Ch 2+3 notes

sentences that are constructed out of similar intuitive groupings called. Ex: The monkey saw a leopard

one or more words that occur together in a sentence and that we recognize as somehow working together in a unit

phrases are considered to function as _____ of sentences, that is, they make up or constitute sentences

grammar rules like phrase structure rules are considered ___ ____

single words that can fill the requirements for a verb phrase are called ______ verbs

an intransitive verb is not followed by a ____ phrase

verbs that are followed by a noun phrase are called ________ verbs

the first noun phrase in a sentence is called the ____

the noun phrase that follows a verb is called a ___ ____

transitive verbs are said to take on a ____ ____ while an intransitive verb does not

words that describe or modify a noun

knowledge about appropriate meaning that allows us to make rules that includes appropriateness that tell us that verbs like insulted and owns can occur with animate subjects but not animate subjects

verbs that express ____ tell us that one thing is equivalent to another. these are ___ verbs

____ verbs are distinguished from both transitive and intransitive verbs

a linking verb can be followed by a ____ phrase, and can also be used as an ____

to test whether a verb is a linking verb is whether a form of ___ can be substituted for it without substantially altering the meaning. Carol was angry. Carol was the sandpaper

a noun phrase that follows a linking verb is sometimes called a ____ ____

an adjective that follows a linking verb is sometimes called a ____ _____