Choose ONE of the following problems to answer.

Problem 1: Consider the following sentences.

(13) Zhang sent a book to Mary.

(14) Zhang sent Mary a book.

Can we apply the structure that we learned for ditransitive verbs to the sentence (14)? If so, how? If not, explain what problems might arise.

 

 

Problem 2: Consider the sentence below and what readings are possible.

(15) Zhang saw Li before leaving the store.

• Possible reading: Zhang did the leaving.

• Impossible reading: Li did the leaving.

Explain how it is difficult to rule out the impossible reading within the latest version of our syntactic theory.

A. Explain why (#3 below) is ungrammatical according to the Binding Principles. Your answer should refer to the structure of the sentence. 

#3: The pictures of the kids(i) horrified themselves(i).

B. Here is a pair of sentences that illustrates movement leaves a gap.

(4) I saw the man [who Mary sent a book to].

(5) *I saw the man [who Mary sent a book to him/Bob.]

• Identify which sentence has the gap and where the gap is. 


• Explain why (5) is unacceptable. (Your explanation should explain what principle is violated and how it is violated.) 

C. Explain why the following sentence below is ungrammatical 

(6) What did Mary know the guy who ate?

If a DP receives a THEME theta role in a passive, what position does it get that theta role in?

Group of answer choices Complement of P SpecTP Complement of V SpecVoiceP          

Assume that it is an expletive in the sentence below. What DP is causing the violation that makes the sentence ungrammatical?

• *It was seen the man next to the highway.

Group of answer choices it the highway the man            

In the sentence below, what head does the DP Junior get its theta role from and what theta role does the DP get?

• Junior appears to lift weights.

Group of answer choices Main Clause V, Theme Embedded SpecVoiceP, Agent Embedded V, Theme Main clause SpecVoiceP, Agent            

In the sentence below, what phrase/head gets the THEME theta role from petted?

• The dog that the kids petted rolled on its belly.

Group of answer choices the kids OP that The dog              

In the sentence below, what theta role(s) does the DP [the professor ... ] get?

• The students greeted the professor who graded the papers.

Group of answer choices THEME THEME & AGENT AGENT            

In the sentence below, how many traces of [which book] are there in the tree?

• Which book did Waffa think that Curt said that the kids should read?

Group of answer choices 1 4 3 2              

In what positions do we find the trace(s) of [which book] in the tree for the sentence below?

• Which book did Waffa think that Curt said that the kids should read?

In the ungrammatical sentence below, does the DP Ashfak c-command the reflexive himself?

• *Ashfakk said that Mary hurt himselfk.

Group of answer choices True False             In the tree corresponding to the sentence below, how many traces are there of the DP [the reindeer] ?

• The reindeer attempted to escape from the zoo.

Group of answer choices 1 0 2              

Consider the sentence below. On the grammatical reading of this sentence, what phrase is the antecedent of the reflexive?

• The man said that the guy next to the tall dude hurt himself.

Group of answer choices the man the tall dude the guy next to the tall dude              

In the sentence below, what DP gets the AGENT theta role from the Voiceactive head immediately above the VP containing "crush"?

• Marjan said that Bob is likely to crush the ice.

Group of answer choices Bob Marjan PRO the ice                

Explain why the sentence below is not grammatical on the reading indicated. Be explicit about what Principle is violated and explain how/why it is violated.

• *The girlg bought a book for herg.

Provide two sentences that illustrate that "each other" is an anaphor, subject to Principle A. One sentence should be grammatical (Principle A should be satisfied), the other should be ungrammatical (Principle A should be violated).

In the sentence below, which phrase the antecedent for the reflexive?

(18) The womanw said that shew nominated herselfw.

Group of answer choices The woman She            

Consider the word zibun in the sentence below.

(A)      Satoshiq-ga        zibunq-o         seme-ta.

             Satoshi-NOM   "zibun"-ACC   blame-PAST

              "Satoshi blamed zibun."

• "Satoshi" is a name.
• State whether the other DP "zibun" an R-expression, pronoun, or reflexive.
• Explain your reasoning in 1-2 sentences.

Given your answer above, would you predict that the following sentence is grammatical or ungrammatical?

(B)      Zibunq-ga      Satoshiq-o       seme-ta.

             Zibun-NOM  Satoshi-ACC  blame-PAST
             "Zibun blamed Satoshi."

• Explain why the sentence should be grammatical or ungrammatical. Your answer should reference Principles/Constraints.

Explain why (21) is unacceptable, but (22) is acceptable.

(C) *Hei suspects that Davei is at home.

(D) Hisi boss suspects that Davei is at home.

• What Principle is violated in (C)? How?
• Why is that principle NOT violated in (D)

Assume that it is an expletive in the sentence below. Why is the sentence ungrammatical? What Principle is violated?

• *It was seen the man next to the highway.

Group of answer choices EPP Principle A Case Filter Theta Criterion