SIL Electronic Working Papers 1997-006, December 1997
Copyright © 1997 Cheryl A. Black and Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.
All rights reserved.


Appendixes to A PC-PATR Implementation of GB Syntax

Cheryl A. Black


Appendix A: Two Examples
1. Who might Jorge seem to think Amy likes?
2. Amy tries to like herself.

Appendix B: Example Sentences the Grammar Accounts For
1. Coordination, subcategorization and particle movement
2. Questions
3. Auxiliaries, case, agreement, and copular constructions
4. Passives and unaccusatives
5. Equi and Raising constructions
6. Reflexives
7. Adjuncts versus complements

Appendix A: Two Examples

1. Who might Jorge seem to think Amy likes?

The program produces the following output for the input:

who might Jorge seem to think Amy likes

1:
         S_1 
          |
        CP_2 
   _______|______
 NP_3         C'_4 
  who     ______|_______
        V_5          IP_6 
       might    _______|________
              NP_7            I'_8 
             Jorge      _______|_______
                     V-trace_9       VP_10 
                          0            |
                                     V'_11 
                               ________|_________
                            V'_12             IP_14 
                               |        ________|_______
                             V_13   NP-A-trace_15    I'_16 
                             seem      0         ______|_______
                                               I_17         VP_18 
                                                to            |
                                                            V'_19 
                                                        ______|______
                                                     V'_20        IP_22 
                                                        |   ______|______
                                                     V_21   NP_23       I'_24 
                                                    think   Amy          |
                                                                        VP_25 
                                                                         |
                                                                        V'_26 
                                                                    _____|_____
                                                                 V'_27  NP-trace_29 
                                                                    |        0 
                                                                   V_28 
                                                                  likes 

S_1:
[ cat:   S ]

CP_2:
[ cat:   CP
  moved:   [ A-bar: none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     +
             root:  +
             wh:    + ] ]

NP_3:
[ cat:   NP
  agr:     [ case:  accusative
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  gloss: who
  lex:   who
  type:    [ anaphor:-
             animate:+
             pred:  -
             wh:    + ] ]

C'_4:
[ cat:   C'
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             head:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     +
             root:  + ] ]

V_5:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ vform: bare ]
  gloss: might
  lex:   might
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   VP
                                   agr:     [ person:irrelevant
                                              vform: bare ]
                                   role:  Event
                                   type:    [ modal: - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ aux:   +
             be1:   -
             have:  -
             modal: +
             passive:- ] ]

IP_6:
[ cat:   IP
  agr:   $2[ case:  nominative
             gender:masc
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: $1[ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             head:    [ cat:   V
                        type:    [ aux:   +
                                   fin:   +
                                   q:     + ] ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   VP
                                   agr:  [person:irrelevant
                                          vform: bare ]
                                   bind: [ agr:  [ gender:masc
                                                   number:sg
                                                   person:3rd ] ]
                                   moved:[ A:    [ first: [ cat:   NP
                                                            agr:   $2
                                                            gloss: Jorge
                                                            lex:   Jorge
                                                            role:  Agent
                                                            type:  [ anaphor:-
                                                                     animate:+
                                                                     pred:  -
                                                                     wh:    - ] ]
                                                         rest:  none ]
                                              A-bar: $1 ]
                                   subcat:  [ comp:  none
                                              subj:  none ]
                                   type:    [ aux:   -
                                              passive:- ] ] ] ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     +
             root:  + ] ]

NP_7:
[ cat:   NP
  agr:     [ case:  nominative
             gender:masc
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  gloss: Jorge
  lex:   Jorge
  type:    [ anaphor:-
             animate:+
             pred:  -
             wh:    - ] ]

I'_8:
[ cat:   I'
  moved:   [ A:     $3[ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             A-bar: $2[ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme   
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             head:    [ cat:   V
                        type:    [ aux:   +
                                   fin:   +
                                   q:     + ] ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   VP
                                   agr:     [ person:irrelevant
                                              vform: bare ]
                                   moved:   [ A:     $3
                                              A-bar: $2 ]
                                   subcat:  [ comp:  none
                                              subj:  none ]
                                   type:    [ aux:   -
                                              passive:- ] ] ]
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     +
             root:  + ] ]

V-trace_9:
[ cat:   V-trace
  type:    [ null:  + ] ]

VP_10:
[ cat:   VP
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:       [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_11:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:       [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_12:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   IP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   -
                                              q:     -
                                              raising:+
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V_13:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  gloss: seem
  lex:   seem
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   IP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   -
                                              q:     -
                                              raising:+
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:  none ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

IP_14:
[ cat:   IP
  moved:   [ A:       [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ subj:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     -
             raising:+
             root:  - ] ]

