syntax transformational rules

TRANFORMATIONAL RULES Phạm Thị Hoày Thương DT14TAN01 INVERSION RULE  Moves the auxiliary to the left of the subject  Applying the inversion transformation formed the surface structure for the question pattern Ex: The boy will leave Will the boy leave? WH-MOVEMENT RULE  Moves the Wh-element to the initial position of the sentence Ex: The man should fix which car Which car the man fix The child can sit on what What can the child sit on? Note: • • Wh-words: What and Who: simple nouns Ex: DEEP STRUCTURE S NP Det VP N’ N Aux V’’ V’ V PP P NP N The child can sit on what Note: • • Wh-words: Which: a determiner Ex: DEEP STRUCTURE S NP Det VP N’ Aux N V’’ V’ V The man should PP Det N fix which car? THANKS YOUR ATTENTION