Sentences for Chapter 10

Supplementary Assignment for Chapter 10

Trees Chapter 10		Draw D-structure trees for: Does it seem that Donny is likely to be kissed? Does it seem to be likely that Donny was kissed? Does Donny seem to be likely to be kissed? Does that Donny was kissed seem to be likely? Does it seem that that Donny was kissed is likely? Indicate movements with arrows. Indicate insertions such as do-insertion, dummy-insertion. Indicate feature checking. Is it the case that --- except for tense --- these sentences all have the same D-structure?
Theta Grids		Draw the theta grids for: [_CP Donny_i [_T [+PAST] ] [_V be + en_j ] [_VP kiss t_i]] (one predicate: kiss) [_CP it seem [_CP that Donny_i is likely [_CP t_i [_T to ] [_V be + en_j ] [_VP kiss t_i]]]] (three predicates: seem, is likely, kiss)
Ungrammatical sentences		What rules out the following ungrammatical sentences? Be specific. If it's the case filter, say what DP doesn't get case; if it's the theta-criterion, say what role of what predicate is left unfilled, or what argument of what predicate does not receive a role; if it's the EPP, say what clause lacks a subject; if it's the Minimal Link Condition, say what movement violates MLC and what target site has been skipped. If more than one principle is violated, identify them all. * Does it seem to be likely [_CP Donny_i to have been kissed t_i]? * Donnie was kissed Sue. * Donnie_i seems [_CP t_i to be likely [_CP that t_i was kissed t_i]]? * Donnie_i seems [_CP that it is likely [_CP t_i to be kissed t_i]]? * It seems [_CP that Donnie_i is likely [_CP it to be kissed t_i]]? (assume the it is a dummy it.)

Trees
Chapter 10

Draw D-structure trees for:

Does it seem that Donny is likely to be kissed?
Does it seem to be likely that Donny was kissed?
Does Donny seem to be likely to be kissed?
Does that Donny was kissed seem to be likely?
Does it seem that that Donny was kissed is likely?

Indicate movements with arrows. Indicate insertions such as do-insertion, dummy-insertion. Indicate feature checking.

Is it the case that --- except for tense --- these sentences all have the same D-structure?

Theta
Grids

Draw the theta grids for:

[_CP Donny_i [_T [+PAST] ] [_V be + en_j ] [_VP kiss t_i]] (one predicate: kiss)
[_CP it seem [_CP that Donny_i is likely [_CP t_i [_T to ] [_V be + en_j ] [_VP kiss t_i]]]] (three predicates: seem, is likely, kiss)

Ungrammatical
sentences

What rules out the following ungrammatical sentences? Be specific. If it's the case filter, say what DP doesn't get case; if it's the theta-criterion, say what role of what predicate is left unfilled, or what argument of what predicate does not receive a role; if it's the EPP, say what clause lacks a subject; if it's the Minimal Link Condition, say what movement violates MLC and what target site has been skipped. If more than one principle is violated, identify them all.

* Does it seem to be likely [_CP Donny_i to have been kissed t_i]?
* Donnie was kissed Sue.
* Donnie_i seems [_CP t_i to be likely [_CP that t_i was kissed t_i]]?
* Donnie_i seems [_CP that it is likely [_CP t_i to be kissed t_i]]?
* It seems [_CP that Donnie_i is likely [_CP it to be kissed t_i]]? (assume the it is a dummy it.)