All this
"Don't you sometimes wonder if it's worth all this? I mean what you're fighting for."
(That's a line from the film "Casablanca" - the line said by Humphrey Bogart.)
I understand "all this" in that utterance as a NP in which "this" is a fused-head construction and the determinative "all" is a modifier.
Is my understanding correct?
Top answer
"This" is certainly a fused determiner-head in NP structure. I'm inclined to say that the all here is separable and not part of the subject NP but an adjunct in clause structure.
- "This" is certainly a fused determiner-head in NP structure.
- I'm inclined to say that the all here is separable and not part of the subject NP but an adjunct in clause structure.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
"This" is certainly a fused determiner-head in NP structure.
I'm inclined to say that the all here is separable and not part of the subject NP but an adjunct in clause structure.
0
Related Questions