i) spork (from spoon and fork)
j) galvanize (after Luigi Galvani, known for his pioneering work in bioelectricity)
k) FOMO (from fear of missing out)
l) firefly (from fire and fly)
III. Look at the tree diagram below and answer the questions that follow. (6 pts)
S
/ \
NP$_1$ VP
/ \ / \
Det N$_1$ M VP
| | | /
This man will V PP
| /
go P INF$_2$
| /
to Det N$_2$
| |
the bank
Adv quickly
(t)
a) What is the mother of each of the NP$_i$s?
b) What are the daughters of the VP?
d) Which adjacent (‘neighbouring’) words form constituents? List 2 pairs.
e) Which adjacent (‘neighbouring’) words do not form constituents? List 2 pairs.
f) Which sets of nodes (not words) are sisters? List 2 sets.
IV. Choose the correct representation of the sentence: The police will shoot terrorists with rifles on the interpretation that terrorists have rifles. Circle A or B below. Then in the tree diagram you have selected, write the missing grammatical categories next to the question marks (5 pts).
A.
S
/ \
NP VP
/ \ / \
Det N will VP
| | | \
The police V NP
| / \
shoot N PP
| | \
terrorists P NP
| | \
with Det N
| |
the rifles
B.
S
/ \
NP VP
/ \ / \
Det N will VP
| | | \
The police V NP
| / \
shoot NP PP
| | \
terrorists P NP
| | \
with Det N
| |
the rifles
Total 45 pts
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