Tree diagrams - Wh question 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 1) Simple tenses Why are you (t) working hard these days? Why was it (t) snowing in the summer? 3. Perfect tenses Exercise Analyzing the following sentences by using tree diagram. 1) How long have you learned English ? 2) Why will students be absent tomorrow? THANKs FOR your ATTENTION

1. Tree diagrams
- Wh question

2. 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

3. 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?

4. II.TREE DIAGRAM

5. 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

7. 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 do you (t) love (t) most in your class?
Adv
NP
Det
Prep

9. Progressive
tenses2

10. 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

12. 3. Perfect tenses

13. 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

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

15. Analyzing the following sentences by using
tree diagram.
 1) How long have you learned English ?
 2) Why will students be absent tomorrow?

16. 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

17. Why will students (t) be absent tomorrow?
Adv
AdvP
AV
VP’
VP
Pred.P/VPNP
SC
Q S’
S
I