Exercises for chapter 1 Exercise IV A re the following sentences grammatical? I f they are, how to interpret these sentences? W hat kind reasons make them difficult to understand? a. The milk that the rat that the cat killed ate lay in the house. b. T he rapidity that the motion that the wing that the bird has has has is remarkable. Exercise V A re the following sentences well-formed? I f they are, please paraphrase them. Do you have any difficulties in interpreting them? W hat reasons make you feel difficult? a. The horse raced past the barn fell. b. The cotton clothing is usually made of grows in Mississippi. c. The glass shattered into pieces was useless. d. The soldiers marched across the parade ground are a disgrace. Exercise VI Why should the linguists distinguish the concepts of Competence and Performance in their language study? W hat ’ s the main study scope for theoritical linguists: Competence or Performance ? Exercise VII Define the following terminologies: L anguage merging operation creativity discrete infinity well-formed competence grammar metalanguage