13 Questions
What is the effect of including a wh-word in a main clause?
It transforms it into a wh-question.
What type of questions are WH-questions?
Constituent questions
What is the movement to the front of the sentence of a WH-expression called?
WH-fronting
What does auxiliary-fronting show in addition to WH-fronting?
Movement of the tensed auxiliary
In the sentence 'He is feeding [which kids]', what does auxiliary-fronting give?
[Which kids] he is feeding
What type of clauses include a wh-word?
Subordinate clauses
What is the major contrast between that/whether in C1 and the wh-expressions in C2?
That/whether are simply complementisers, while wh-expressions can be fronted from a subordinate clause.
In which position does the WH expression move to?
C2
What kind of clauses do subordinate interrogative clauses allude to?
Main clauses
What is the function of the yes/no complementiser whether in a subordinate clause?
To introduce a gap in the subordinate clause
Why can't subordinate interrogative clauses be used to ask questions?
Because they allude to questions without directly asking them
What is the position of the yes/no complementiser whether in relation to that?
It originates from within the clause it introduces, just like that.
What does auxiliary-fronting occur only in?
Main clauses
Test your understanding of wh-clauses, wh-words, and their use in forming constituent questions. Explore how wh-questions differ from yes/no questions and their role in main and subordinate clauses.
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