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taken
from an introductory GB-linguistics textbook by Lasnik and Uriagereka |
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A Course in GB Syntax: Lectures on Binding and
Empty Categories. |
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MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1988. |
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john slept |
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john hit |
2 |
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john hit bill |
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john slept bill |
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who does mary
like john |
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who that john knows does he like |
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he likes everyone that john knows |
4 |
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john is likely
to be here |
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it is likely that john is here |
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it is likely john to be here |
5 |
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i am eager for
john to be here |
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i am eager john to be here |
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i am eager to be here |
6 |
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i believe john
to be here |
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i believe john is here |
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i believe sincerely john to be here |
7 |
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i sincerely believe john |
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i believe sincerely john |
8 |
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i wanted it to
rain |
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i persuaded it to rain |
9 |
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i tried to
leave |
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i tried john to leave |
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i tried it to leave |
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i tried the bus to leave |
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i want to be
clever |
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i believe to be clever |
11 |
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john was
persuaded to leave |
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john was believed to be clever |
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john was wanted to leave |
12 |
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john is likely
to park here |
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john is illegal to park here |
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i believe for john to be
here |
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john is believed to be here |
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i
want for john to be here |
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john
is wanted to be here |
14 |
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john is likely
to win |
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it is likely that john will win |
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it is likely john to win |
15 |
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john was arrested |
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they arrested |
16 |
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it was
arrested john |
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they arrested john |
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i believe john
to be intelligent |
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it was believed john to be intelligent |
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john was believed to be intelligent |
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i am proud
john |
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i am proud of john |
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i am proud that john is here |
19 |
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i wonder who
you will see |
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i wonder you will see who |
20 |
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bill wonders
who saw mary |
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bill wonders who saw what |
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what does bill wonder who saw |
21 |
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who did you
mention bill 's belief that you saw |
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who did you mention that bill believes
that you saw |
22 |
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i wonder you
think john said you will see who |
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i wonder you think john said who you
will see |
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i wonder you think who john said you
will see |
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i wonder who you think john said you
will see |
23 |
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bill wonders
who saw what |
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bill wonders what who saw |
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what does bill wonder who saw |
24 |
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bill will solve which problem |
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which problem will bill solve |
25 |
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it is raining |
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is raining |
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it is likely
that john is here |
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is likely that john is here |
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himself likes john |
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john likes him |
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john likes himself |
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john believes that mary likes him |
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john believes that mary likes himself |
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john 's mother
likes himself |
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john 's mother likes him |
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they believe
mary likes each_other |
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their mothers like each_other |
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each_other like them |
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john believes
that himself likes mary |
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john believes that he likes mary |
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john believes
mary to like himself |
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john believes mary to like him |
33 |
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john likes
mary 's pictures of him |
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john likes mary 's pictures of himself |
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they read
their books |
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they read each_other 's books |
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they read themselves 's books |
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john likes
john |
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he likes john |
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john thinks john likes mary |
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john thinks he likes mary |
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john thinks mary likes john |
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john can 't
stand john 's teacher |
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john 's teacher can 't stand john |
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john can 't
stand the bastard 's teacher |
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john 's teacher can 't stand the
bastard |
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john believes
that himself is clever |
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john believes himself to be clever |
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john was
believed that is clever |
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john was believed to be clever |
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we like myself |
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they like themselves |
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i tried to win |
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i tried john to win |
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i believe john
to have won |
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i believe to have won |
44 |
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i saw john 's
destruction of the building |
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i saw john 's destruction the building |
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i am proud of
john |
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i am proud john |
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they liked
pictures of each_other |
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they liked mary 's pictures of
each_other |
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the men think
that mary 's pictures of each_other will be on_sale |
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they think that it is likely that
pictures of each_other are on_sale |
48 |
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which report
did you file without reading |
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which book did you file the report
without reading |
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the report
fell on the floor after reading the book |
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the teacher fell on the floor after
reading the book |
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which report
did you file after you read |
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the report was filed after bill read |
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who resigned
before we could fire |
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who resigned before we could fire him |
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who did you
hire because mary said would work hard |
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who did you hire because he said would
work hard |
53 |
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the man who i
hired because mary said would work hard disappeared |
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the man who i hired because he said
would work hard disappeared |
54 |
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who left after
you insulted |
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who left after you insulted him |
55 |
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the man who
you wonder whether he will win the race disappeared |
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which man do you wonder whether he
will win the race |
56 |
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john is
certain to see this |
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it is certain to see this |
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who do you
think that saw bill |
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who do you think saw bill |
58 |
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who will read
what |
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what will who read |
59 |
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you will read
what |
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what will you read |
60 |
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why did you
read what |
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what did you read why |
61 |
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who believes
the claim that mary read what |
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what do you believe the claim that
mary read |
62 |
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who believes
the claim that john hit who |
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who believes the claim that john left
why |
63 |
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john is likely to be clever |
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it is likely john to be
clever |
64 |
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mary tried to win the race
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mary tried bill to win the
race |
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the man it is
likely to be clever disappeared |
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the man (that) it is likely is clever
disappeared |
66 |
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the
destruction rome worked |
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the destruction of rome worked |
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the belief
john to be clever is illogical |
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the belief of john to be clever is
illogical |
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the belief that john is clever is
illogical |
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john mary
thinks i like |
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john he thinks i like |
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john i think
that won the race |
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john i think won the race |
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he likes
everyone that john knows |
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everyone that john knows he likes |
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