Talk:English clause syntax

Move some material back to verbs

I appreciate what's been done here to make a clear distinction between topics, but I think a lot of the material here ought to be moved back to English verbs. The information on verb tenses/aspects, even though they may be formed periphrastically, seems to belong in the verbs article (and that's where most people will be looking for it). The clause syntax article ought to focus on how clauses are built up from their components (of which the verb is one component). I can see the phrase-structural objection (that it's probably I was (drinking coffee) rather than I (was drinking) coffee), but given that we effectively present the material according to the second interpretation anyway, it would be better to put it in the article in which people expect to find it, and mention the more rigorous theoretical interpretation along the way. Victor Yus (talk) 07:16, 13 September 2012 (UTC)