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Having difficulty with some grammar questions. Can anybody tell me if these answers are correct of not?
a) Identify and label the functional slots and categories of filler.
1) The BBC Trust has decided that Radio 4 is too old and middle-class
Decided that – the slot
Too old and middle class- the filler
2) The young, with their disposable income and mobility, already have plenty of radio programs which are vying to entertain them.
The young- the slot
Already have plenty of radio programs- the filler
3) Radio 4 mainly sounds different because it is doing things that commercial radio doesn't do, just as a public service broadcaster should.
Radio 4 mainly sounds different- the slot
Doing things that commercial radio doesn't do- the filler
b) Identify and label all subordinate clauses in the same way.
In the following sentences the subordinate clauses are underlined.
- The BBC Trust has decided that Radio 4 is too old and middle-class.
- The young, with their disposable income and mobility, already have plenty of radio programs which are vying to entertain them.
- Radio 4 mainly sounds different because it is doing things that commercial radio doesn't do, just as a public service broadcaster should.
c) Analyse all noun phrases and verb phrases containing two or more words in terms of their constituent elements.
1) The BBC Trust has decided that Radio 4 is too old and middle-class.
The BBC- noun phrase
Has decided- verb phrase
2) The young, with their disposable income and mobility, already have plenty of radio programs which are vying to entertain them.
The young- noun phrase
Vying to entertain- verb phrase
- Radio 4 mainly sounds different because it is doing things that commercial radio doesn't do, just as a public service broadcaster should.
Radio 4- noun phrase
Sounds different- verb phrase
d) Identify and describe the morphological structure of all compound, derived and inflected words.
In sentence one the complex words are trust, too old, and middle class.
In sentence two they are income and mobility
In the third sentence they are sounds different.

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Grammar questions
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a) Identify and label the functional slots and categories of filler.
1) The BBC Trust has decided that Radio 4 is too old and middle-class
The BBC Trust has decided – the slot
Too old and middle class- the filler
2) The young, with their disposable income and mobility, already have plenty of radio
programs which are vying to entertain them.
The young- the slot
Already have plenty of radio programs- the filler
3) Radio 4 mainly sounds different because it is doing things that commercial radio doesn't do,
just as a public service broadcaster should.
Radio 4 mainly sounds different- the slot
Doing things that commercial radio doesn't do- the filler
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