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ExamplesSentences CrashesDerivations
1 Tom read a book. (Chomsky 2015:10)2 1
2 He thinks that John read the book.3 1
3 Mary arrived.4 4
4 Tom will read a book.3 2
5 The book was read.8 8
6 John expects Mary to arrive.19 5
7 Mary thinks that Sue will buy the book. (Pesetsky & Torrego 2001:357, originally from Stowell 1981)5 2
8 She was reading a book.3 2
9 She had read a book.3 2
10 She has been reading a book.5 4
11 She will have been reading a book.9 8
12 The book was being read.16 16
13 The book had been being read.32 32
14 The book will have been being read.64 64