NP-A-trace_15:
[ cat:   NP-A-trace
  type:    [ null:  + ] ]

I'_16:
[ cat:   I'
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     - ] ]

I_17:
[ cat:   I
  gloss: to.I
  lex:   to
  type:    [ fin:   - ] ]

VP_18:
[ cat:   VP
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_19:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_20:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   IP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   +
                                              q:     -
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V_21:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  gloss: think
  lex:   think
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   IP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   +
                                              q:     -
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

IP_22:
[ cat:   IP
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ subj:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             root:  - ] ]

NP_23:
[ cat:   NP
  agr:     [ case:  nominative
             gender:fem
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  gloss: Amy
  lex:   Amy
  type:    [ anaphor:-
             animate:+
             pred:  -
             wh:    - ] ]

I'_24:
[ cat:   I'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  moved:   [ A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             root:  - ] ]

VP_25:
[ cat:   VP
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  moved:   [ A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_26:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  moved:   [ A-bar:   [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   agr:     [ case:  accusative ]
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_27:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V_28:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  gloss: likes
  lex:   likes
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

NP-trace_29:
[ cat:   NP-trace
  type:    [ null:  + ] ]

1 parse found

2. Amy tries to like herself.

The program produces the following output for the input:

Amy tries to like herself

        S_1 
         |
       CP_2 
         |
       C'_3 
         |
       IP_4 
   ______|_______
 NP_5         I'_6 
  Amy           |
              VP_7 
                |
              V'_8 
          ______|_______
        V'_9         CP_11 
          |            |
        V_10         C'_12 
        tries          |
                     IP_13 
                 ______|______
              PRO_14       I'_15 
                 0      _____|______
                      I_16       VP_17 
                       to          |
                                 V'_18 
                               ____|____
                             V'_19   NP_21 
                               |    herself 
                             V_20 
                             like 

S_1:
[ cat:   S ]

CP_2:
[ cat:   CP
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none
             head:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     -
             root:  +
             wh:    - ] ]

C'_3:
[ cat:   C'
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     -
             root:  + ] ]

IP_4:
[ cat:   IP
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ subj:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     -
             root:  + ] ]

NP_5:
[ cat:   NP
  agr:     [ case:  nominative
             gender:fem
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  gloss: Amy
  lex:   Amy
  type:    [ anaphor:-
             animate:+
             pred:  -
             wh:    - ] ]

I'_6:
[ cat:   I'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ fin:   +
             q:     -
             root:  + ] ]

VP_7:
[ cat:   VP
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_8:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_9:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   CP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   -
                                              q:     -
                                              raising:-
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V_10:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ number:sg
             person:3rd
             vform: pres ]
  gloss: tries
  lex:   tries
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   CP
                                   role:  Proposition
                                   type:    [ fin:   -
                                              q:     -
                                              raising:-
                                              root:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

CP_11:
[ cat:   CP
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none
             head:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     -
             root:  -
             wh:    - ] ]

C'_12:
[ cat:   C'
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     -
             root:  - ] ]

IP_13:
[ cat:   IP
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ subj:  none ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     -
             root:  - ] ]

PRO_14:
[ cat:   PRO
  type:    [ null:  + ] ]

I'_15:
[ cat:   I'
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ fin:   -
             q:     - ] ]

I_16:
[ cat:   I
  gloss: to.I
  lex:   to
  type:    [ fin:   - ] ]

VP_17:
[ cat:   VP
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_18:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  bind:    [ agr:     [ gender:fem
                        number:sg
                        person:3rd ] ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:  none
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V'_19:
[ cat:   V'
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

V_20:
[ cat:   V
  agr:     [ person:irrelevant
             vform: bare ]
  gloss: like
  lex:   like
  moved:   [ A:     none
             A-bar: none ]
  subcat:  [ comp:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Theme
                                   type:    [ pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ]
             subj:    [ first:   [ cat:   NP
                                   role:  Agent
                                   type:    [ animate:+
                                              pred:  - ] ]
                        rest:  none ] ]
  type:    [ aux:   -
             passive:- ] ]

NP_21:
[ cat:   NP
  agr:     [ case:  accusative
             gender:fem
             number:sg
             person:3rd ]
  gloss: herself
  lex:   herself
  type:    [ anaphor:+
             animate:+
             pred:  -
             wh:    - ] ]

