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Yet the same wh-clause can express an embedded question. This distinction affects reference, interpretation and the clarity of formal writing.\n\n## 1. Reference without a separate antecedent\n\nIn **the document that she submitted**, *the document* is the antecedent: the relative clause describes it. In **what she submitted**, there is no separate antecedent. The wh-expression combines the referring element with its role inside the clause. These constructions are therefore also called **fused relatives**.\n\n:::example\nWe archived **what she submitted**.\n\nHere, **what she submitted** refers to the submitted material and functions as the object of *archived*. Within the clause, **what** is the object of *submitted*.\n\n**Whoever approved the payment** must explain the decision.\n\nThe whole clause functions as the subject of *must explain*. Within it, **whoever** is the subject of *approved*.\n:::\n\nA free relative need not identify its referent by name. The speaker may know exactly who approved the payment, or may know only that somebody did. **Uncertainty about identity does not itself make a clause interrogative.**\n\n## 2. Forms and their reference\n\nDifferent wh-forms establish different kinds of reference. Their interpretation depends partly on the surrounding construction.\n\n| Form | Typical interpretation | Example |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **what** | The thing, things or material that | Keep **what you need**. |\n| **whatever** | Anything that; no restriction within the relevant range | Take **whatever you need**. |\n| **whoever** | The person who; anyone who | **Whoever holds this post** chairs the committee. |\n| **whichever + noun** | Any selected member of a contextually limited set | Use **whichever entrance is open**. |\n| **where** | The place where | Stay **where you are**. |\n| **when** | The time when | We will leave **when you are ready**. |\n\nThe last two patterns receive different labels in different grammatical frameworks; *when*-clauses in particular are often classified as temporal adverbial clauses. Their place or time interpretation is nevertheless useful when comparing relatives with interrogatives.\n\n**Whatever** and **whichever** overlap, but *whichever* normally presents alternatives as a delimited set. Compare **whatever you find useful** with **whichever of these three versions you prefer**.\n\nPlain **who** is much more restricted than **whoever** in free relatives in ordinary contemporary English. For a neutral reference to a person, prefer **the person who called** to **who called**: *I thanked the person who called*, not normally *I thanked who called*.\n\n:::note\nAn **-ever** form does not always express an unrestricted choice. **Whoever signed this form omitted the date** refers to the actual signer, whose identity is left unspecified. **Whoever signs this form accepts the conditions** applies to any signer.\n:::\n\n## 3. Free relative or embedded interrogative?\n\nA free relative refers to something; an embedded interrogative presents a question indirectly. Neither its wh-word nor its word order is sufficient to distinguish them.\n\n| Sentence | Interpretation of the bold clause | Useful paraphrase |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| I repaired **what was damaged**. | Free relative: the damaged item or items | I repaired the things that were damaged. |\n| I wondered **what was damaged**. | Interrogative: the unresolved question | I wondered which things were damaged. |\n| They stayed **where we had stayed**. | Place reference | They stayed in the place where we had stayed. |\n| They asked **where we had stayed**. | Interrogative: a question about location | They asked in which place we had stayed. |\n\nThe expression governing the clause is a strong clue. **Repair** takes an entity as its object; **wonder** introduces an issue for consideration. However, many verbs allow more than one interpretation, so a verb list cannot replace attention to meaning.\n\nAn embedded interrogative need not represent an unanswered question. In **I know what was damaged**, the speaker claims to know the answer.\n\n:::warning\nBoth constructions normally use statement word order. Write **I wondered what she had submitted**, not **I wondered what had she submitted**. The absence of subject–auxiliary inversion does **not** prove that a clause is a relative.\n:::\n\n## 4. Ambiguity: an entity or an answer?\n\nSome contexts permit both analyses because the main predicate can relate either to an entity or to information about it.\n\n:::example\n**What she chose surprised me.**\n\n- **Entity reading:** the thing she chose was surprising—for example, the selected painting had unexpected features.\n- **Question-answer reading:** her choice was surprising—for example, I had expected her to choose a different painting.\n:::\n\nThe two readings may lead to similar conclusions in a particular situation. That does not make the distinction meaningless: a different context can bring one reading into focus.\n\n**I remember what she wrote** is likewise potentially ambiguous. It can concern the written material itself or the answer to the question *What did she write?* Context, rather than the surface form alone, determines how sharply the readings differ.\n\nUse these diagnostics together:\n\n1. Try **the thing(s) that** or **the person who**. Does the resulting expression preserve the intended reference?\n2. Try **the answer to the question …**. Does the sentence concern knowledge, discovery or recall of that answer?\n3. Check what the main predicate can mean in context. Could both an entity and a fact plausibly fill that role?\n4. If both readings remain available, acknowledge the ambiguity rather than forcing a single analysis.\n\nThese are interpretation tests, not mechanical substitution rules. A paraphrase may be grammatically awkward even when it captures the relevant meaning.