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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Which books / John brought what
I found some weird word choices in my syntax book.
ex1) We have to read which books and some papers.
Here, I suppose, the word "which" is used to give an example that the sentence given below is erroneous.
-> Which books do we have to read [NP[NP___] (and) [NP some papers]]? (NP = noun phrase)
I don't say that word(which) used is wrong because it is chosen to make the point.
What I'd like to know is....
1. Isn't a word 'certain' or 'some' more appropriate in the sentence? (in a normal context or whatever)
[We have to read certain(or some) books and some papers]
ex2)He believed the rumor that John bought what.
In the same way, I suppose, the word "what" is used to give an example that the sentence given below is erroneous.
-> What did he believe [NP the rumor [S' that John bought [NP ___]]]?
2. Isn't a word 'something' is more apporopriate in the sentence?
[He believed the rumor that John bought something]
2 questions^^; (1,2)
ex1) We have to read which books and some papers.
Here, I suppose, the word "which" is used to give an example that the sentence given below is erroneous.
-> Which books do we have to read [NP[NP___] (and) [NP some papers]]? (NP = noun phrase)
I don't say that word(which) used is wrong because it is chosen to make the point.
What I'd like to know is....
1. Isn't a word 'certain' or 'some' more appropriate in the sentence? (in a normal context or whatever)
[We have to read certain(or some) books and some papers]
ex2)He believed the rumor that John bought what.
In the same way, I suppose, the word "what" is used to give an example that the sentence given below is erroneous.
-> What did he believe [NP the rumor [S' that John bought [NP ___]]]?
2. Isn't a word 'something' is more apporopriate in the sentence?
[He believed the rumor that John bought something]
2 questions^^; (1,2)
Top answer
These look like examples. You need to replace the words "which" and "what" with the appropriate nouns.
- These look like examples.
- You need to replace the words "which" and "what" with the appropriate nouns.
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These look like examples. You need to replace the words "which" and "what" with the appropriate nouns.
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