Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Check Questions

1     How can it be argued that proper nouns and plural count nouns are also DPs?

2     What evidence is available to support the assumption that pronouns are determiners heading a DP?

3     How can the complementation of a D head be characterised?

4     Given the assumption that the ’s morpheme occupies the D head position, what can appear as [Spec, DP]?

5     What may function as adjuncts in a DP?