\n\n## 5. Limits and misleading similarities\n\nA fused **what** already contains the equivalent of *the thing(s)*. Do not add it after an ordinary noun antecedent in standard English.\n\n:::example\n✓ We rejected **what they proposed**.\n\n✓ We rejected **the plan that they proposed**.\n\n✗ We rejected **the plan what they proposed**.\n:::\n\nForms such as *the plan what they proposed* occur in some dialects, but are not the standard formal pattern.\n\nNot every clause introduced by **whatever** or **whoever** fills a referring position. Compare:\n\n- We will publish **whatever she submits**. The clause identifies the material to be published.\n- **Whatever she submits**, we will publish the report. The initial clause means *no matter what she submits*; it does not identify the object of *publish*.\n\nCase can also reveal internal structure. In **Give the key to whoever arrives first**, use **whoever**, because it is the subject of *arrives*. The preposition *to* governs the whole clause, not the wh-word alone. Formal **whomever** is possible when the wh-word is an internal object: **Invite whomever you prefer**. In less formal usage, **whoever** is common there too.\n\n## 6. 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Leave the extra word unused; keep punctuation attached to its word.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_53cf8596-88eb-4e05-bf3d-b1a33b4250bf_hero.webp?v=1790492531",{"@id":837,"@type":824,"id":806,"grammarPage":825,"title":807,"instructions":834,"displayOrder":21,"type":804,"questionCount":66,"blankCount":66,"isCompleted":773,"ogImageUrl":838},"\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_exercises\u002F01a0e1ab-da5b-7ef7-9fde-4e48ba19fb5f","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_002203f3-918a-4cc4-9042-5fcdde8e7368_hero.webp?v=1790492531",{"id":795,"grammarPage":825,"title":796,"instructions":826,"seoTitle":840,"seoDescription":841,"displayOrder":774,"type":797,"questions":842,"ogImageUrl":827},"Free Relative Clauses: Forms and Internal Roles","Practise free relative clauses through contextual choices about archives, appointments and public services, focusing on forms, case and word order.",[843],{"id":844,"sentenceTemplate":845,"displayOrder":774,"explanation":846,"exampleSentence":847,"blanks":848},"01a0e1ab-da09-75df-b56f-7ad8c1dc2b31","The conservator preserved __1__ the fire had spared, including several handwritten letters.","What supplies the reference to the material and is the object of spared. Neither which nor that can form this standard fused relative without a separate antecedent.","What the builders uncovered is now on display.",[849],{"id":850,"blankNumber":11,"options":851},"01a0e1ab-da09-755b-b56f-7ad8c0e3f33f",[852,855,859],{"id":853,"optionText":854,"isCorrect":773,"displayOrder":774},"01a0e1ab-da09-747b-b56f-7ad8bfc5189a","which",{"id":856,"optionText":857,"isCorrect":858,"displayOrder":11},"01a0e1ab-da09-74e3-b56f-7ad8c0adaef9","what",true,{"id":860,"optionText":861,"isCorrect":773,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-da09-751f-b56f-7ad8c0b244ac","that",{"html":863,"toc":864},"\u003Cp>A \u003Cstrong>free relative clause\u003C\u002Fstrong> can refer to an entity without naming it separately: \u003Cstrong>what she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong> means roughly \u003Cem>the material that she submitted\u003C\u002Fem>. Yet the same wh-clause can express an embedded question. This distinction affects reference, interpretation and the clarity of formal writing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"reference-without-a-separate-antecedent\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1.\u003C\u002Fspan>Reference without a separate antecedent\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>the document that she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cem>the document\u003C\u002Fem> is the antecedent: the relative clause describes it. In \u003Cstrong>what she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong>, there is no separate antecedent. The wh-expression combines the referring element with its role inside the clause. These constructions are therefore also called \u003Cstrong>fused relatives\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"grammar-callout grammar-callout--example\">\u003Cp>We archived \u003Cstrong>what she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, \u003Cstrong>what she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong> refers to the submitted material and functions as the object of \u003Cem>archived\u003C\u002Fem>. Within the clause, \u003Cstrong>what\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the object of \u003Cem>submitted\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Whoever approved the payment\u003C\u002Fstrong> must explain the decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole clause functions as the subject of \u003Cem>must explain\u003C\u002Fem>. Within it, \u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the subject of \u003Cem>approved\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>A free relative need not identify its referent by name. The speaker may know exactly who approved the payment, or may know only that somebody did. \u003Cstrong>Uncertainty about identity does not itself make a clause interrogative.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"forms-and-their-reference\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2.\u003C\u002Fspan>Forms and their reference\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Different wh-forms establish different kinds of reference. Their interpretation depends partly on the surrounding construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Form\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Typical interpretation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Example\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>what\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The thing, things or material that\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Keep \u003Cstrong>what you need\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>whatever\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Anything that; no restriction within the relevant range\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Take \u003Cstrong>whatever you need\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The person who; anyone who\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Whoever holds this post\u003C\u002Fstrong> chairs the committee.