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Long Distance Dependencies
So far, we have only looked at sentences with Subject-Verb-Complement(s) order. However, under certain circumstances English also permits sentences where some constituent that normally appears after the subject appears before it. Here are some examples, with the name of the construction:
Polar interrogative clauses
Did Lilly dance?
Has Lilly been dancing?
Topicalization clauses
Lilly Fido likes.
Lilly i think that Fido was speaking to.
Subject Wh-interrogative clauses
Who likes Fido.
Who thinks that Fido was speaking to Lilly.
Non-subject Wh-interrogative main clauses
Who does Fido like?
Who do you think that Fido was speaking to?
Non-subject Wh-interrogative subordinate clauses
I asked who Fido likes?
I asked who you think that Fido was speaking to?
Polar interrogative subordinate clauses
I asked whether Fido likes Lilly
I asked whether you think that Fido was speaking to Lilly.