Linguists often use a diagram to depict the partitioning of a sentence. What is this tree diagram formally known as?
A) a branching tree structure
B) a phrase structure description
C) a structural representation of a sentence
D) a representational diagram

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The tree diagram used to depict the partitioning of a sentence is formally known as a phrase structure description. This diagram not only shows the structure of a sentence, but also how its components are organized hierarchically into constituents.

Linguists Often Use a Diagram to Depict the Partitioning of a Sentence