Ditransitive with PP: Tnx0Vnx1pnx2

Description:

This tree family is selected by ditransitive verbs that take a noun phrase followed by a prepositional phrase. The preposition is not constrained in the syntactic lexicon. The preposition must be required and not optional - that is, the sentence must be ungrammatical with just the noun phrase (e.g. John put the table). No verbs, therefore, should select both this tree family and the transitive tree family (see section 6.3). There are 5 verbs that select this tree family.

Examples:

ensconce, put, usher
Mary ensconced herself on the sofa .
He put the book on the table .
He ushered the patrons into the theater .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.5.

{Declarative Ditransitive with PP Tree: $\alpha$nx0Vnx1pnx2

 

Other available trees:

wh-moved subject, wh-moved direct object, wh-moved object of PP, wh-moved PP, subject relative clause with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, direct object relative clause with and without comp, object of PP relative clause with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, imperative, determiner gerund, NP gerund, passive with by phrase, passive without by phrase, passive with wh-moved subject and by phrase, passive with wh-moved subject and no by phrase, passive with wh-moved object out of the by phrase, passive with wh-moved by phrase, passive with wh-moved object out of the PP and by phrase, passive with wh-moved object out of the PP and no by phrase, passive with wh-moved PP and by phrase, passive with wh-moved PP and no by phrase, passive with relative clause on subject and by phrase with and without comp, passive with relative clause on subject and no by phrase with and without comp, passive with relative clause on object of the by phrase with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, passive with relative clause on the object of the PP and by phrase with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, passive with relative clause on the object of the PP and no by phrase with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, passive with and without by phrase with adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, gerund passive with by phrase, gerund passive without by phrase.