Modern Grammar - Assignment 17 James Madison University

Instructions: This is practice with basic phrase structure rules for single clause sentences. It will be graded only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.

1. Diagram each of the sentences below:
   
   1. One solitary candle flickered in the darkness.
   2. That cynical detective is unconvinced of our innocence.
   3. Flora looked at her contract very carefully.
   4. On opening night, the new magician seemed rather worried about his tricks.
   5. We rescheduled the meeting at your request!
   6. Unfortunately, finals are in three weeks.
   7. Many very interesting people work out at the local gym.
   8. In Mary's opinion, a woman's home is her castle.
   9. He sent flowers to his grandmother on Tuesday after class.
   10. I called up my personal astrologist on Tuesday.
   11. The invading army's early arrival ruined the leader of the village's defensive plams.
   12. While the President spoke, the lawyers doodled.
   13. Because the invisible monster smells like rotten eggs, we know its location.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONS -- LOOKING BEYOND RULES YOU'VE SEEN:

1. Given that Adverbial phrases occuring before a sentence are attached with the rule S --> AdvP S and that adverbial clauses are attached in a similar way, i.e., S --> AdvCl S, look at the rule we've been using to attach an AdvP at the end of a sentence and write down what you think will be the equivalent rule for an AdvCl at the end of a sentence: __________________________________________
2. Try to figure out what the two sentences below have in common in terms of a type of syntactic structure that we have discussed but for which we have not provided any syntactic rules. Underline just the one WORD in each sentence that is the key to this structure. That's it; you don't have to label the parts, define rules, or diagram!
   1. Aiming for the moon wastes ammunition.
   2. They enjoy sending anonymous gifts to their friends.