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What are three important features of syntactic categories?

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Each syntactic category is: restricted syntactically, associated morphologically, associated semantically

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What is the phrase structure rule for a sentence?

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S > NP VP

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What is the phrase structure rule for a Noun Phrase?

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NP> (D) (Premod) N (Complement) (Postmod)

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What is the phrase structure rule for a Verb Phrase?

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VP> (AdvP) Vgp (NP) (AdvP) (PP)

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What is the phrase structure rule for a Verb Group?

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Vgp> (Aux) (V)

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What is the phrase structure rule for an Adjective Phrase?

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AdjP> (Premod) Adj (Complement)

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What is the phrase structure rule for a Prepositional Phrase?

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PP> P Complement

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How can adjuncts be described?

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‘optional elements’ which are not grammatically required such as ADVERBS

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How can predicates be described?

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a predicate is required to make a clause - it describes an action, event or state. Most common are verbs.

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How can syntactic arguments be described?

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arguments are required of predicates. They can fulfil the Subject or Object roles.

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