e. Stressed Sentences.

Voice stress (If Margaret has talked to THE POLICE, we're finished.) -> (Margaret has talked to someone.)

f. Complex Adjectives: new, old, former, present, previous.

(If Fredo wears his new ring, I'll be blown away.) -> (Fredo had/has an old ring.)

g. Ordinal Numerals: first, second, third, fourth, another.

(If you can find a third clue in this letter, I'll make you a mosquito pie.) -> (There are two clues already found.)

h. Comparatives: -er, more, less.

(If you know better riders than Sue does, tell me who they are.) -> (Sue knows [at least] one rider.)

(If you know better riders than Sue is, tell me who they are.) -> (Sue is a rider.)

i. Comparative As: As x as ... .

(If her daughter is as funny as her husband is, we'll all enjoy ourselves.) -> (Her husband is funny.)

j. Repetitive Cue Words: too, also, either, again, back.

(If she tells me that again, I'll kiss her.) -> (She has told me that before.)

k. Repetitive Verbs and Adverbs.

Verbs and adverbs beginning with re-, e.g., repeatedly, return, restore, retell, replace, renew.

(If he returns before I leave, I want to talk to him.) -> (He has been here before.)

l. Qualifiers: only, even, except, just.

(Only Amy saw the bank robbers.) ->(Amy saw the bank robbers.)

m. Change-of-Place Verbs: come, go, leave, arrive, depart, enter.

(If Sam has left home, he is lost.) -> (Sam has been at home.)

n. Change-of-Time Verbs and Adverbs: begin, end, stop, start, continue, proceed, already, yet, still, anymore.

(My bet is that Harry will continue to smile.) -> (Harry has been smiling.)

o. Change-of-State Verbs: change, transform, turn into, become.

(If Mae turns into a hippie, I'll be surprised.) -> (Mae is not now a hippie.)

p. Factive Verbs and Adjectives: odd, aware, know, realize, regret.

(It is odd that she called Maxine at midnight.) -> (She called Maxine at midnight.)

q. Commentary Adjectives and Adverbs: lucky, fortunately, far out, out of sight, groovy, bitchin'. . . innocently, happily, necessarily.

(It's far out that you understand your dog's feelings.) -> (You understand your dog's feelings.)

r. Counterfactual Conditional Clauses.

Verbs having subjunctive tense.

(If you had listened to me and your father, you wouldn't be in the wonderful position you're in now.) -> (You didn't listen to me and your father.)

s. Contrary-to-Expectation: should.

(If you should [happen to] decide you want to talk to me, I'll be hanging out in the city dump.) -> (I don't expect you to want to talk to me.)

t. Selectional Restrictions.

(If my professor gets pregnant, I'll be disappointed.) -> (My professor is a woman.)

u. Questions.

(Who ate the tapes?) -> (Someone ate the tapes.)

(I want to know who ate the tapes.) -> (Someone ate the tapes.)

v. Negative Questions.

(Didn't you want to talk to me?) -> (I thought that you wanted to talk to me.)

w. Rhetorical Questions.

(Who cares whether you show up or not?) -> (Nobody cares whether you show up or not.)

x. Spurious: not.

(I wonder if you're not being a little unfair.) -> (I Think that you're being unfair.)