N
The essay he wrote that was too long
Surface Structure
CP
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V AP
C S Deg P
NP NP Infl VP
N N Pst V NP
N
The essay that he wrote e 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
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V
C S
NP NP Infl VP
N N Pres V NP
N
The dog that he keeps e bites
c) Herbert found the man she loved. Deep structure
CP
C S
NP VP
N Infl V NP
CP
Det N C S
NP Infl VP
NP N V
N
Herbert found the man she loved who
Surface Structure
CP
C S
NP VP
N Infl V NP
CP
Det N S C
NP Infl VP
NP NP N V
N N Herbert found the man (whom) she loved e
d) The girl whom he often quarrels with majors in linguistics. Deep structure
CP
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V PP P NP C Infl S
N
NP VP
PP
N Qual VP NP V P N
The girl he often quarrels with whom majors in linguistics
Surface Structure
CP
C S
NP VP
Det N CP V PP
P NP C S
N NP NP Infl VP
PP
N N Qual VP NP V P N
The girl whom he often quarrels with e majors in linguistics
8. The derivations of the following sentences involve the inversion transformation. Give the deep structure and the surface structure trees for each of these sentences. a) Would you come tomorrow? Deep structure
CP
C S
VP
NP AdvP N Infl V Adv
you would come tomorrow
Surface structure
CP
C S
VP
NP AdvP Infl N Infl V Adv
would you e come tomorrow
b) Can you pass me the newspaper?
Deep structure
CP
C S
VP
NP NP NP N Infl V N Det N
you can pass me the newspaper
Surface structure
CP
C S
VP
Infl NP NP NP N Infl V N Det N