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Can a VP be defined to include a subject in subject-verb inversion?

In this wiki on "Subject–verb inversion in English", there are two approaches suggested to dealing with subject-verb inversion. (1) Maintaining the traditional subject-predicate division of the clause (S → NP VP) (2) Rejecting the existence of the…
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