Interrogative clause
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado said it was a "red line" for her, but not everyone in the Freedom Caucus is united on whether to make that a hard line.
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Is the interrogative clause "Does everyone have to make that a hard line?" a counterpart of the interrogative content clause "whether to make that a hard line" in the paragraph above?
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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado said it was a "red line" for her, but not everyone in the Freedom Caucus is united on whether to make that a hard line . No, I wouldn't say that is a possible interpretation.
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- Lauren Boebert of Colorado said it was a "red line" for her, but not everyone in the Freedom Caucus is united on whether to make that a hard line .
- No, I wouldn't say that is a possible interpretation.
- The meaning of interrogative infinitivals is deontic, as if the modal auxiliary verb "should" were included.
- Your example doesn't mean that not everyone in the Freedom Caucus doesn't know whether they do make that a hard line; it means whether they should make that a hard line.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado said it was a "red line" for her, but not everyone in the Freedom Caucus is united on whether to make that a hard line.
No, I wouldn't say that is a possible interpretation.
The meaning of interrogative infinitivals is deontic, as if the modal auxiliary verb "should" were included. Your example doesn't mean that not everyone in the
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