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For (1), your grammar should produce the Argument Structure below as the '''only''' grammatical output:
For (1), your grammar should produce the Argument Structure below as the '''only''' grammatical output:


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== Existential sentences ==
== Existential sentences ==

Revision as of 08:35, 5 February 2021

When it rains, it pours

Implement the analysis of weather verbs that is given on p. 107 of the textbook. Your grammar should predict the following facts:

(1) It rained.
(2) *Ingrid rained

For (1), your grammar should produce the Argument Structure below as the only grammatical output:

Rain-AgrSJPG.JPG

Existential sentences

Now implement the following sentences:

(3) There arose a storm (4) *Ingrid arose a storm

Sentence (3) should get the following Argument Structure:

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