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Answer the following about movement and transformation in syntax, for 10 points each.
[10e] In an oft-discussed type of movement in English, words that start with “wh-” (“W-H”) move to the front of these types of sentences.
ANSWER: questions [or interrogative sentences; accept wh-questions]
[10m] Some theories of movement involve verbs properly assigning “thematic roles” symbolized by this letter to their arguments. In IPA, this letter represents a [read slowly] voiceless, dental, fricative.
ANSWER: theta [accept theta roles; accept Theta Criterion; accept theta grid] (The IPA symbol is θ.)
[10h] The sentence “Bagels, I like” has undergone this transformation often used as a constituency test, in which a constituent is fronted to the start of a sentence. In English, the discontinuity resulting from this transformation often has comma intonation.
ANSWER: topicalization [or topicalized; or topicalizing; prompt on topic movement or topic fronting; reject “topic” alone]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateWaterloo B100010E
Columbia AWUSTL B100010E
Cornell AOttawa10101030EMH
Georgia StateJohns Hopkins100010E
Illinois AVirginia1010020EM
Illinois BFlorida100010E
Iowa StateIndiana1010020EM
LSEVanderbilt100010E
MITWUSTL A10101030EMH
MarylandHarvard1010020EM
MinnesotaMichigan1010020EM
North Carolina AWaterloo A1010020EM
North Carolina BTexas10101030EMH
NorthwesternStanford100010E
Toronto AGeorgia Tech100010E
Toronto BWinona State1010020EM
Toronto CRIT1010020EM
UCFOhio State100010E
YaleCornell B1010020EM

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes1917.37100%58%16%