CONTENTS // To the Instructor ... vii // Preface ... viii // A Note on Theory ... x // Part I. Some Basic Notions ... 1 // 1. Grammar and Types of Grammars ... 3 // 2. Propositional Content ... 9 // 3. Thematic Roles and Levels of Structure ... 19 // 4. Some Properties of Sentence Structure ... 33 // Part II. Clauses in English ... 47 // 5. Clause Structures... 49 // 6. Dependent Clauses... 65 // 7. Finite and Nonfinite Clauses... 81 // Part III. The Noun Phrase ... 95 // 8. The Structure of Noun Phrases... 97 // 9. Types of Nouns... 107 // 10. Pronominals and Reference... 117 // 11. Empty Noun Phrases and Anaphors... 127 // 12. Noun Phrases and Case... 135 // Part IV. Organizing the Information ... 147 // 13. Information Structure ... 149 // 14. Passive Voice ... 159 // 15. Information Status and Syntactic Structure ... 175 // V // Part V. Inside the Predicate Phrase // 185 // 16. Understanding Tense ... 187 // 17. Understanding Aspect ... 199 // 18. Modals ... 217 // 19. Modal Meaning and Use ... 225 // 20. Prepositions, Particles, and Multiword Verbs ... 243 // Part VI. Interrogatives and Negatives ... 255 // 21. Operators, Interrogatives, and Negatives ... 257 // 22. Interrogatives and Wh Movement ... 269 // Part VII. Complex Sentences ... 279 // 23. Embedded Clauses and Noun Phrase Movement ... 281 // 24. Predicates and Clause Arguments ... 291 // 25. Relative Clauses ... 303 // Answer Key ... 321 // Glossary ... 363 // Index ... 369 // vi