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Latest revision as of 06:31, 25 July 2025
Subject Clauses
That- and whether-clauses can also act as subjects:
1. That Lilly disappeared sucks
2. Whether Lilly disappeared is unknown
Of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types:
3. *Whether Lilly disappeared sucks
Exercise 8.2
- Go to https://xlfg.labri.fr/.
- Add the sentences above to your test items.
- Change the grammar so that it makes the correct predictions for all test items.
Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (1):
Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (2):
Notes:
a. treat is as a verb which combines with a COMP and an OBJ.
b. treat unknown as an adjective.