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Consider the sentence below. Using the specified constituency test, determine whether the string of words in square brackets is a constituent or not.~ (2) My Saturday haircut appointment turned into an unforgettable nightmare.~ b. Test: Substitution/Replacement Test (5 points)- [turned into an unforgettable nightmare]- i. Apply the Substitution Test. Make sure to clearly show how the test works. (1 point) My Saturday haircut appointment did so.~ ii. Is the sequence a constituent? (1 point) Yes X No Ou iii. Explain how you arrived at the in (ii). (1 point)- The sentence "my Saturday haircut appointment did so" is grammatically correct. iv. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is a constituent, draw the syntactic tree that best represents its internal structure. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is not a constituent, write "Not a constituent". (2 points)- Write your answer/insert your tree here. ~ In MS Word, go to Insert > Pictures. In Google Docs, go to Insert > Image.
 

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Substitution Test If you can replace a group of words with a single word/simple phrase, it
is likely a constituent! Pronouns substitute NPs: Tiny puppies chew tasty treats at home.
They chew them at home. 27
 

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Substitution Test There replaces some PPs (that indicate location): Tiny puppies chew
tasty treats at home. Tiny puppies chew tasty treat there. 28
 

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Substitution Test Do so or did so replaces VPs (predicates): Tiny puppies chew tasty
treats at home. Tiny puppies do so. Alternatively: Tiny puppies chew tasty treats at home,
and big clogs do so too! 2 Si
 

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Consider the sentence below. Using the specified constituency test, determine whether the string of words in square brackets is a constituent or not. (2) My Saturday haircut appointment turned into an unforgettable nightmare. b. Test: Substitution/Replacement Test (5 points)+ [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] + i. Apply the Substitution Test. Make sure to clearly show how the test works. (1 point) My Saturday haircut appointment did so. ii. Is the sequence a constituent? (1 point) iii. Explain how you arrived at the in (ii). (1 point) Yes > No The sentence "my Saturday haircut appointment did so" is grammatically correct. < iv. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is a constituent, draw the syntactic tree that best represents its internal structure. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is not a constituent, write "Not a constituent". (2 points)+ Write your answer/insert your tree here. < In MS Word, go to Insert> Pictures. In Google Docs, go to Insert > Image. e 2 Consider the sentence below. Using the specified constituency test, determine whether the string of words in square brackets is a constituent or not. (2) My Saturday haircut appointment turned into an unforgettable nightmare. b. Test: Substitution/Replacement Test (5 points)+ [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] + i. Apply the Substitution Test. Make sure to clearly show how the test works. (1 point) My Saturday haircut appointment did so. ii. Is the sequence a constituent? (1 point) iii. Explain how you arrived at the in (ii). (1 point) Yes > No The sentence "my Saturday haircut appointment did so" is grammatically correct. < iv. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is a constituent, draw the syntactic tree that best represents its internal structure. If [turned into an unforgettable nightmare] is not a constituent, write "Not a constituent". (2 points)+ Write your answer/insert your tree here. < In MS Word, go to Insert> Pictures. In Google Docs, go to Insert > Image. e 2

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