Language analysis course: phrase analysis

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The words the old man he met in the bar in He gave the money to the old man he met in the bar are:
1. the object noun phrase
2. the prepositional phrase
3. post-modifying the verb give
4. the subject noun phrase
Why is it important to identify the constituents of phrases?
1. Because we need to know when something happened
2. Because phrases are always ambiguous
3. Because it resolves ambiguities
What are the two parts of a prepositional phrase?
1. the preposition and the time
2. the preposition and its complement
3. the preposition and the place
The words in the bar in the old man he met in the bar are:
1. a prepositional phrase post modifying man
2. a noun phrase
3. a prepositional phrase post-modifying met
4. a verb phrase
The words gave and man in He gave the money to the old man he met in the bar are:
1. post-heads
2. pre-heads
3. heads
How many phrases are modifying the verb in She finally arrived at last at her hotel?
1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1