6.9 Question-word questions and fronting with more than one verb

Question 1

How can the rules for question-word questions and for fronting be combined in one rule?

Answer 1

X or Question word, Verb, Subject, Sentence Adverbial

Question 2

Translate the sentence using the rule with the correct placement of words:

You must not smoke here

Answer 2

Här får du inte röka

X = här, Verb = får, Subject = du, Sentence Adverbial = inte

Question 3

Translate the sentence using the rule with the correct placement of words:

Tomorrow you must be on time

Answer 3

Imorgon måste du komma i tid

X = imorgon, Verb = måste, Subject = du

There is no sentence adverbial

Question 4

Translate the sentence using the rule with the correct placement of words:

What do you want to do tomorrow?

Answer 4

Vad vill du göra imorgon?

Question word = vad, Verb = vill, Subject = du

There is no sentence adverbial

Question 5

Translate the sentence using the rule with the correct placement of words:

What happened at the party on friday

Answer 5

Vad hände på festen i fredags?

Question word = vad, Verb = hände

There is no subject or sentence adverbial

Question 6

Why can you leave the subject position empty in these two questions?

Vem kan inte simma? Vad hände på festen i fredags?

Answer 6

You can only leave the subject position empty when the question word is the subject, as in these two questions.