[7-8] ROUND 2

What is the category of "SOME" in the sentence "Here's some news you might be interested in"?

• Quantifier

• Quantifying adjective

• Demonstrative

What is the function of "LAST WEEK" in the sentence "He lent me two dollars last week"?

• modifying sentence (sA)

• modifying NOM (dollars)

• modifying VP (lent me two dollars)

What is the function of "TO TELL THE TRUTH" in the sentence "To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of her talk"?

• disjunct adverbial

• conjunct adverbial

• adjunct adverbial

What is the category of "BOTH" in the sentence "Both my teachers are from Australia"?

• DET

• PRE-DET

• Q

What is the category and function of "AUSTRALIA" in the sentence "Both my teachers are from Australia"?

• Proper name/ Head of NP (Australia)

• NP/ direct object of verb

• NP/ subject predicative

What is the category of "BE" in the sentence "I will be happily looking after your lovely children"?

• V[intens]

• PASS

• PROG

What is the function of "BEEN" in the sentence "That hippo could have been injured by those hunters"?

• PASS

• PROG

• V[intens]

What is the function of "BY THOSE HUNTERS" in the sentence " That hippo could have been injured by those hunters"?

• modifier of VP (injured)

• modifier of VP (have been injured)

• modifier of VP (could have been injured)

Which is an AP in the sentence "We are pretty sure that we should do it now"?

• sure

• pretty sure

• pretty sure that we should do it now

What is the function of the underlined part in the sentence "They did not suspect they were being observed at all"?

• Complement of V (suspect)

• Modifier of VP (did not suspect)

• Modifier of S1 (they did not suspect at all)