Wh-Movement Mastery
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What is the term for the formation of syntactic dependencies involving interrogative words?

  • wh-extraction
  • wh-in-situ
  • wh-raising (correct)
  • wh-fronting

    • What is an example of a wh-word?

  • how (correct)
  • that
  • this
  • it

    • What happens in languages with wh-movement?

  • The wh-word is placed at the end of the sentence
  • The wh-word is omitted
  • The wh-word is placed in the middle of the sentence
  • The wh-word is placed at or near the front of the sentence (correct)

    • What is it called when the wh-word is left in its canonical position?

    <p>wh-in-situ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a sentence with wh-movement?

    <p>Who are you thinking about</p> Signup and view all the answers

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