OCG533, Fall 2002
Homework assignment 3, due 11 September 2002
Structure of sentences II: Noun phrases
To read:
Chapter 15 on the structure of noun
phrases.
To do:
Using the style of Chapter 15, diagram
each of the five noun phrases below. They are taken from Assignment 2. Diagram
down to individual words.
1. The simple recognition of the female identity of God
2. The commonest things in this New England scene
3. Shifts in the isotopic composition of atmospheric lead in major urban centers in Europe
4. The transfer of persistent organic pollutants from air to vegetation
5. An investigation that ended the career of Rep. Gary Condit of California