1. Tick T or F in front of the following sentences:
a. Projection principle plays a trivial role in x-bar syntax
b. C-command is crucial for applying adjacency principle in case
assignment.
c. The argument is not necessarily assigned a theta-role.
d. The NP and CP are not barriers to government.
e. The IP and NP are barriers to movement.
f. Case assignment of possessive argument is to the right in English.
g. English is of rich person while Arabic is poor in this property .
h. PRO is available in both Arabic and English.
i. Pro is controlled in English and Arabic.
j. A pronominal must be governed in natural languages.
k. English is of head initial NP while Arabic is of head final NP.
l. Preposition stranding is available in English but not French.
m. German has few alternating verbs that accept Double object and
dative constructions.
n. R-expressions must be c-commanded.
o. Chain is only assigned one case and one theta role.
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Part one: syntax
Section 1
Answer the following questions
1.Trace five types of theta roles clarifying the scenarios of their assignment,
illustrating your answer with examples. (10 marks) 2 each)
2. Using the split inflection hypothesis, draw a structural representation for each
of the following sentences showing how each underlined argument is assigned
case.
(10 marks) every underlined word is of half mark and every tree diagram is of
one mark)
a. Everyone thinks that John is a mug.
b. He kicked me the ball.
c. Zayd's father owns a restaurant in Gaza.
d. John's grandmother died last month.
e. Belal won't visit Ali unless he invites him.
f. Zaar-a Ali-un belal-an l-yawm-a.
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1. Account for the ungrammaticality of the following
sentences by selecting an answer from a,b,c in front of each
sentence below:
1. There is certain to be a doctor in the office.
(a. antecedent government, b. c-command c. projection
principle)
2.
It appears Mary to have walked to the board (a. theta criterion b. proper
government, c. subjacency)
3. John is fond hot meals (a. case filter b adjacency principle c. empty
category principle)
4. Mary believes that John has scratched herself a. economy principle b. ccommand
c. theta criterion)
5. Mary believes John to have scratched herself a. projection principle,
principle A of binding c. proper government
6. *the Palestinians to confess Israel is not accepted ? (a. adjacency principle
b. subjacency principle,c. case filter.
7. What did Bill make the claim that he read ? ( a. case filter, b. theta
criterion c. subjacency principle)
8. . What did Bill make the claim that he read in the syntax book ? (a.
adjacency principle b. subjacency principle c. command)
9. * How tall be i John will ti? (a. Empty category principle b. head
government c. theta criterion)
10. * Mr. Kerry hopes that people will vote for himself .( a. c-command
and principle.A b. principle b. and c,command c. principle c and
c.command)
2. Chick whether the following sentences are true or false by ticking F or T in
front of each sentence:
a. Case under spec-head agreement in Arabic is done structurally under
government.
b. PRO is ungoverned in English while pro is governed in Arabic.
c. Expletives are Non-arguments in English.
d. Theta roles are assigned in theta bar positions
e. Movement is not accepted if costly.
f. Theta marking is available to the right is English and Arabic.
g. C-command is not crucial for binding
h. R-expression is not bound in its domain
i. Tense phrase and noun phrase are barriers for movement
j. Genitive case assignment is by determiner and agreement in English.
3. Using the non-split inflection hypothesis draw structural representation for
the following sentences:
a. They did not capture the thief who stole the shop
b. Ahmed’s nationality.