The scheme of T. M.

S NP S S

The works of the machine the machine does work

The machine`s work Does the machine work?

The machine work What works?

The working machine the machine doesn’t work

For the machine to work the machine didn’t work

The machine working

 

 

The machine works

 

S1 + S2 + S3

 

The machine works and hums

When the machine works it hums

Working, the machine hums

When working the machine hums

I like when the machine works

If the machine worked!

 

T. is a rule which allows us to perform a certain change in the kernel sentence. It retains the grammatical and semantic relations of the kernel sentence.