1 parse found


Appendix B: Example Sentences the Grammar Accounts For

Ungrammatical examples that must be ruled out are noted by | *

1. Coordination, subcategorization and particle movement:

     we like old movies and popcorn
     those extremely feisty and playful young cats and dogs bother me
     John turned on the light with the bananas
     John turned the light with the bananas on
     John turned for the light
     John turned     the light for                                      | *
     John turned off the light
     John turned the light off
     we count on John for bananas
     we count on John
     we count                                                           | *
     John sleeps
     John sleeps bananas                                                | *
     John likes bananas
     John likes                                                         | *
     John likes bananas with the bombing
     we depend on John
     we depend                                                          | *
     we depend with John                                                | *
     the authorities blamed  an innocent man for  the bombing
     the authorities blamed  an innocent man with the bombing           | *
     the authorities blamed  an innocent man of   the bombing           | *
     the authorities accused an innocent man of   the bombing
     the authorities accused an innocent man for  the bombing           | *
     the authorities accused an innocent man with the bombing           | *
     the authorities charged an innocent man with the bombing
     the authorities charged an innocent man for  the bombing           | *
     the authorities charged an innocent man of   the bombing           | *
     the authorities blamed  an innocent man
     the authorities accused an innocent man
     the authorities charged an innocent man

2. Questions:

     Amy might give the book to Bill
     might Amy give the book to Bill
     what might Amy give to Bill
     who might give the book to Bill
     whom might Amy give the book to
     to whom might Amy give the book
     who might Amy give the book to Bill                                | *
     what might Amy give the book to Bill                               | *
     Jorge might think Amy likes Bill
     who might Jorge think Amy likes
     who might Jorge think likes Amy
     Jorge might wonder whether Amy likes Bill
     Jorge might wonder who Amy likes

3. Auxiliaries, case, agreement, and copular constructions:

     Bill had seemed to like Amy
     Bill might have seemed to like Amy
     Amy has tried to give the book to Bill
     Amy had tried to give the book to Bill
     Amy might have tried to give the book to Bill
     Amy might has tried to give the book to Bill                       | *
     Amy has might try to give the book to Bill                         | *
     me have tried to give the book to Bill                             | *
     Amy has tried to give the book to we                               | *
     Jorge has been feisty
     has Jorge been feisty
     who has been feisty
     Jorge is feisty
     is Jorge feisty
     who is feisty
     Jorge seems feisty
     Jorge has seemed feisty
     who has seemed feisty
     the popcorn might be ours
     might the popcorn be ours
     what might be ours
     the popcorn is ours
     is the popcorn ours
     what is ours
     whose is the popcorn
     whose popcorn is that
     Jorge is president
     is Jorge president
     who is president
     Jorge is the president
     is Jorge the president
     who is the president
     what is Jorge
     what office is Jorge
     the book is under the bed
     is the book under the bed
     the book could be under the bed
     could the book be under the bed
     what could be under the bed
     what could the book be under
     the book was under the bed
     was the book under the bed
     the books are under the bed
     are the books under the bed
     the books is under the bed                                         | *
     is the books under the bed                                         | *
     the popcorn is ours
     the popcorn is our                                                 | *
     Jorge likes me
     Jorge likes I                                                      | *
     Jorge likes his book
     Jorge likes him book                                               | *
     Jorge likes he book                                                | *
     Jorge likes Bill's book
     Jorge likes Bill book                                              | *
     he likes bananas
     him likes bananas                                                  | *
     Jorge likes those movies of mine                                   
     Jorge likes those movies of my                                     | *
     Jorge likes those movies of me
     Jorge likes those movies of I                                      | *

4. Passives and unaccusatives:

     Bill has broken the glass
     Bill broke the glass
     the glass was broken
     the glass was broken by Bill
     Bill was broken the glass                                          | *
     Bill broken the glass                                              | *
     Bill died
     Bill was died                                                      | *
     Bill was dying
     Bill has died
     the glass broke
     the glass is breaking
     the glass has broken

5. Equi and Raising Constructions:

     Bill seems to like Amy
     Jorge seems to think Amy likes Bill
     Amy tried to give the book to Bill
     Amy seemed to try to give the book to Bill
     who might Jorge seem to think Amy likes
     what might Amy try to give to Bill

6. Reflexives:

     Amy likes herself
     Amy likes himself                                                  | *
     we like ourselves
     we like myself                                                     | *
     Bill likes the picture of himself
     Bill likes the picture of herself                                  | *
     Jorge talks to himself
     Jorge talks to herself                                             | *
     Jorge talks to Bill about himself
     Jorge talks to Bill about herself                                  | *
     Jorge thinks Amy likes herself
     Jorge thinks Amy likes himself                                     | *
     Amy tries to like herself
     Amy tries to like himself                                          | *
     Amy seems to like herself
     Amy seems to like himself                                          | *

7. Adjuncts versus complements:

     Bill put the book on the bed
     Bill put the book on the bed in the morning
     Bill put the book on the bed on Tuesday
     Bill put the book in the morning                                   | *

Date created: 17-Dec-1997
URL: http://www.sil.org/silewp/1997/006/appendix.html
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