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1. IP I’
I
VP
[+past]
V’ PP P’
NP
NP
N’
N’
Det
N
V
P
Det
N
A
droid
walked
into
the
cantina
2.
IP I’ VP V’ NP
NP
N’
N’
N
I
V
Luke
might sell
Det
N
his
speeder
3. IP I’
I
VP
[-past]
V’ PP P’
NP
NP
N’
N’
Det
N
Qual
V
The
jawas always hide
P
Det
N
underneath
the
bed
4.
IP I’
I
VP
[-past]
V’
NP
NP
N’
N’
N
Qual
V
Det
N
Leia
often
watches
the
sunset
5. IP I’ NP
I
N’
[+past] PP
VP
P’
V’ NP
AP
N’
A’
Det
N
P
Det
N
V
Deg
A
The
walk
through
the
park
was
very
pleasant
6. IP I’
I
VP
[-past]
V’ AP A’ PP P’
NP
NP
N’
N’
N
V
A
Yoda
seems tired
P
N
of
fighting
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1. IP I’
I
VP
[+past]
V’ CP C’ IP I’
NP
N’
Det
N
V
C
The
jury
believed that
I
VP
[+past]
V’
NP
AP
N’
A’
Det
N
V
A
the
defendant
was
guilty
2a. In this interpretation, the house is what is “by the sea”. Sally may be painting inside her bedroom in Calgary, though. IP I’ VP V’ NP N’ PP P’ NP
NP
N’
N’
N
I
V
Det
Sally
was
painting a
N
P
Det
N
house
by
the
sea
2b. In this interpretation, the act of painting is happening “by the sea”. The house in the painting might be in a forest or on a mountain, etc.
IP I’ VP V’
NP
PP
N’
P’ NP
NP
N’
N’
N
I
V
Det
Sally
was
painting a
N
P
Det
N
house
by
the
sea
3.
IP I’ VP V’ NP NP
NP
NP
N’
N’
N’
N
I
V
Det
N
Conj
Det
N
James
can
play
the
piano
and
the
accordion
4.
IP I’
I
VP
[+past]
V’ CP C’ IP I’ VP V’
NP
NP
NP
N’
N’
N’
N
V
C
Det
N
I
V
Det
N
Tom
wondered
if
the
Dinos
would
win
the
game
