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Brett Reynolds <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:50:38 -0400
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On 2010-10-13, at 2:15 PM, Craig wrote:

>      Your list of complementizers is interesting. It's also true that  
> "wh" terms that float to the front of content clauses act quite
> differently from the subordinating conjunctions. ("I know where you are
> going. I know how you will get there.") How do they fit into the H & P
> categories? Are they thought of as pronouns?

who, what: pronouns
which, what: determiners
where, when: prepositions
how, why: adverbs

Best,
Brett

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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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