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>whichever + noun\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Any selected member of a contextually limited set\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Use \u003Cstrong>whichever entrance is open\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>where\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The place where\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Stay \u003Cstrong>where you are\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>when\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The time when\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>We will leave \u003Cstrong>when you are ready\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp>The last two patterns receive different labels in different grammatical frameworks; \u003Cem>when\u003C\u002Fem>-clauses in particular are often classified as temporal adverbial clauses. Their place or time interpretation is nevertheless useful when comparing relatives with interrogatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Whatever\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>whichever\u003C\u002Fstrong> overlap, but \u003Cem>whichever\u003C\u002Fem> normally presents alternatives as a delimited set. Compare \u003Cstrong>whatever you find useful\u003C\u002Fstrong> with \u003Cstrong>whichever of these three versions you prefer\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plain \u003Cstrong>who\u003C\u002Fstrong> is much more restricted than \u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong> in free relatives in ordinary contemporary English. For a neutral reference to a person, prefer \u003Cstrong>the person who called\u003C\u002Fstrong> to \u003Cstrong>who called\u003C\u002Fstrong>: \u003Cem>I thanked the person who called\u003C\u002Fem>, not normally \u003Cem>I thanked who called\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"grammar-callout grammar-callout--note\">\u003Cp>An \u003Cstrong>-ever\u003C\u002Fstrong> form does not always express an unrestricted choice. \u003Cstrong>Whoever signed this form omitted the date\u003C\u002Fstrong> refers to the actual signer, whose identity is left unspecified. \u003Cstrong>Whoever signs this form accepts the conditions\u003C\u002Fstrong> applies to any signer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"free-relative-or-embedded-interrogative\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3.\u003C\u002Fspan>Free relative or embedded interrogative?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A free relative refers to something; an embedded interrogative presents a question indirectly. Neither its wh-word nor its word order is sufficient to distinguish them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Sentence\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Interpretation of the bold clause\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Useful paraphrase\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>I repaired \u003Cstrong>what was damaged\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Free relative: the damaged item or items\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>I repaired the things that were damaged.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>I wondered \u003Cstrong>what was damaged\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Interrogative: the unresolved question\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>I wondered which things were damaged.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>They stayed \u003Cstrong>where we had stayed\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Place reference\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>They stayed in the place where we had stayed.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>They asked \u003Cstrong>where we had stayed\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Interrogative: a question about location\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>They asked in which place we had stayed.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp>The expression governing the clause is a strong clue. \u003Cstrong>Repair\u003C\u002Fstrong> takes an entity as its object; \u003Cstrong>wonder\u003C\u002Fstrong> introduces an issue for consideration. However, many verbs allow more than one interpretation, so a verb list cannot replace attention to meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An embedded interrogative need not represent an unanswered question. In \u003Cstrong>I know what was damaged\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the speaker claims to know the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"grammar-callout grammar-callout--warning\">\u003Cp>Both constructions normally use statement word order. Write \u003Cstrong>I wondered what she had submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong>, not \u003Cstrong>I wondered what had she submitted\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The absence of subject–auxiliary inversion does \u003Cstrong>not\u003C\u002Fstrong> prove that a clause is a relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"ambiguity-an-entity-or-an-answer\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4.\u003C\u002Fspan>Ambiguity: an entity or an answer?