Is there an grammar term for “what happens”, “how long”, “how far” in linguistics?












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In such cases, WH-word will always go with some other advmod, I just wonder if there's a classification and academic term for phrases like how long, how far, what happens.










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  • 'happens' is a verb

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In such cases, WH-word will always go with some other advmod, I just wonder if there's a classification and academic term for phrases like how long, how far, what happens.










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  • 'happens' is a verb

    – AmI
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  • 'happens' is a verb

    – AmI
    41 secs ago

















'happens' is a verb

– AmI
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'happens' is a verb

– AmI
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