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    The document discusses transformations in English yes-no questions and wh-movement questions. It shows how yes-no questions are formed by moving the auxiliary verb like "will" or "can" to the front of the sentence. It also shows how wh-movement questions are formed by moving the wh- word to the front, such as changing "The child can sit on what" to "What can the child sit on?".

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    The document discusses transformations in English yes-no questions and wh-movement questions. It shows how yes-no questions are formed by moving the auxiliary verb like "will" or "can" to the front of the sentence. It also shows how wh-movement questions are formed by moving the wh- word to the front, such as changing "The child can sit on what" to "What can the child sit on?".

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    Trsansformations: Inversion in Yes-No Questions

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    The document discusses transformations in English yes-no questions and wh-movement questions. It shows how yes-no questions are formed by moving the auxiliary verb like "will" or "can" to the front of the sentence. It also shows how wh-movement questions are formed by moving the wh- word to the front, such as changing "The child can sit on what" to "What can the child sit on?".

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    TRSANSFORMATIONS

    Inversion in Yes-No Questions


    English yes-no question:
    Will the girl leave?
    Can the cat climb this tree?

    The girl will leave and the cat can climb this tree
    Will occurring in the head position between the subject (its
    specifier) and the VP (its complement)

    Deep structure
    S Surface structure
    Np Vp

    Det N Infl V

    The girl will leave


    TRSANSFORMATIONS

    S
    Infl Vp
    Np
    Det N V

    Will the girl leave?


    S WH-Movement

    Np Vp
    Infl Pp
    Np
    Det N V P N

    What can The child can sit on? what

    Resulting: What can the child sit on?

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