Modern Grammar - Assignment 10 James Madison University

Instructions: Find the answer to each of the questions below using the LLAMA-Syntax applet at the bottom of this page. [The assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

1. What are the correct tree structures for the following sentences containing modals and/or other auxiliaries, and what are the phrase structure rules needed to build these tree structures?
   1. Bad things can happen to good people.
   2. The detective was examining the evidence.
   3. Nobody could have been living in that messy apartment!

   
   

2. What are the correct tree structures for the following sentences containing coordinate or subordinate conjunctions, and what are the phrase structure rules needed to build these tree structures?
   1. Birds eat worms and fly.
   2. This restaurant serves pickles and ice cream.
   3. Your answer may be correct but it may be incorrect.
   4. While the President spoke, the lawyers doodled.
   5. The lawyers doodled while the President spoke.

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