Syntax: Intransitive Verb Phrases

Verb phrases (VPs) tend to follow the subject in English and may consist of verb or verb and its object(s). Intransitive verbs are not required to be followed by either a direct object or an indirect object. Binary structures and phrase order will not be discussed at this point. VP --> V NP PP (in some cases the PP may precede the NP) Draw tree diagrams for the following intransitive VPs and check your answers (given in both simple and X-bar form).