N' - N = Bill (Subject)
VP - V' - V = made (Verb)

1. IP (Inflectional Phrase) branches into [NP] + [VP]:

NP[John] + VP[heard the claim which Bill made]

2. VP (Verb Phrase) branches into V + [NP + CP]:

V[heard] + NP[[the claim] + CP[which Bill made]]

3. CP (Complement Phrase) branches into C + [IP]:

C[which] + IP[Bill made]

4. IP branches into [NP] + [VP]:

NP[Bill] + VP[made]

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