Abstract
In this paper we discuss several constructions with null objects in Brazilian Portuguese ( BP ), based on Santos’s (2002, 2003) arguments that stress shift in BP is blocked by pro , but not by traces. In particular, we show that stress shift provides evidence for an analysis of PP-chopping relatives in terms of pro (Kato & Nunes, this volume) and that it can also distinguish true null objects from parasitic gaps in BP.
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