QUESTION 05 English though-movement [5 points]
Though-movement refers to an operation that takes an adjective phrase and moves it in front of though as
shown in (1b) below:
(1) (a) Though I think she’s very smart, I don’t like her.
(b) Very smart though I think she is, I don’t like her.
Name the constraint that accounts for the ungrammaticality of each of the following sentences:
(2) (a) * Popular though I sometimes wonder whether she is, I always invite her to parties.
(b) * Handsome though he’s tall, dark and, she doesn’t fancy him.
(c) * Extremely competent though that Mary is may seem obvious, not everyone thinks so.
(d) * Very intelligent though I believe your claim that she is, the fact remains that she can only
count up to 5.
(e) * Very kind though I’ve met someone who is, I don’t want to marry him.
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