Assignment 13:  Five Easy Derivations



Note: A "derivation" is a demonstration of how the grammar generates
a sentence.


For each of the following five sentences,
(a) if it is generated by our current grammar, show how it is derived.
(b) if it is not generated by our grammar, tell exactly why not.
(c) if it is not generated and yet grammatical, propose an amendment
to the grammar and then do (a).


(1)   Does the fact that the sky is blue not tell us that sunlight contains blue light?

(2)   On the last page of the document, wasn't there a reference to
      the mayor's monkey's arboreal adventures?

(3)  *She puts some honey.

(4)   In the larger suitcase, I put my two pairs of rattlesnakes.

(5)   The story that Harvey had put disgusting pictures up on his website
      was believed by an amazing number of people.

Discuss everything thoroughly.  The point of this assignment is to make sure you
understand everything.  There could also be something new here.