Syntax II	Spring 2016
Assignment 17	Due Monday May 23

WH Clefts I

PART 0

Say clearly how (1) and (2) are analyzed according to our current assumptions.

(1)	What she bought is striped.
(2)	What she bought is chasing her around the room.

Now, say clearly how (3) and (4) are analyzed.

(3)	What she bought is unclear to me.
(4)	I wonder what she bought. 

PART 1

Can (5) be analyzed in the same way as (1-2) or (3-4)?

(5)	What he saw in the mirror was himself.

After you've thought about that, ask the same question about the following:

(6)	What I did was buy a zebra.
(7)	What she is is very tired.
(8)	Where the kids went was to the library.

PART 2

Propose an analysis of sentences like (5-8), taking into account the following:
[NOTE: what this means is once you have posited an analysis, make sure it accounts for (9-14).]

(9)	What he likes to do is kiss monkeys.
(10)	What they want is to have control over the assignments.
(11)	What she did was wash herself.
(12)	What they wanted was to play tricks on each other.
(13)	What we weren't able to do was make any progress.
(14)   *What we were able to do was make any progress.

How many analyses does (15) have?

(15)	What she bought was a zebra.