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S NP VP "."
NP PropN | N | N RC
VP V ( NP )
RC who NP VP | who VP ( NP )
N boy | girl | cat | dog | boys | girls | cats | dogs
PropN John | Mary
V chase | feed | see | hear | walk | live | chases |
feeds | sees | hears | walks | lives
Additional restrictions:
· number agreement between N & V within clause, and
(where appropriate) between head N & subordinate V
· verb arguments:
hit, feed require a direct object
see, hear optionally allow a direct object
walk, live preclude a direct object
(observed also for head/verb relations in relative
clauses)
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