Suggested Answers for Check Questions

Operators are elements that indicate a process necessary in order to be able to work out the meaning of a clause that contains them. For example, fronted wh-elements are operators as they signify that the clause should be interpreted as interrogative, or ’whether’ is analysed as a general interrogative operator introducing subordinate yes-no questions similarly to its non-overt counterpart appearing in matrix yes-no questions. (Quantificational pronouns like ’everyone’ or ’someone’ are also operators).