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== The Preposition Phrase (PP) == | |||
The distribution of the preposition phrase | The distribution of the preposition phrase | ||
A PP can occur in the following diagnostic environments: | A PP can occur in the following diagnostic environments: | ||
Chris put the book __. | |||
The squirrel ran | * as the second complement of the verb <span style="color: blue>put</span>: <span style="color: blue>Chris put the book __.</span> | ||
inside an NP, following the noun, i.e. in [NP | * as the complement of verbs like <span style="color: blue>run</span>: <span style="color: blue>The squirrel ran _.</span> | ||
A PP can often be substituted with an adverbial pro-form there, then. | * inside an NP, following the noun, i.e. in [<sub>NP</sub> ... N __]: <span style="color: blue>put</span>The book about Canada</span> | ||
In a constituent question test for a PP, the question starts with where, how, why, ... | |||
A PP can often be substituted with an adverbial pro-form <span style="color: blue>there, then</span>. | |||
In a constituent question test for a PP, the question starts with <span style="color: blue>where, how, why, ...</span> | |||
The internal structure of the preposition phrase | The internal structure of the preposition phrase | ||
A PP must contain | A PP must contain | ||
a preposition (in, from, in spite of, by, ...) | |||
a major phrase following the preposition, usually an NP (from [NP | * a preposition (<span style="color: blue>in, from, in spite of, by, ...</span>) | ||
* a major phrase following the preposition, usually an NP (<span style="color: blue>from [<sub>NP</sub> Canada], to [<sub>NP</sub> Kim]</span>), but other phrases are also possible (<span style="color: blue>from [<sub>NP</sub> inside the building]</span>). | |||
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The Preposition Phrase (PP)
The distribution of the preposition phrase
A PP can occur in the following diagnostic environments:
- as the second complement of the verb put: Chris put the book __.
- as the complement of verbs like run: The squirrel ran _.
- inside an NP, following the noun, i.e. in [NP ... N __]: putThe book about Canada
A PP can often be substituted with an adverbial pro-form there, then. In a constituent question test for a PP, the question starts with where, how, why, ...
The internal structure of the preposition phrase
A PP must contain
- a preposition (in, from, in spite of, by, ...)
- a major phrase following the preposition, usually an NP (from [NP Canada], to [NP Kim]), but other phrases are also possible (from [NP inside the building]).