tree diagrams wh-question
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Tree diagrams- Wh question
SIMPLE TENSESPROGRESSIVE
TENSES FERFECT TENSES
The simple present
tense
The simple past
tense
The Present
progressive tense
The past progressive
tense
The Future perfect
tense
The present perfect
tense
CONTENTI. DEFINITION OF WH-QUESTION II.TREE DIAGRAM
I. DEFINITION OF WH-QUESTIONWh question is a question asks for information by
using the question word such as what, who, where, why, when, whom, whose,
which , and howStructure: Q + aux + subject/object/complement?Ex:• What do you do ?• Who did you meet last night?
II.TREE DIAGRAM
NoteS: Sentence Pro: PronounC: Complementizer Pred.P/VP: Predicate phraseV: Verb Q: Question wordN: Noun Prep: PrepositionVP: Verb phrase PP: Prepositional PhraseNP: Noun Phrase A: AdjectiveDet: Determiner Aux: Auxiliary(t): Transformation, I: inversion/inflectionAdv :adverbAdvP : adverb phrase
1) Simple tenses
Why did you (t) buy that shoes?
N Det
NP
VP
V
Pred.P/VP
I
S
S’
S
Q
C
Aux+finit
e
NP
Pro
N
NP
Adv.P PPV
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
+finite Aux
COMP
S’
S
N
Q
Who do you (t) love (t) most in your class?
Adv
NP
Det
Prep
Progressive tenses2
Why are you (t) working hard these days?
NAdv
NPAdv.PV
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
+finite Aux
I
COMP
S’
S
Q
Det
Why was it (t) snowing in the summer?
NDet
NPPrep
PPV
VPI
Pred.P
ProNP
S
+finite past Aux
I
COMP
S’
S
Q
3. Perfect tenses
What songs 0 0 have caused a crazy wave in the youth?
NDet
NPprep
PPNPV
VP
VP
I
S
S’
S
Q
N N
Det
N’
A N
NP
C
How will you (t) have met your boyfriend by tonight?
NPPrep
PP
NDet
V NP
VP
Pred.P/VP
IVP
I
S
NP
Pro
S’
C
S
Q
ExerciseAnalyzing the following sentences by
using tree diagram.1) How long have you learned English ? 2) Why will students be absent
tomorrow?
1) How long have you (t) learned English (t)?
N
NPV
VP Adv
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
(Have-en)
+ FinitePresent
Aux
I
COMP
S’
CN
Q
S
Why will students (t) be absent tomorrow?
Adv
AdvP
AV
VP’
VP
Pred.P/VPNP
SC
Q S’
S
I
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