Practical Grammar 8b: Difference between revisions
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And, of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types: | And, of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types: | ||
5. *Whether Lilly disappeared sucks<br> | |||
6. *That Lilly disappeared is unknown | |||
<span style="color: blue>Exercise 8b.1</span> | <span style="color: blue>Exercise 8b.1</span> | ||
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* Change the grammar so that it makes the correct predictions for all test items. | * Change the grammar so that it makes the correct predictions for all test items. | ||
[[File:Sucks.JPG| | Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (1): | ||
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Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (2): | |||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 28 June 2021
Subject Clauses
That- and whether-clauses can also act as subjects:
1. That Lilly disappeared sucks
2. Whether Lilly disappeared is unknown
There is an important difference to the case when clauses appear in object functions: in subject function, the complementizer is always obligatory, as the following sentences show:
3. *Lilly disappeared sucks
4. *Lilly disappeared is unknown
And, of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types:
5. *Whether Lilly disappeared sucks
6. *That Lilly disappeared is unknown
Exercise 8b.1
- Go to https://xlfg.labri.fr/.
- Open your latest grammar.
- 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.