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===Complement clauses=== | ===Complement clauses=== | ||
The complementizer is | The complementizer is ''mha''; complement clauses, by default, are VSO and have no topic. | ||
:'''''Linn càid | :'''''Linn càid mha dheàmha shaobh ri Praimhìn am shmodh.''''' | ||
:''I know that Praimhìn's dog ate the bone.'' | :''I know that Praimhìn's dog ate the bone.'' | ||
It is not impossible to topicalize in a complement clause however: | It is not impossible to topicalize in a complement clause however: | ||
:'''''Ducnanna | :'''''Ducnanna mha Shèinimh lac nòs ag Rhostairimh lac nuighil.''''' | ||
:''I think Chick Corean is easy whereas Roshterian is hard.'' | :''I think Chick Corean is easy whereas Roshterian is hard.'' | ||