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Some contexts permit both analyses because the main predicate can relate either to an entity or to information about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"grammar-callout grammar-callout--example\">\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What she chose surprised me.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Entity reading:\u003C\u002Fstrong> the thing she chose was surprising—for example, the selected painting had unexpected features.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Question-answer reading:\u003C\u002Fstrong> her choice was surprising—for example, I had expected her to choose a different painting.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>The two readings may lead to similar conclusions in a particular situation. That does not make the distinction meaningless: a different context can bring one reading into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I remember what she wrote\u003C\u002Fstrong> is likewise potentially ambiguous. It can concern the written material itself or the answer to the question \u003Cem>What did she write?\u003C\u002Fem> Context, rather than the surface form alone, determines how sharply the readings differ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use these diagnostics together:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Try \u003Cstrong>the thing(s) that\u003C\u002Fstrong> or \u003Cstrong>the person who\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Does the resulting expression preserve the intended reference?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Try \u003Cstrong>the answer to the question …\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Does the sentence concern knowledge, discovery or recall of that answer?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Check what the main predicate can mean in context. Could both an entity and a fact plausibly fill that role?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If both readings remain available, acknowledge the ambiguity rather than forcing a single analysis.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>These are interpretation tests, not mechanical substitution rules. A paraphrase may be grammatically awkward even when it captures the relevant meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"limits-and-misleading-similarities\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5.\u003C\u002Fspan>Limits and misleading similarities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A fused \u003Cstrong>what\u003C\u002Fstrong> already contains the equivalent of \u003Cem>the thing(s)\u003C\u002Fem>. Do not add it after an ordinary noun antecedent in standard English.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"grammar-callout grammar-callout--example\">\u003Cp>✓ We rejected \u003Cstrong>what they proposed\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✓ We rejected \u003Cstrong>the plan that they proposed\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✗ We rejected \u003Cstrong>the plan what they proposed\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>Forms such as \u003Cem>the plan what they proposed\u003C\u002Fem> occur in some dialects, but are not the standard formal pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not every clause introduced by \u003Cstrong>whatever\u003C\u002Fstrong> or \u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong> fills a referring position. Compare:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>We will publish \u003Cstrong>whatever she submits\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The clause identifies the material to be published.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Whatever she submits\u003C\u002Fstrong>, we will publish the report. The initial clause means \u003Cem>no matter what she submits\u003C\u002Fem>; it does not identify the object of \u003Cem>publish\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Case can also reveal internal structure. In \u003Cstrong>Give the key to whoever arrives first\u003C\u002Fstrong>, use \u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong>, because it is the subject of \u003Cem>arrives\u003C\u002Fem>. The preposition \u003Cem>to\u003C\u002Fem> governs the whole clause, not the wh-word alone. Formal \u003Cstrong>whomever\u003C\u002Fstrong> is possible when the wh-word is an internal object: \u003Cstrong>Invite whomever you prefer\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In less formal usage, \u003Cstrong>whoever\u003C\u002Fstrong> is common there too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"make-the-intended-reading-explicit\">\u003Cspan class=\"section-number\" aria-hidden=\"true\">6.\u003C\u002Fspan>Make the intended reading explicit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>When the distinction matters, replace the compact wh-clause with a more explicit expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Intended meaning\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Clearer wording\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>The selected object had surprising qualities\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The painting she chose surprised me with its vivid colours.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Her selection was unexpected\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The fact that she chose that painting surprised me.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>An unspecified actual person\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The person who signed the form omitted the date.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Any qualifying person\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Anyone who signs the form accepts the conditions.\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp>For a final check, ask: \u003Cstrong>Am I referring to an entity, expressing a question, or leaving both interpretations available?\u003C\u002Fstrong> Then check the wh-word’s role inside the clause. 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