An important reason why...
Protecting the “integrity” of the single market is likewise an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions. (The Guardian.)
What is the function of the indirect question "why Britain (...) cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions" in the complement likewise an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions?
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I presume that that indirect question modifies the phrase "an important reason". I think that an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions is a noun phrase. But I can't pinpoint the function of the adverb "likewise" in the predicate; if, as I assume, "an important reason why Britain (...) cannot hope..." is a noun phrase, then the adverb "likewise" cannot modify it, can it?
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tkacka15 I think that an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions is a noun phrase Right. " is a noun phrase, then the adverb "likewise" cannot modify it, can it? "likewise" is a sentence modifier; it could be moved to the front: Likewise, protecting the “integrity” of the single market is an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions.
- tkacka15 I think that an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions is a noun phrase Right.
- " is a noun phrase, then the adverb "likewise" cannot modify it, can it?
- "likewise" is a sentence modifier; it could be moved to the front: Likewise, protecting the “integrity” of the single market is an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions.
- "likewise" points out the similarity between this statement and something previously said.
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tkacka15I think that an important reason why Britain, as it negotiates its way out of the EU, cannot hope to carve out piecemeal exceptions is a noun phrase
Right.
tkacka15But I can't pinpoint the function of the adverb "likewise" in the predicate; if, as I assume, "an important reason why Britain (...) cannot hope..." is
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