Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Suggested Answers for Check Questions

An endocentric phrase has a head that lends its properties to the whole projection, while an exocentric phrase lacks such a head, hence the properties of an exocentric phrase do not necessarily follow from the properties of the elements it contains. It must be pointed out that all phrases are assumed to be endocentric. It is possible to rely on the discussion on imperatives in the text and exemplify a potential candidate for an exocentric construction.