Questions tagged [constituents]
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In 'The hat is red', how do we know that 'is red' is a constituent?
As far as I understand, in the sentence
[1] The hat i̲s̲ ̲r̲e̲d̲.
the underlined part, is red, is a syntactical constituent ('a group of words that functions as a single unit within a hierarchical structure'). I'm interested in the point of view of…
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In 'The hat is not red', how do we know that 'is not' is a constituent?
This post concerns the phrase structure point of view of grammar.
1. The basic question
Consider the sentence
[1] The hat is not red.
The most common syntactic reading of that sentence (but not the only one possible) is that the not 'belongs' with…
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CONSTITUENT ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES
CONSTITUENT ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES
• Label each constituent at the word level (determiner, noun, verb, adjective, adverb) • Bracket each constituent at the phrase level (NP, VP, PP)
The boys threw the ball very hard.
The playful girls played dolls…
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