Question1(300words;20marks)Each of the following is ungrammatical in English.For each sentence,briefly say why it is ungrammatical(e.g.it may be because of word order ,the valency of the verb etc.).There maybe more than one reason.Use the concepts and terminology that we have used in the module.(a)*Sleep Sam.(b)*Sam is teacher.(c)*Trevorlikes.(d)*IsfondofcatsClayton.(e)*Yusufconvinced.(f)*En as water drinks.(g)*EnastoldIthatshewouldbethere.(h)*BoughtIthispresentfor.(i)*Yusufandarrived.(j)*ClaytongavethebookSamtable.Question2(300words;20marks)What are three key typological properties of passives? Make reference to the examples below and one other languageofyourchoicetosupportyouranswer.(i)Taro-gaHanako-onagut-ta[Japanese]Tago-NOMHanako-ACChit-PAST‘Taro hit Hanako’(ii)Hanako-ga (Taro-ni) nagu-rare-ta [Japanese]Hanako-NOMTaro-DAThit-PASS-PAST‘Hanako was hit (by Taro)’Question 3 (1000 words; 50 marks)Cross-linguistically, there are three primary ways in which languages indicate the relation between the verb and its core arguments. Describe these strategies, supporting your answer with appropriate examples.
