SYNTAX TUTORIAL 2 1. Read the following text.

For each of the strange words typed in bold, indicate its part of speech (word category). Provide the explanation of the process by which you arrive at your classification. India is sadly the home to the largest pasii of child labourers in the world. M.V. Foundation in Andhra Pradesh found piiting 400,000 children, mostly girls dida seven and 14 years of age, toiling for 14-16 hours a day in jawas production across the country of which 90% are fatta in Andhra Pradesh.40% of the labour in a precious stone cutting sector is children. NGOs have discovered the use of child labourers in mining industry in Bellary District in Karnataka in spite of a totonu ban on the same. 2. Identify the lexical category of the underlined word in each sentence.

a. It was a cold and dreary morning. b. I cant seem to get rid of my cold.

c. You must dry curry leaves before storing. The dry heat of the desert proved to be deadly.

d. They walked past without looking at anybody. In the past, there has not been much improvement. e. Thats a promise. I promise to take you to the play. 3. For each of the following phrases, identify its type and its head. Head a. in my yard b. really mean c. poems about love d. terribly fast e. will faint soon f. bored to death Type

g. right there

4. Provide two different meanings for each of the sentences below. Draw phrase structure trees to show the difference in meaning.

a. Heena greeted the girl with a smile. b. Johan shared the news with a scientist in Penang. c. She drinks coffee with extra milk and sugar.