Interrogative content


The head가 Interrogative content를 complement로 허용하는지를 판단하여, fused relative와 구분하자.

to put oneself back in the position of [what it was like in 1900 to be a mathematician]

  • predicate
    • head: to put
    • direct object: oneself
    • adjunct: back
    • object-oriented predicative complement(PP): in the position of what it was like in 1900 to be a mathematician
      • head: in
      • complement(NP): the position of what it was like in 1900 to be a mathematician
        • determiner: the
        • head: position
        • complement(PP): of what it was like in 1900 to be a mathematician
          • head: of
          • complement(interrogative clause): what it was like in 1900 to be a mathematician
            • predicate: was like what
            • predicand(to-infinitival clause): in 1900 to be a mathematician

It had become clear what precisely had to replace the conditions.

  • interrogative content clause: what precisely had to replace the conditions
    • subject(interrogative pronoun): what
    • predicate: precisely had to replace the conditions

I wonder [what books she wrote].

  • predicate
    • head: wonder
    • complement(interrogative clause): she wrote what books
      • subject: she
      • predicate: wrote what books
        • head: wrote
        • object(NP): what books
          • determiner(interrogative determinative): what
          • head: books

I wonder [when he arrived].

  • predicate
    • head: wonder
    • complement(interrogative clause): he arrived when
      • subject: he
      • predicate: arrived when
        • head: arrived
        • modifier(interrogative preposition): when

I wonder [why she left].

  • predicate
    • head: wonder
    • complement(interrogative clause): she left why
      • subject: she
      • predicate: left why
        • head: left
        • modifier(interrogative adverb): why