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Harlow16
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I am supposed to answer this question:
Explain the difference in form and meaning between these following sentence pairs (i.e. define which grammatical features) create the difference in meaning):
1. S V --- dO -----
They elected his chairman.
2. S V iO dO
They elected him chairman
I have analysed them on a clause level and described the difference between their form. This is what I got so far:
These sentences contain a difference in the clause structure. Because of this difference, the phrase structure between the two sentences also differs.
The first sentence is a two-place verb with SVdO as its sentence structure. It contains a subject (they), a monotransitive verb (elected) and a direct object which follows the verb (his chairman).
The second sentence has a different sentence structure than the first sentence. It is a three-place verb which contains a ditransitive verb (elected) that combines with a direct object (chairman) and an indirect object (him).
Now I am kinda stuck, I don't know what to write next. Do you as teachers have any suggestions about how I should analyze them further on? Thank you for your answer, it will be to a lot of help.
Explain the difference in form and meaning between these following sentence pairs (i.e. define which grammatical features) create the difference in meaning):
1. S V --- dO -----
They elected his chairman.
2. S V iO dO
They elected him chairman
I have analysed them on a clause level and described the difference between their form. This is what I got so far:
These sentences contain a difference in the clause structure. Because of this difference, the phrase structure between the two sentences also differs.
The first sentence is a two-place verb with SVdO as its sentence structure. It contains a subject (they), a monotransitive verb (elected) and a direct object which follows the verb (his chairman).
The second sentence has a different sentence structure than the first sentence. It is a three-place verb which contains a ditransitive verb (elected) that combines with a direct object (chairman) and an indirect object (him).
Now I am kinda stuck, I don't know what to write next. Do you as teachers have any suggestions about how I should analyze them further on? Thank you for your answer, it will be to a lot of help.