Exercise 4

Give the X-bar structure of the following sentences and explain how the DPs receive thematic roles and Case.

(1)	a	John’s message arrived.
	b	David made the ball roll to the wall.
	c	David rolled the ball to the wall.
	d	John sank Jim’s boat.
	e	Jim’s boat sank.
	f	Jim’s boat was sunk.
	g	Bill caught a bird.
	h	The bird was caught.
	i	Sam coughed.
	j	John sent a message to Mary.
	k	Mary was sent a message.
	l	Jim took his shoes off.
	m	Jim took off his shoes.
	n	John thinks that Jim knows that Mary gave his book to Jane.

Basic English Syntax with Exercises