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Lecture 8: Phrasal structure and Verb complementation - Coggle Diagram
Lecture 8:
Phrasal structure and
Verb complementation
Phrasal structure
Noun phrase
[Pre-modification] - [Head noun] - [Post-modification]
Function: S, V, complement or adverbial
Expansion
N: dogs
Det N: the dogs
Det Adj N: the large dogs
Det AdjP N: the loudly barking dogs
Det Adj N PrepP: the ferocious dog behind the fence
Det AdjP N PrepP: the wildly yapping dog on the sofa
Pronoun: He
Pronoun: Matty
Verb phrase
Headed by a verb
a verb/
a main verb + auxiliary verbs
Call
Calls
Called
Have called
Have been called
Have been being called
Will have been being called
Adjective phrase
Headed by an Adj
Expansion
Adj: fierce
Degree Adj: very fierce
Adv Adj: fiercely barking
Degree Adv Adj: very fiercely barking
Adj PrepP: dear to me, tired of him
Adverb phrase
An adverb in a sentence
Expansion
Adv: quickly
Degree Adv: very quickly
Prepositional phrase
a Prep + a NP/a wh-clause/verb-ing clause
Expansion
Prep NP: on the beach
2Prep NP: from behind the door
3Prep NP: out from under the table
Verb complementation
Intensive
V + Cs
SVCs: He is lovely.
V + A (obligatory)
SVA: He is out of the office.
Extensive
Intransitive
SV: He is crying.
Intransitive
Mono-transitive
SVO
He broke the vase.
Di-transitive
SVOO
He sent me an email.
Complex-transitive
SVOCo
He found the play boring.
SVOA
He put the vase on the table.