Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Exercise 3

Identify all the DPs in the following examples, bearing in mind that one DP may have another DP as a constituent (usually a non-immediate constituent).

(1)My colleagues like the idea that the researchers invented the most dangerous weapon ever been made.
(2)Some students who study Linguistics hate parasitic gaps.
(3)One very good reason for giving her a second chance is that she did a very good job two years ago in Paris.

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