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Idiom with V, A, and N anchors: Tnx0VAN1

Description:
This tree family is selected by transitive idioms that are anchored by a verb, adjective, and noun. 4 idioms select this family.
Examples:
break new ground, cry bloody murder
The avant-garde film breaks new ground.
The investors cried bloody murder after the suspicious takeover.
Declarative tree:
See Figure 6.49.
   
Figure: Declarative Idiom with V, A, and N Anchors Tree: $\alpha $nx0VAN1
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Other available trees:
Subject relative clause with and without comp, adjunct relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, wh-moved subject, imperative, NP gerund, passive without by phrase, passive with by phrase, passive with wh-moved object of by phrase, passive with wh-moved by phrase, passive with relative on object of by phrase with and without comp.


XTAG Project
1998-09-14