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GRAMMATICAL TERMS
Note that Japanese Wh-words are not always found in sentence-initial position;
they are frequently found after a topic noun phrase, as shown in (b) and (c)
below.
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(b) E%ElO,C-Y4 -c:c&%fl%a Lk*,
(lit. To yesterday's party, who came there? (=Who came to yester-
day's party?))
cf. %d'E%Elm-Y4 -ma LTZ*,
(Who came to yesterday's party?)
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(c) I~%TI~WB LM,
(lit. In Japan what did you do? (=What did you do in Japan?))

cf. mBEl$TL3 Lk&
(What did you do in Japan?)

Yes-No Question A question that can be answered by hai / B 'yes' or i~
'no.' (cf. Wh-question)
Examples follow:
(a) A: Y&S,LG&P L~FZ~J~,
(Did Mr. Ueda come?)
B: Lib\, %'b:L1zo
(Yes, he did.)

(b) A: %&S,Lt&y&~.t&
(Is Mr. Suzuki a student?)
B: b\bx;i_, -?j Cebj ?I %-@,Lo
(No, he isn't.)