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PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject, and Prep anchors: Ts0PPnx1
- 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 both words are prepositions. 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. 3 prepositions select this tree
family.
- Examples:
- outside of
that Mary did not complete the task on time is outside of the scope of this discussion .
- Declarative tree:
- See Figure 6.41.
- {Declarative PP Small Clause with Sentential Subject Tree, with two-word preposition, where both words are prepositions: $\alpha$s0PPnx1
- 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.
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