.. . .. . ..
d) Chris was happy that his father bought him a Rolls-Royce. S
NP VP
CP N VL A C S
NP VP
Det N V NP NP
N Det N
Chris was happy that his father bought him a
e) The children argued over whether bats had wings. S
NP VP CP Det N VP C S
. רҵѧϰ×ÊÁÏ .
Rolls-Royce .. . .. . ..
V P NP VP
N V NP
N
The children argued over whether bats had wings
7. Each of the following sentences contains a relative clause. Draw the deep structure and the surface structure trees for each of the sentences.
. רҵѧϰ×ÊÁÏ .
.. . .. . ..
a) The essay that he wrote was too long.
Deep structure
CP
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V AP
C S Deg P
NP Infl VP
N V NP
N
The essay he wrote that was too long
Surface Structure
CP
. רҵѧϰ×ÊÁÏ .
.. . .. . ..
C S
NP VP Det N CP C S NP NP Infl VP N N Pst V NP N The essay that he wrote e . רҵѧϰ×ÊÁÏ V AP Deg P was too long .
.. . .. . ..
b) The dog that he keeps bites. Deep structure
CP
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V
C Infl S
Pres NP VP
N V NP
N
The dog he keeps that bites
Surface Structure
CP
. רҵѧϰ×ÊÁÏ .