suzie-lola
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Hi Everyone!
I am currently completing some university homework and It involves constituency tests, could anyone help me by checking what I have done so far as I have a few to do but dont want to continue until I know I have got it right!:-?
This is what I have so far:
Would you mind if I checked that I am completing the tests correctly?
If not then please see below the testing that I have done so far:
Constituency Tests:
Is “Up a huge bill” a constituent in (i):
Replacement of constituent:
a) With a proform:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill]. → The businessmen ran it.
✓
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is a constituent on this test.
b) Echo question:
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is a constituent on this test.
Sentence Fragments (response to a question):
Q. What did the businessmen run?
A. [Up a huge bill]. ✓
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is a constituent on this test.
Cleft sentence:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill].
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is not a constituent on this test.
Pseudo- cleft sentence:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill]. → What some businessmen run is [up a huge
bill.] x
Conclusion: [Up a huge bill] is not a constituent on this test.
Hopefully this is correct ?
Thanks very much!
I am currently completing some university homework and It involves constituency tests, could anyone help me by checking what I have done so far as I have a few to do but dont want to continue until I know I have got it right!:-?
This is what I have so far:
Would you mind if I checked that I am completing the tests correctly?
If not then please see below the testing that I have done so far:
Constituency Tests:
i. The businessmen ran up a huge bill.
ii. The children ran up a long alleyway.
Is “Up a huge bill” a constituent in (i):
Replacement of constituent:
a) With a proform:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill]. → The businessmen ran it.
✓
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is a constituent on this test.
b) Echo question:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill]. → The businessmen ran WHAT? ✓
Sentence Fragments (response to a question):
Q. What did the businessmen run?
A. [Up a huge bill]. ✓
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is a constituent on this test.
Cleft sentence:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill].
→ It is [up a huge bill] that the businessmen ran. x
Conclusion: [up a huge bill] is not a constituent on this test.
Pseudo- cleft sentence:
The businessmen ran [up a huge bill]. → What some businessmen run is [up a huge
bill.] x
Conclusion: [Up a huge bill] is not a constituent on this test.
Hopefully this is correct ?
Thanks very much!