I'm having difficulty determining if "What is that?" contains interrogative reversal.
My impression is that the sentence could be construed as "[Something] is that" or "That is [something]." Either way, I think the subject is moving, and the verb is remaining in place, meaning there is no reversal. Or is it that the subject and verb are actually reversing, but "is" remains the second word because this is such a short sentence?
I'm familiar with other interrogative reversals. For example, "who" doesn't need a reversal in "Who is she?" or "it is" needs one in "Is it right?" I just need help with this one case above. Thanks.
My impression is that the sentence could be construed as "[Something] is that" or "That is [something]." Either way, I think the subject is moving, and the verb is remaining in place, meaning there is no reversal. Or is it that the subject and verb are actually reversing, but "is" remains the second word because this is such a short sentence?
I'm familiar with other interrogative reversals. For example, "who" doesn't need a reversal in "Who is she?" or "it is" needs one in "Is it right?" I just need help with this one case above. Thanks.