How To Build A Tree Diagrams Answer Key For Homework and Review1

Tree Diagrams / Labeling Phrases
Wednesday, September 4, 13
Example with brackets

How would you divide this sentence into phrases?
The children put the toys in the box [The children] [put [the toys] [in [the box] ]
The Main Phrase Structure Rules
1. S NP VP 2. NP (Art) (AP) N (PP) 3. VP (Aux) V (NP) 4. PP P (NP)
S- Sentence NP-Noun Phrase VP- Verb Phrase Art- Article AP- Adjective Phrase N- Noun PP- Prepositional Phrase Aux- Helping Verb P- Preposition
Up Side Down Trees

Sentence (+ In) Phrases (Phrases) Syntactic Categories Words
Drawing the tree diagram

The Phrase
Example - Phrase Tree (1)

play with the toy
How to Build a Tree (OGrady, p. 181)
VP
VP V PP P Det NP N
play
with
the
toy
Draw the tree Structure of phrase
1. repair the telephone 2. the success of the program 3. a film about pollution 4. move towards the window 5. The end of the road *With your table decide if each is a NP or VP*
VP NP V Art N
repair
the
telephone
NP PP NP Art N Prep Art N
the success of the program

NP PP NP Art N Prep N
a film
about pollution
VP PP NP V Prep Art N
move towards the window

the
end
of
the
road
Drawing the tree diagram

The Phrase
Example Sentence Tree (2)

He likes the toy.
S
NP Pronoun (N) V
VP NP Art N
He
likes
the
toy
Example Sentence Tree (2)

S
The children put the toy in the box.
NP Art N V Art
VP NP N P Art PP NP N box
The
children
put
the
toy
in
the
Draw the structure trees for the following sentences
Draw the tree structure of the following sentences:

a) b) c) d) e) f)
Those guests should leave. Maria never ate a brownie. That shelf will fall. The glass broke. The student lost the debate. The manager may offer a raise.
Question # 5 (af) p. 187 (OGrady)

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence
NP Art N Aux
VP V
Those guests should leave.

S VP NP N Adv V Art NP N
Maria never ate a brownie.

NP Art N Aux
VP V
That shelf will

fall.
NP Art N
VP V
The
glass
broke.
S VP NP Art N V Art NP N
The student lost the debate.

S VP NP Art N Aux NP V Art N
The manager may offer a raise.

HOMEWORK
Draw the tree diagram of these phrases.
1. repair the telephone 2. the success of the program 3. a fat ladies man
VP
NP V Art N
repair
the
telephone
the
success of the program
NP
Art
Adj
a
fat
ladies man
NP
NP Art Adj N N
a
fat
ladies man
PRACTICE DIAGRAMS
Draw the tree diagram of these AMBIGUOUS phrases.
1.Jane hid the letter from Dan. 2.He likes raw vegetables and meat. 3.The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
S VP NP N V Art PP NP N Prep NP N
Jane hid the letter from Dan.

S VP NP N V Art N NP PP NP Prep N
Jane hid the letter from Dan.

S NP VP NP N V Adj N Conj N
He likes raw vegetables and meat.

S NP VP NP N V Adj N Conj NP N
He likes raw vegetables and meat.

S NP VP PP NP Art N PP NP
V Prep Art N PrepArt N
The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
S NP VP PP NP
PP NP
Art N
V Prep Art N PrepArt N
The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.
PRACTICE DIAGRAMS
1.My boss was very happy about her promotion. 2.He put the car into the garage. 3.Her children have gone to the movies.
S NP VP PP NP PN N Aux Adv Adj Prep PN N
My boss was very happy about her promotion.
VP PP NP N
NP N V Art
NP N Prep Art
He put the car into the garage.

S VP NP PN N PP NP Aux V Prep Art
N Her children have gone to the movies.
PRACTICE DIAGRAMS
1.The police examined a photograph of the
accident. 2.They arrested the suspect in the hotel.
S VP NP Art N V Art NP PP NP N Prep Art N
The police examined a photograph of the accident.
S VP PP NP N V Art NP NP N
N Prep Art
They arrested the suspect in the hotel.

PRACTICE DIAGRAMS
1.Ralph has found the key to the cabinet. 2.My cat is very sick. 3.My sister is signing in the festival. 4.My mother is baking a cake for my sister.
S VP PP NP N Aux V NP NP
N Ralph has found the key to the cabinet
Art N Prep Art
S VP NP Art N V Adv AdjP Adj
My
cat is very sick.
S VP NP Art N Aux PP NP V Prep Art N
My sister is signing in the festival.

S VP PP NP Art N Aux V NP NP
N My mother is baking a cake for my sister.
Art N Prep Art

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Tree Diagrams / Labeling Phrases

Example with brackets

The Main Phrase Structure Rules

1. S NP VP 2. NP (Art) (AP) N (PP) 3. VP (Aux) V (NP) 4. PP P (NP)

Up Side Down Trees

Drawing the tree diagram

Example - Phrase Tree (1)

How to Build a Tree (OGrady, p. 181)

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP PP NP Art N Prep Art N

the success of the program

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

move towards the window

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP PP NP Art N Prep Art N

Drawing the tree diagram

Example Sentence Tree (2)

How to Build a Tree (OGrady, p. 181)

Example Sentence Tree (2)

How to Build a Tree (OGrady, p. 181)

The children put the toy in the box.

Draw the structure trees for the following sentences

Draw the tree structure of the following sentences:

Question # 5 (af) p. 187 (OGrady)

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

Those guests should leave.

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

Maria never ate a brownie.

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

That shelf will

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

The student lost the debate.

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

S VP NP Art N Aux NP V Art N

The manager may offer a raise.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

NP PP NP Art N Prep Art N

success of the program

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Jane hid the letter from Dan.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

Jane hid the letter from Dan.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

He likes raw vegetables and meat.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

He likes raw vegetables and meat.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

V Prep Art N PrepArt N

The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.

Draw the tree Structure of phrase

V Prep Art N PrepArt N

The teacher spoke to the boy with a smile.

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence

S NP VP PP NP PN N Aux Adv Adj Prep PN N

My boss was very happy about her promotion.

Draw the tree Structure of Sentence