PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject, and Adj and Prep anchors: Ts0APnx1

Description:

This tree family is selected by multi-word prepositions that take sentential subjects. In particular, this family is selected by two-word prepositions, where the first word is an adjective, the second word a preposition. Both components of the multi-word preposition are anchors. The sentential subject can be indicative or infinitive. Small clauses are explained in much greater detail in section 9.3. 5 prepositions select this tree family.

Examples:

devoid of, according to
that he could walk out on her is devoid of all reason .
that the conversation erupted precisely at that moment was according to my theory .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.38.

  

Figure: Declarative PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject Tree, with two-word preposition, where the first word is an adjective, and the second word is a preposition: $\alpha$s0APnx1

Other available trees:

wh-moved subject, relative clause on object of the PP with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping.