VP ellipsis

[Tibor Kiss]

Hi,

I have a simple question concerning VP ellipsis (Ivan listen!):

As a continuation of (1), which of the cases in (2) are grammatical?

(1) John may have been sleeping, and

(2) a. Mary, too.
    b. Mary may, too.
    c. Mary may have, too.
    d. Mary may have been, too.

I would also appreciate a very brief brush-up on the history of VP-ellipsis
in generative grammar, particularly from 1957-1976.


Best

Tibor
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