An act we are told is the people's will
"And now we find ourselves in the worst of all worlds: carrying out an act of self-harm we are told is the people's will, when millions of the same people seem to have all but switched off."
(The Guardian.)
Is "an act of self-harm we are told is the people's will" a noun phrase in the sentence above?
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I think it is.
Top answer
carrying out an act of self-harm [ we are told is the people's will ] , when millions of the same people seem to have all but switched off. Yes, the whole underlined element is a noun phrase, as indicated by the indefinite article "an". Within the NP is the bracketed relative clause modifying "act".
- carrying out an act of self-harm [ we are told is the people's will ] , when millions of the same people seem to have all but switched off.
- Yes, the whole underlined element is a noun phrase, as indicated by the indefinite article "an".
- Within the NP is the bracketed relative clause modifying "act".
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... carrying out an act of self-harm [we are told is the people's will], when millions of the same people seem to have all but switched off.
Yes, the whole underlined element is a noun phrase, as indicated by the indefinite article "an". Within the NP is the bracketed relative clause modifying "act".
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