Was it the structure rule of a WH-question, considerient that the base structure would be S ->WH-word NP VP
2006-10-18 18:05:26 · 3 answers · asked by followyourdreams 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I meant 'considerING....', sorry :)
2006-10-18 18:06:53 · update #1
There is one exception to the rule already described for you. If the Wh-word is the subject NP, then there is no auxiliary movement: Who kicked the ball?
In this case, you simply replace the subject NP with the Wh-word. Otherwise you have to deal with Wh-word replacement, DO insertion (if there is no other word in the auxiliary and the main verb is not BE), auxiliary movement, and wh-word movement.
2006-10-19 01:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's as follows:
Question word + auxiliary/to be + subject (+other auxiliaries) (+ main verb) (+ complements).
By "auxiliary/to be" I mean that if the main verb is "to be" in the present or past, then there is no auxiliary. And in that case, the fifth structure (main verb) is also kept blank.
Examples:
What are you doing here?
Where did you take that from?
How will you solve that problem?
Where have you been all this time?
How long has it been raining?
2006-10-18 18:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
eduarodi nailed it.
I hope you're not trying to get us to do your syntax homework for you.
2006-10-18 19:32:23 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