Question: Briefly answer (in prose, no trees) Exercise 1 on pages 176-177 at the end of Chapter 7. Consider the position of the infinitive verbs 'sembler'

Briefly answer (in prose, no trees) Exercise 1 on pages 176-177 at the end of Chapter 7. Consider the position of the infinitive verbs 'sembler' (to seem), 'posseder' (to possess), 'etre' (to be) and 'avoir' (to have). Recall that 'pas' is the negation head (equivalent to 'not' in English. We mentioned in the text that finite verbs precede the negator pas in French. What do we conclude from the following infinitives in French? (i) a. *Ne sembler pas content est une condition pour crire des romans. 'To seem not happy is a condition for writing novels.' b. *Ne possder pas de voiture en banlieue rend la vie difficile. 'To possess not a car in the suburbs makes life difficult.' c. Ne pas sembler content est une condition pour crire des romans. 'To not seem happy is a condition for writing novels.' d. Ne pas possder de voiture en banlieue rend la vie difficile. 'To not possess not a car in the suburbs makes life difficult.' Now consider these examples: (ii) a. N'tre pas content est une condition pour crire des romans. 'To not be happy is a condition for writing novels.' b. N'avoir pas de voiture en banlieue rend la vie difficile. 'To not have a car in the suburbs makes life difficult.' What is the generalisation regarding V-to-T movement of infinitives in French

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