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e.g. You were asking about the piano you saw. Frank
Churchill was a wealthy young man who came to stay in
Hartfield. His secret fiancée was living in Hartfield with
Mrs and Miss Bates. He bought her that piano.
Why is
it called
passive 5. That piano was bought for his secret fiancée by
? the wealthy young man.
COPULA NON-COPULA
(used Link verb) (ordinary Verb)
structure
used for
Declarative making
the structure statements
used for asking
questions.
interogative
Interrogative constructions split into
two types.
used for
asking
questions
YES–NO interrogatives about
participants
in a situation
WH interrogatives
used for asking
questions in
which the
E.g
answer is yes or E.g
no
Who phoned?
When did he phone?
Did he phone? What did he say?
Where was he when he phoned?
Declarative and interrogative
constructions
Declarative constructions interrogative constructions
E.g.
e.g.
Frank bought Jane the piano
NP NP
E.g. Did Frank buy the piano for E.g. Did Frank buy Jane the
Jane? piano?
Active Active
e.g. Frank bought the piano for e.g. Frank bought Jane the
Jane piano
Passive
Passive
e.g. Jane was bought that piano
e.g. The piano was bought for
by Frank
Jane by Frank
(7. )a. Frank bought the piano for Jane. (8) a. Did Frank buy the piano for Jane?
[NON-COPULA, DECLARATIVE, ACTIVE, [NON-COPULA, INTERROGATIVE, YES–
OBLIQUE OBJECT] NO, ACTIVE, OBLIQUE OBJECT]
b. Frank bought Jane the piano. b. Did Frank buy Jane the piano?
[NON-COPULA, DECLARATIVE, ACTIVE, [NON-COPULA, INTERROGATIVE, YES–
DOUBLE OBJECT] NO, ACTIVE, DOUBLE OBJECT]
c. The piano was bought for Jane by c. Was the piano bought for Jane by
Frank. Frank?
[NON-COPULA, DECLARATIVE, PASSIVE, [NON-COPULA, INTERROGATIVE,
OBLIQUE OBJECT] PASSIVE, OBLIQUE OBJECT, YES–NO]