This is an extremely abbreviated problem set, so that you
will have time to finish going over any problems that you had with the problem
set from last week.
Both exercises are from Beatrice Santorini's text.
A. Using the grammar tool in English case assignment [When downloading, remember to right-click and to use the "save target as" option.], build structures for the sentences in (1):
| (1) | a. | I am waiting for her. | |
| b. | I am waiting for there to be a sale. | ||
| c. | It would be great for the parents for daycare to be available. | ||
| d. | It would be great for daycare to be available for the children. | ||
| e. | I suspect the class to be full. |
B. Describe briefly how each of the DPs in (1) receives case. Feel free to collapse the description of similar cases (!) of case assignment.
A. How is possessive case assigned to the DP in boldface in (2a) given the structure in (2b)?
| (2) | a. | the professor 's lecture | |
| b. | |
B. Is possessive case assigned to the possessive pronoun in (3)? Does your answer depend on whether the structure for (3) is (4a) or (4b)?
| (3) | her lecture | ||||||
| (4) | a. |  |
b. |  |