Language analysis course: phrase analysis

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