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Complements Is everything that goes here a CP?

 Complement Phrases help us build questions. ◦ We’ll learn how during the “transformations lecture.”  Complement Phrases also help us to create subordinate clauses using “that, which, who, etc.” ◦ Sample 

Complement Phrase

Complement Phrase “So, what goes here?” “Yes.” “No! What goes there?” “That’s what I said: what… or who, which, where, why, that, etc…”

Complement Phrase What good is “that”? That (?)

Subordination of the CP IP NP I’ I I VP -pst V’ V that think

“Do Insertion” Preparing for Transformations IP NP I’ YOU I VP -pst do V’ V that think

Question Transformation CP C’ C +Q IP DO NP I’ YOU I VP -pst t V’ V that think

IN Class Practice  Exercises 5 e-h  6-7  9

Next Class: T, t What begins with T? +Q