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Craig Hancock <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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      Would that be true also for Wh type questions?

Craiog

On 10/13/2010 4:50 PM, Brett Reynolds wrote:
> 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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> English Language Centre
> Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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