LIN232H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Infinitive, Rede Ferroviária Nacional, Preterite
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The feature [ q] corresponds to whether or not the complementizer introduces an embedded question. The feature [ finite] refers t the embedded clause beig finite or not. The complementizer that can not take the infinitive marker to, so The determiner a cannot take a plural word (a muffins) so The can take either singular or plural nouns, but not proper names or pronouns (the andrew, A cannot take proper nouns or pronouns either, so . The quantifier many can only appear with count nouns. The quantifier much can only appear with mass nouns. Tense refers to the time of an event relative to the time at which the sentence is either spoken or written. The assertion time is when the sentence was written or said. The form of a past tense verb is called the preterite. In formal speech, future is marked with the modal auxiliary will.
