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Czech45afronting1NA
Polish45afronting1
Standard German45afronting1
Upper Sorbian45afronting1NA

(45) Can an unaccusative verb be fronted together with the subject in a periphrastic/modal construction when it is contrasted or given?

As in questions (2) and (4), please make sure the sentence contains a finite and a non-finite verb. The finite verb can be a tense auxiliary, a modal verb, or else.

a) Given verb and subject

Prompt: Will/can there arise any problems?

*Problems arise will/can there certainly not.

or

Prompt: There certainly will/can arise many problems!

*No! Problems arise will/can there never.

or

Prompt: Problems could certainly arise in such a constellation, and …

*Problems arise there will/must.

German

Probleme entstehen (sagte sie) werden dabei sicher nicht.

problems arise said she will.3PL therewith certainly not

'She said that problems will certainly not arise with that.'