Subject–auxiliary inversion (SAI; also called subject–operator inversion) is a frequently occurring type of inversion in the English language whereby...

section can be classified as auxiliaries based upon two diagnostics: they allow subject–auxiliary inversion (the type of inversion used to form questions etc...

most frequent type of inversion in English is subject–auxiliary inversion in which an auxiliary verb changes places with its subject; it often occurs in...

bed stood a lamp". Subject–verb inversion is distinct from subject–auxiliary inversion because the verb involved is not an auxiliary verb.[citation needed]...

subject-auxiliary inversion present c. We know whom Larry sent to the store. – Embedded wh-clause focusing on the object, subject-auxiliary inversion...

the auxiliary verb do (or one of its inflected forms e.g. does), to form negated clauses and constructions which require subject–auxiliary inversion, such...

In linguistics, negative inversion is one of many types of subject–auxiliary inversion in English. A negation (e.g. not, no, never, nothing, etc.) or...

the second sentence, which involves the subject-auxiliary inversion of a yes/no-question, the subject immediately follows the finite verb (instead of...

they are unlike auxiliaries in syntactic respects. Auxiliary verbs undergo subject-aux inversion, raising-to-subject verbs do not. Auxiliary verbs license...

constructions that require subject–auxiliary inversion show do-support of lexical need much more commonly than inversion of auxiliary need; moreover, many of...

constructions that put a verb before the subject. This is called subject–auxiliary inversion because only auxiliary verbs participate in such constructions:...

misanalyzing the tense marker and for subject-auxiliary inversion to be incorrectly applied. The subject-auxiliary inversion is misanalyzed as to which structure...

normal variable question, echoes do not exhibit wh-fronting or subject–auxiliary inversion. A special case of polar echo questions is the bare predication...

same applies in clauses requiring inversion, including most questions—inversion must involve the subject and an auxiliary verb, so it is not possible to...

known as do-support. (see subject-auxiliary inversion in questions) In certain patterns similar to Old and Middle English, inversion is possible. However,...

questions, and defined by certain grammatical rules (such as subject–auxiliary inversion in English) which vary by language. Some authors conflate these...

to come,...). For details see subject–auxiliary inversion and negative inversion. A somewhat different type of inversion may involve a wider set of verbs...

Scrambling Shifting Sluicing Small clause Stripping Subject-auxiliary inversion Subject-verb inversion Topicalization Tough movement Unaccusative verbs V2...

of a phrase moves, and the head leaves behind its dependents. Subject-auxiliary inversion is a canonical instance of head movement: a. Someone has read...

without any conjunction such as if or unless, instead using subject–auxiliary inversion to indicate their meaning. The principal constructions are as...

Questions are formed by subject–auxiliary inversion (unless the interrogative word is part of the subject). If there is otherwise no auxiliary, the verb do (does...

be (see subject–auxiliary inversion). To form a question from a sentence which does not have such an auxiliary or copula present, the auxiliary verb do...

Hamlet) Older forms of modern English also make greater use of subject–auxiliary inversion in subjunctive clauses: Should you feel hungry, … (equivalent...

not) Are you going to bring Sue? (interrogative form, featuring subject–auxiliary inversion) Aren't they (more formal: Are they not) going to wear coats...

discontinued Stratospheric aerosol injection in climate engineering Subject–auxiliary inversion in linguistics Sai (deity), an Egyptian god Steering Axis Inclination...

constructions) are generally formed using subject–auxiliary inversion, again using do-support if there is otherwise no auxiliary. In negative questions, it is possible...

I-to-C movement is an instance of subject-auxiliary inversion (SAI), or more generally, head movement. VP-internal subject hypothesis: A hypothesis on the...

analyses of yes/no question formation, where the phenomenon of subject-auxiliary inversion (utilized in English) appears in complementary distribution with...

grammar Discontinuity Inversion Subject-auxiliary inversion Phrase structure grammar Predicate Predicative expression Subject-verb inversion Inverse copular...

always entirely SOV (cf. also Inversion): Weil Horst einen Apfel gegessen hat. Weil Because Conjunction Horst Horst Subject einen an   Apfel apple Object...