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== Exercise 4 ==
== Exercise 4 ==


Add the following test sentences to your grammar and tell the program that they are ungrammatical.
* Add the following test sentences to your grammar and tell the program that they are ungrammatical.
 
=== Sentences ===
 
(1) *John [disappeared the hospital].<br>
(2) *Martha [stayed the hospital].<br>
(3) *Fred [resides].<br>
(4) *Joe [saw Fred John].<br>
(5) *John [sent Martha to a check].<br>
(6) *We [gave Fred].
 
* Parse each sentence.
* Does the grammar make the right prediction?
* If not, formulate in grammatical terms what the problem seems to be.

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Exercise 4

  • Add the following test sentences to your grammar and tell the program that they are ungrammatical.

Sentences

(1) *John [disappeared the hospital].
(2) *Martha [stayed the hospital].
(3) *Fred [resides].
(4) *Joe [saw Fred John].
(5) *John [sent Martha to a check].
(6) *We [gave Fred].

  • Parse each sentence.
  • Does the grammar make the right prediction?
  • If not, formulate in grammatical terms what the problem seems to be.