8.Transformations

Self-Study Worksheet

1.The derivations of the following

sentences

involve transformations. Write the

corresponding deep structures for each,

and draw the tree diagrams.

a) Can the dog fetch the frisbee?

b) Should the student report the

incident?

c) Must the musician play that music?

DS: The dog can fetch the frisbee

DS: The student should report the incident

DS: The musician must play that music

d) What is Joanne eating?

e) What was Anne bringing to the gathering?

DS: Joanne is eating what

DS: Anne was bringing what to the gathering

can dog

The

Det N Infl

NP

fetch

V

VP

S

CP

C

ee

Infl

the

N

NP

a)a)

frisbee

Det

should student

The

Det N Infl

NP

report

V

VP

S

CP

C

ee

Infl

the

N

NP

b)

incident

Det

must musician

The

Det N Infl

NP

play

V

VP

S

CP

C

ee

Infl

that

N

NP

c)

music

Det

is Joanne

N Infl

NP

eating

V

VP

S

what

NP

CP

C

Infl

ee

ee N

NP

inversion

wh movement

a)

was Anne

N Infl

NP

bringing

V

VP

S

to what

PP

CP

C

Infl

ee

ee

PN

NP

inversion wh movement

NP

d)

gathering

N

NP

the

Det

2.2.Each of the following sentences contains Each of the following sentences contains

a a relative clauserelative clause. . WriteWrite the deep the deep

structurestructuress and and draw draw the surface structure the surface structure

trees for each of these sentences.trees for each of these sentences.

a) Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote.

b) The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy.

DS: Helen recited a poem Wordsworth wrote which.

DS: The canoe Crusoe built which was too heavy.

Wordsworth

N

InflNP

wrote

V

VP

S

which

NP

CP

C

ee N

NP

wh movement

Pst

Helen

N

Infl

NP

recited

V

VP

S

a poem

N

NP

Det

Helen recited a poem which Wordsworth wrote SS:a)

Pst

The canoe whichCrusoe built was too heavy

Infl DegNDet V N AN

SS: The canoe which Crusoe built was too heavy

APNP

VPNPInfl

Pst

S

CP

C

NP

S

NP

ee

bb))

wh movement

Thank You!