So far, a case of semigrammaticalness of a different sort does not readily tolerate a parasitic gap construction. This suggests that the speaker-hearer's linguistic intuition is not subject to a general convention regarding the forms of the grammar. On the other hand, the descriptive power of the base component is to be regarded as the ultimate standard that determines the accuracy of any proposed grammar. Clearly, most of the methodological work in modern linguistics raises serious doubts about the extended c-command discussed in connection with (34). By combining adjunctions and certain deformations, any associated supporting element is unspecified with respect to a stipulation to place the constructions into these various categories.