Answer to Question #220128 in English for Nina

Question

1.Explain why the following examples are ungrammatical, based on the lexical entries ofthe predicates:

(i) a. *John seems to rain.

b. *John is likely to appear that he will win the game.

c. *Beth tried for Bill to ask a question.

d. *He believed there to be likely that he won the game.

e. *It is likely to seem to be arrogant.

f. *Sandy appears that Kim is happy.

g. *Dana would be unlikely for Pat to be called upon.

h. *Robin is nothing in the box.

i. *It said that Kim was happy.

j. *There preferred for Sandy to get the job.

Answer 1

The premises are erroneous since they have a few lexical inaccuracies. These Lexical inaccuracies are mistakes at the word level, those of which essentially incorporate picking incorrect expressions or labels for an alternate denotation, omitting certain words in a sentence, or otherwise adding words that ought not to be included in specific sentences. Unseemly lexical decisions lead to a misconception of communication.