1) What is wrong with the following rule of English syntactic structure?
Answer: The correct version of this rule is: "A prepositional phrase is formed with a preposition followed by a noun/noun phrase/pronoun."
Explanation:
Prepositional phrase normally consists of a preposition which is followed either by a noun, pronoun or a noun phrase. If we state in the definition that a preposition is followed by a noun only, it will not encompass all of the cases and will lead to certain ungrammatical structures, such as "with girl". In this particular case, we need to add an article before the noun, and thus create a noun phrase "a girl."
2) Do phrase structure rules represent deep structure or surface structure?
Answer: Deep structure.
Explanation:
The two terms, deep structure and surface structure, were proposed by Noam Chomsky, a linguist and a cognitive scientist. Chomsky argued that deep structures are generated by phrase-structure rules, while surface structures are constructed from deep structures when they undergo certain transformations. As he defined it, deep structure represents concepts, thoughts and ideas, while the language that we use to describe the deep structure is called surface structure. Deep structure is a necessary condition for the application of transformation rules.
3) Which of the following expressions are structurally ambiguous and in what way?
Answer:
(a) The meaning of this sentence can be interpreted as "for small boys and (all) girls" or "for small boys and (small) girls."
b) "The parents of the bride and (the) groom" - as if only the bride's parents were present
"The parents of the bride and (the parents of the) groom"
d) The history teacher could be from England, or the teacher could teach English history
e) "Flying planes" can be interpreted as planes that are flying, or one's occupation
f) The students either complained to everyone whom they could not understand, or they told everyone about their problem that they could not understand.
Explanation:
Let us first define what structural ambiguity is. Structural (also known as syntactic) ambiguity is a situation in which there are multiple possible interpretations of a single piece of language (it can be a phrase, sentence, clause, etc.). The ambiguity occurs due to the way in which words and phrases are organized. In this case, all sentences except sentence c) are structurally ambiguous.
Lexical ambiguity, on the other hand, is when a single word can be interpreted in different ways. This is seen in sentence c), where we have different meanings for "legs" and "foot."
Answer:
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Explanation:
A. to become interested in or engaged in something
B. to begin to hold or work at a position or post
C. to occupy time, space, or the attention of someone
D. to pursue a matter later or further with someone
After reading the excerpt, we can affirm that the contextual meaning of "take up" as used by Hemingway is "to become interested in or engaged in something," A.
Contextual meaning is the same as connotation. It refers to the meaning of a word that depends on a certain context. That is, if a word has many meanings, it is the context that will reveal which one is in use. Also, it can refer to the emotional meaning of a word.
The verb "take up" has several different meanings. In the passage, the meaning in use is "to become interested or engaged in something." As we can see, the narrator is talking about engaging in learning grammar. Such a meaning is commonly used when people talk about hobbies. For example:
Therefore, we can conclude that the contextual meaning of "take up" is best expressed by option A.
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Answer:A
Explanation:
B. to pass legislation that would end barriers to democratic participation by ethnic minorities
C. to identify the ways African Americans were prevented from voting in local, state, and national elections
D. to suggest ways to make the voting process more efficient and uniform throughout the country
A. to explain the rights and promises that the United States Constitution offers all citizens
On March 15, 1965 President Lyndon Johnson said " Every American citizen must have equal right to vote.". He went on explaining that it is a duty to ensure the right and that is deadly wrong to deny fellow citizens this right.
President Johnson delivered 'The American Promise' speech with the aim of convincing the passage of legislation to end racial discrimination in voting, specifically the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
President Johnson's main purpose for giving his speech 'The American Promise' was B. to pass legislation that would end barriers to democratic participation by ethnic minorities. In his speech, Johnson specifically addressed concerns about racial discrimination, particularly in the voting process. His aim was to push for the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which sought to remove legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented preventing African Americans from using the 15th Amendment's right to vote. Johnson emphasized that it was the duty of the U.S. government to uphold and protect the voting rights of all its citizens, regardless of their ethnic background.
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Jim’s uncle, the former mayor, helped him plan his political campaign.
In this sentence, the structure "the former mayor" is an appositive pharse. Option B is correct.
It is an appositive phrase because it renames a subject which was previously mentioned. In this case, the former mayor refers to Jim´s uncle. It is adding further informations related to him. What is more, appositive tends to be between commas.
a. past participle
b. present participle
c. past
d. present