Tree diagrams
- Wh question
SIMPLE TENSES
PROGRESSIVE
TENSES
FERFECT TENSES
 The simple present
tense
 The simple past
tense
 The Present
progressive tense
 The past progressive
tense
 The Future perfect
tense
 The present perfect
tense
CONTENT
I. DEFINITION OF WH-QUESTION
II.TREE DIAGRAM
I. DEFINITION OF WH-QUESTION
Wh question is a question asks for information by
using the question word such as
what, who, where, why, when, whom, whose,
which , and how
Structure:
Q + aux + subject/object/complement?
Ex:
• What do you do ?
• Who did you meet last night?
II.TREE DIAGRAM
Note
S: Sentence Pro: Pronoun
C: Complementizer Pred.P/VP: Predicate phrase
V: Verb Q: Question word
N: Noun Prep: Preposition
VP: Verb phrase PP: Prepositional Phrase
NP: Noun Phrase A: Adjective
Det: Determiner Aux: Auxiliary
(t): Transformation, I: inversion/inflection
Adv :adverb
AdvP : adverb phrase
Why did you (t) buy that shoes?
N
Det
NP
VP
V
Pred.P/VP
I
S
S’
S
Q
C
Aux
+finite
NP
Pro
N
NP
Adv.P PPV
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
+finite
Aux
COMP
S’
S
N
Q
Who do you (t) love (t) most in your class?
Adv
NP
Det
Prep
Progressive
tenses2
Why are you (t) working hard these days?
N
Adv
NP
Adv.PV
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
+finite
Aux
I
COMP
S’
S
Q
Det
Why was it (t) snowing in the summer?
N
Det
NPPrep
PPV
VPI
Pred.P
Pro
NP
S
+finite past
Aux
I
COMP
S’
S
Q
3. Perfect tenses
What songs 0 0 have caused a crazy wave in the youth?
NDet
NPprep
PPNPV
VP
VP
I
S
S’
S
Q
N N
Det N’
A N
NP
C
How will you (t) have met your boyfriend by tonight?
NPPre
p
P
P
NDet
V NP
VP
Pred.P/V
P
I
VP
I
S
NP
Pro
S’
C
S
Q
Analyzing the following sentences by using
tree diagram.
 1) How long have you learned English ?
 2) Why will students be absent tomorrow?
1) How long have you (t) learned English (t)?
N
NPV
VP Adv
VPI
Pred.P/VP
Pro
NP
S
(Have-en)
+ Finite
Present
Aux
I
COMP
S’
CN
Q
S
Why will students (t) be absent tomorrow?
Adv
AdvP
AV
VP’
VP
Pred.P/VPNP
SC
Q S’
S
I
TREE DIAGRAMS WH-QUESTION

TREE DIAGRAMS WH-QUESTION

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    SIMPLE TENSES PROGRESSIVE TENSES FERFECT TENSES The simple present tense  The simple past tense  The Present progressive tense  The past progressive tense  The Future perfect tense  The present perfect tense CONTENT I. DEFINITION OF WH-QUESTION II.TREE DIAGRAM
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    I. DEFINITION OFWH-QUESTION Wh question is a question asks for information by using the question word such as what, who, where, why, when, whom, whose, which , and how Structure: Q + aux + subject/object/complement? Ex: • What do you do ? • Who did you meet last night?
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    Note S: Sentence Pro:Pronoun C: Complementizer Pred.P/VP: Predicate phrase V: Verb Q: Question word N: Noun Prep: Preposition VP: Verb phrase PP: Prepositional Phrase NP: Noun Phrase A: Adjective Det: Determiner Aux: Auxiliary (t): Transformation, I: inversion/inflection Adv :adverb AdvP : adverb phrase
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    Why did you(t) buy that shoes? N Det NP VP V Pred.P/VP I S S’ S Q C Aux +finite NP Pro
  • 8.
    N NP Adv.P PPV VPI Pred.P/VP Pro NP S +finite Aux COMP S’ S N Q Who doyou (t) love (t) most in your class? Adv NP Det Prep
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    Why are you(t) working hard these days? N Adv NP Adv.PV VPI Pred.P/VP Pro NP S +finite Aux I COMP S’ S Q Det
  • 11.
    Why was it(t) snowing in the summer? N Det NPPrep PPV VPI Pred.P Pro NP S +finite past Aux I COMP S’ S Q
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    What songs 00 have caused a crazy wave in the youth? NDet NPprep PPNPV VP VP I S S’ S Q N N Det N’ A N NP C
  • 14.
    How will you(t) have met your boyfriend by tonight? NPPre p P P NDet V NP VP Pred.P/V P I VP I S NP Pro S’ C S Q
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    Analyzing the followingsentences by using tree diagram.  1) How long have you learned English ?  2) Why will students be absent tomorrow?
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    1) How longhave you (t) learned English (t)? N NPV VP Adv VPI Pred.P/VP Pro NP S (Have-en) + Finite Present Aux I COMP S’ CN Q S
  • 17.
    Why will students(t) be absent tomorrow? Adv AdvP AV VP’ VP Pred.P/VPNP SC Q S’ S I